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<\/span><\/p>\nTomorrow Da (once mighty) Bears play Minnesota\u2019s (uberconfident) Vikings, and I\u2019ve made a friendly wager with Tony Jones. If the Vikings win, I send him a Chicago style deep dish uberpizza and if Da Bears win, he sends me a pound of peace coffee. Tony\u2019s been full of grace on this one: he\u2019s given me 10.5 points. So \u2026<\/div>\n
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What are my chances?<\/div>\n
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I\u2019m counting on a Samson-like infusing of strength, late in life, to pull down the house.<\/div>\n
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