January 2, 2026 • 7 mins
Lee Sterling of Paramount Sports joins Dick Fain to share his best bets for the NFL weekend ahead including the playoff deciding games between the Ravens and Steelers plus the Panthers and Buccaneers, and the massive Seahawks-49ers game tomorrow.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
It's time for our weekly visit with gambling expert Lee Sterling.
The paramount Sports brought to you by bail Breaker Brewing,
wherevery hawk has grown in the Yakama Valley. Family owned
bold and proudly Pacific Northwest grabbed their flagship top cutter
ipa a citrusy. Find Forward Classic at your local grocery
store or visit tap rooms in Seattle and Yekamon. Now
(00:23):
with Lee Sterling, here's Saffian.
Speaker 2 (00:25):
Did Saffian deck without the soft one? But Jackson, I'm
about to talk to someone that is positively glowing.
Speaker 1 (00:32):
Yeah, I would imagine there's no question.
Speaker 2 (00:35):
That Miami Hurricane lifelong fan Lee Sterling is positively glowing
right now, as is his record on our show forty
seven thirty seven and one that's positively glowing as well.
Speaker 3 (00:47):
Lee.
Speaker 2 (00:48):
Have you come down off your high yet?
Speaker 1 (00:50):
My friend?
Speaker 2 (00:50):
Congratulations?
Speaker 3 (00:52):
Thank you? Not even close. One of the greatest, maybe
the greatest road game in Miami history as far as
I'm concerned. I mean, I know, we won the national
championship the Rose Bowl over Nebraska, and we had to
wait twenty three years, and during those twenty three years
it has not been great football. So I think you
(01:13):
know it was. It was redemption. Walking out of there,
I did shed a few tears.
Speaker 2 (01:18):
All right, Well, you got a legit shot. Two more
to go, you got a legit shot. Let's head to
the NFL. We've got division championship weekend and a couple
of these in a couple of these divisions. Let's start
with the AFC North. This one always seems like a battle.
It always seems like the underdog covers in this series.
Pittsburgh minus three and a half against Baltimore.
Speaker 3 (01:41):
What do you think, Well, Pittsburgh, if you watch your offense,
it is a tough watch right now. I mean without
Metcalf and also Washington, I don't know how they're going
to generate offense. So you know, maybe they get some
turnovers or you know they're going to be at home.
But even if Tyler Huntly plays and not Lamar Jackson,
(02:04):
I feel comfortable. He completed over seventy seven percent of
his passes. He didn't look when he was good good,
and when he didn't Miami these other teams. But he
looks comfortable in this system. They have a great running
game with Henry. You know, the special teams have been
probably a little bit better than Pittsburgh. Also, so you
hate the lay points on the road in Pittsburgh, but
(02:25):
I think they're begging you to go the other way
here and take Pittsburgh. I'm not going to fall from
the trap. I like Baltimore here, twenty to.
Speaker 2 (02:31):
Ten, Baltimore twenty to Ooh okay, double digit win for
the Baltimore Ravens all Right Division Championship Game number two.
Tampa Bay minus two and a half against Carolina, the
team the Seahawks just took care of business against.
Speaker 3 (02:46):
Yep. Yeah, the Bucks only win since mid season or
against six and ten New Orleans, three and thirteen Arizona
since Week ten. The Bucks defense you're talking about falling
off a clip twenty eight per play allowed, twenty six
in success rate allowed twenty eighth, and passing success rate.
(03:07):
The defense, I mean they're down to bear bones. They
lost another defensive lineman, another linebacker, and also another defensive
back last week. They just can't make tackles in space here.
I like Carolina. Carolina, when you expect something, they usually
don't do well. But I think they match up well
with Tampa Bay. I think the wrong team's favored. I
(03:29):
think they win this game here, twenty three, twenty.
Speaker 2 (03:30):
All right, going with the dogs, all right, Chicago against Detroit.
This line keeps creeping up, up up. I've seen it
at two, I've seen it at three. It's up to five.
Now Chicago. The money pouring in on the Bears against Detroit.
Speaker 3 (03:43):
And I think this is personal for Chicago. You know,
since the Week two blowout with Detroit scored over fifty points,
they've fallen off of the cliff. Their defense, their cornerbacks,
they can't cover anyone. Also, their linebackers in space are
not great. Also, this Chicago team has figured it out here.
And obviously they're head coach being coached, being the offensive
(04:06):
coordinator last year in Detroit. It's personal, so I think
he's going to go for the jugular. They want the
number two spot in the AFC so they can get
a couple of home games here. And I just think
Detroit's defense is that bad here and even their offensive
line not the same. Let's take Chicago. They get the
revenge for that fifty two. I think it was twenty
one to thirty one loss Week two. Chicago pretty big here,
(04:30):
thirty one seventeen all.
Speaker 2 (04:31):
Right, we had to the NFC East to another team
fighting for playoff positioning. Philadelphia minus four against Washington.
Speaker 3 (04:39):
Yeah, and even if the Eagles elect to sit some starters,
I think that they're just going to overwhelm Washington here.
So Tanner McKee the quarterback, I think they're still in
good hands. If Jalen Hurts doesn't play, it's not like
he's been great here. So they rested starters in Week
eighteen last year against the Giants and the Eagles won
(05:00):
and covered that game. He was twenty seven for forty
one through the air, two sixty nine, two touchdowns and
no interceptions in that game. So underrated guy here in
Nick SORIANI he wants to win and I think he
just wants to get a little momentum also going into
the playoffs. Here, give me Philadelphia thirty to seventeen.
Speaker 2 (05:18):
Alright, he likes the Eagles. Now the one we've been
waiting for Lee and the Seattle Seahawks. I've started the
money talking about the money being on the Hawks, and
it started to pick Hawks, then went to one and
a half. It's crept up to two. I've seen it
as high as two and a half. What do you
think Seahawks against San Francisco.
Speaker 3 (05:35):
Well Brock party last week was incredible. Rarely do you
see two quarterbacks that hot, and you know if he
just is average in this game. I think Seattle has
a big advantage their defense the last five weeks along
just fourteen point four points per game. Since Week eight,
the Seattle defense number one in EPA per play allowed
(05:56):
San Francisco twenty six. So San Francisco's battling a lot
of injuries and a lot of things have to go right,
I think for San Francisco, and I don't see Sam
donald from four interceptions again. Here the Seahawks get the
division crown here twenty eight to twenty over San Francisco.
Speaker 2 (06:15):
Lamas, you're riding with the favorites in Seattle, Philadelphia, Chicago, Baltimore,
taking a dog in Carolina. Now your game of the week.
I love the game of the week. By the way,
Rams minus seven and a half against Arizona. Where can
we get your pick on that one?
Speaker 3 (06:29):
Yeah, you want to get the right side. Just called
eight hundred four hundred nine seven four one. Give me
the Rams in Arizona for free. Eight hundred four hundred
nine seven four to one and we're rolling here. You
want to get with us. You can go with us.
It's called the Jackpot January Special every game from tonight
all the way through the Super Bowl. So you're gonna
get two more rounds college Football Playoffs. You're gonna get
(06:52):
Week eighteen of the NFL. You're gonna get the entire
playoffs to the super Bowl, and the top ten Super
Bowl props, including my pick on the National Anthem where
she's won nine to the last test show. You want
to hop on board to ninety seven, use coupon code
save two hundred to bring the price down from four
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(07:16):
Just one Place, Paramount sports dot com.
Speaker 2 (07:18):
Thank you, Lee. We want to be glowing tomorrow at
eight o'clock our time like you were glowing last night
at eight o'clock your time. All right, That's that's kind
of what we want to be feeling tomorrow night.
Speaker 3 (07:29):
Sounds like a plan, all right, Thanks Brover.
Speaker 2 (07:31):
Talking next week, lie Sterlink, Paramount Sports, Paramount sports dot com.
He has got his picks Baltimore, Carolina, Chicago, Philadelphia, and
Seattle in his Game of the Week. You can call
and get data Rams and Arizona the coach will join
Hugh and myself coming up right after the top of
the hour headlines. Mike Homber next on ninety three point
three KJFM
It's time for our weekly visit with gambling expert Lee Sterling.
The paramount Sports brought to you by bail Breaker Brewing,
wherevery hawk has grown in the Yakama Valley. Family owned
bold and proudly Pacific Northwest grabbed their flagship top cutter
ipa a citrusy. Find Forward Classic at your local grocery
store or visit tap rooms in Seattle and Yekamon. Now
(00:23):
with Lee Sterling, here's Saffian.
Speaker 2 (00:25):
Did Saffian deck without the soft one? But Jackson, I'm
about to talk to someone that is positively glowing.
Speaker 1 (00:32):
Yeah, I would imagine there's no question.
Speaker 2 (00:35):
That Miami Hurricane lifelong fan Lee Sterling is positively glowing
right now, as is his record on our show forty
seven thirty seven and one that's positively glowing as well.
Speaker 3 (00:47):
Lee.
Speaker 2 (00:48):
Have you come down off your high yet?
Speaker 1 (00:50):
My friend?
Speaker 2 (00:50):
Congratulations?
Speaker 3 (00:52):
Thank you? Not even close. One of the greatest, maybe
the greatest road game in Miami history as far as
I'm concerned. I mean, I know, we won the national
championship the Rose Bowl over Nebraska, and we had to
wait twenty three years, and during those twenty three years
it has not been great football. So I think you
(01:13):
know it was. It was redemption. Walking out of there,
I did shed a few tears.
Speaker 2 (01:18):
All right, Well, you got a legit shot. Two more
to go, you got a legit shot. Let's head to
the NFL. We've got division championship weekend and a couple
of these in a couple of these divisions. Let's start
with the AFC North. This one always seems like a battle.
It always seems like the underdog covers in this series.
Pittsburgh minus three and a half against Baltimore.
Speaker 3 (01:41):
What do you think, Well, Pittsburgh, if you watch your offense,
it is a tough watch right now. I mean without
Metcalf and also Washington, I don't know how they're going
to generate offense. So you know, maybe they get some
turnovers or you know they're going to be at home.
But even if Tyler Huntly plays and not Lamar Jackson,
(02:04):
I feel comfortable. He completed over seventy seven percent of
his passes. He didn't look when he was good good,
and when he didn't Miami these other teams. But he
looks comfortable in this system. They have a great running
game with Henry. You know, the special teams have been
probably a little bit better than Pittsburgh. Also, so you
hate the lay points on the road in Pittsburgh, but
(02:25):
I think they're begging you to go the other way
here and take Pittsburgh. I'm not going to fall from
the trap. I like Baltimore here, twenty to.
Speaker 2 (02:31):
Ten, Baltimore twenty to Ooh okay, double digit win for
the Baltimore Ravens all Right Division Championship Game number two.
Tampa Bay minus two and a half against Carolina, the
team the Seahawks just took care of business against.
Speaker 3 (02:46):
Yep. Yeah, the Bucks only win since mid season or
against six and ten New Orleans, three and thirteen Arizona
since Week ten. The Bucks defense you're talking about falling
off a clip twenty eight per play allowed, twenty six
in success rate allowed twenty eighth, and passing success rate.
(03:07):
The defense, I mean they're down to bear bones. They
lost another defensive lineman, another linebacker, and also another defensive
back last week. They just can't make tackles in space here.
I like Carolina. Carolina, when you expect something, they usually
don't do well. But I think they match up well
with Tampa Bay. I think the wrong team's favored. I
(03:29):
think they win this game here, twenty three, twenty.
Speaker 2 (03:30):
All right, going with the dogs, all right, Chicago against Detroit.
This line keeps creeping up, up up. I've seen it
at two, I've seen it at three. It's up to five.
Now Chicago. The money pouring in on the Bears against Detroit.
Speaker 3 (03:43):
And I think this is personal for Chicago. You know,
since the Week two blowout with Detroit scored over fifty points,
they've fallen off of the cliff. Their defense, their cornerbacks,
they can't cover anyone. Also, their linebackers in space are
not great. Also, this Chicago team has figured it out here.
And obviously they're head coach being coached, being the offensive
(04:06):
coordinator last year in Detroit. It's personal, so I think
he's going to go for the jugular. They want the
number two spot in the AFC so they can get
a couple of home games here. And I just think
Detroit's defense is that bad here and even their offensive
line not the same. Let's take Chicago. They get the
revenge for that fifty two. I think it was twenty
one to thirty one loss Week two. Chicago pretty big here,
(04:30):
thirty one seventeen all.
Speaker 2 (04:31):
Right, we had to the NFC East to another team
fighting for playoff positioning. Philadelphia minus four against Washington.
Speaker 3 (04:39):
Yeah, and even if the Eagles elect to sit some starters,
I think that they're just going to overwhelm Washington here.
So Tanner McKee the quarterback, I think they're still in
good hands. If Jalen Hurts doesn't play, it's not like
he's been great here. So they rested starters in Week
eighteen last year against the Giants and the Eagles won
(05:00):
and covered that game. He was twenty seven for forty
one through the air, two sixty nine, two touchdowns and
no interceptions in that game. So underrated guy here in
Nick SORIANI he wants to win and I think he
just wants to get a little momentum also going into
the playoffs. Here, give me Philadelphia thirty to seventeen.
Speaker 2 (05:18):
Alright, he likes the Eagles. Now the one we've been
waiting for Lee and the Seattle Seahawks. I've started the
money talking about the money being on the Hawks, and
it started to pick Hawks, then went to one and
a half. It's crept up to two. I've seen it
as high as two and a half. What do you
think Seahawks against San Francisco.
Speaker 3 (05:35):
Well Brock party last week was incredible. Rarely do you
see two quarterbacks that hot, and you know if he
just is average in this game. I think Seattle has
a big advantage their defense the last five weeks along
just fourteen point four points per game. Since Week eight,
the Seattle defense number one in EPA per play allowed
(05:56):
San Francisco twenty six. So San Francisco's battling a lot
of injuries and a lot of things have to go right,
I think for San Francisco, and I don't see Sam
donald from four interceptions again. Here the Seahawks get the
division crown here twenty eight to twenty over San Francisco.
Speaker 2 (06:15):
Lamas, you're riding with the favorites in Seattle, Philadelphia, Chicago, Baltimore,
taking a dog in Carolina. Now your game of the week.
I love the game of the week. By the way,
Rams minus seven and a half against Arizona. Where can
we get your pick on that one?
Speaker 3 (06:29):
Yeah, you want to get the right side. Just called
eight hundred four hundred nine seven four one. Give me
the Rams in Arizona for free. Eight hundred four hundred
nine seven four to one and we're rolling here. You
want to get with us. You can go with us.
It's called the Jackpot January Special every game from tonight
all the way through the Super Bowl. So you're gonna
get two more rounds college Football Playoffs. You're gonna get
(06:52):
Week eighteen of the NFL. You're gonna get the entire
playoffs to the super Bowl, and the top ten Super
Bowl props, including my pick on the National Anthem where
she's won nine to the last test show. You want
to hop on board to ninety seven, use coupon code
save two hundred to bring the price down from four
ninety seven to ninety seven. Coupon code save two hundred
(07:16):
Just one Place, Paramount sports dot com.
Speaker 2 (07:18):
Thank you, Lee. We want to be glowing tomorrow at
eight o'clock our time like you were glowing last night
at eight o'clock your time. All right, That's that's kind
of what we want to be feeling tomorrow night.
Speaker 3 (07:29):
Sounds like a plan, all right, Thanks Brover.
Speaker 2 (07:31):
Talking next week, lie Sterlink, Paramount Sports, Paramount sports dot com.
He has got his picks Baltimore, Carolina, Chicago, Philadelphia, and
Seattle in his Game of the Week. You can call
and get data Rams and Arizona the coach will join
Hugh and myself coming up right after the top of
the hour headlines. Mike Homber next on ninety three point
three KJFM
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