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Morning Reaction Picks and Comment – Week 15

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Marty Conway and Nestor discuss future of Orioles and stadium situation

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Terps color analyst Chris Knoche joins Nestor to discuss big time college hoops realities during pandemic

Terps color analyst Chris Knoche joins Nestor to discuss big time college hoops realities during pandemic
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Luke Jones and Nestor discuss magic of Orioles baseball for next 24 months in Baltimore

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Luke Jones
Luke Jones
Luke Jones is the Ravens and Orioles beat reporter for WNST BaltimorePositive.com and is a PFWA member. His mind is consumed with useless sports knowledge, pro wrestler promos, and movie quotes, but he struggles to remember where he put his phone. Luke's favorite sports memories include being one of the thousands of kids who waited to get Cal Ripken's autograph after Orioles games in the summer of 1995, attending the Super Bowl XXXV victory parade with his father in the pouring rain, and watching the Terps advance to the Final Four at the Carrier Dome in 2002. Follow him on Twitter @BaltimoreLuke or email him at Luke@wnst.net.

Here are this weekend’s picks as The Morning Reaction will pick every NFL game this season.
Drew Forrester finished 10-6 last week while Luke Jones was 9-7 in Week 14. Forrester is 138-68 through 14 weeks and Jones is 131-75 overall. Official standings are only kept based on the NFL picks.
(Editor’s note: Drew and Luke both correctly picked Cincinnati to beat Philadelphia on Thursday night.)
To hear their full explanations, click HERE.

Broncos at Ravens: Denver 30-24 (Drew), Denver 31-23 (Luke)
Packers at Bears: Green Bay 24-17 (Drew), Green Bay 24-21 (Luke)
Giants at Falcons: New York 28-24 (Drew), Atlanta 27-24 (Luke)
Buccaneers at Saints: New Orleans 30-20 (Drew), New Orleans 31-21 (Luke)
Vikings at Rams: St. Louis 23-14 (Drew), St. Louis 20-17 (Luke)
Redskins at Browns: Cleveland 20-13 (Drew), Washington 21-17 (Luke)
Jaguars at Dolphins: Miami 31-10 (Drew), Miami 24-13 (Luke)
Colts at Texans: Houston 34-24 (Drew), Houston 31-17 (Luke)
Panthers at Chargers: San Diego 33-23 (Drew), San Diego 24-20 (Luke)
Seahawks at Bills: Seattle 27-20 (Drew), Seattle 24-14 (Luke)
Lions at Cardinals: Detroit 20-14 (Drew), Detroit 27-17 (Luke)
Steelers at Cowboys: Dallas 24-21 OT (Drew), Pittsburgh 27-21 (Luke)
Chiefs at Raiders: Oakland 27-10 (Drew), Oakland 21-13 (Luke)
49ers at Patriots: New England 31-23 (Drew), New England 27-17 (Luke)
Jets at Titans: Tennessee 17-13 (Drew), New York 16-13 (Luke)

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LEADERSHIP

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Hall of Fame

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