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Ultimate Strength of Schedule -Defensive Lineman
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Posted 8/15 by Clayton Gray, Exclusive to Footballguys.com
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The advantages offered by the Ultimate Strength
of Schedule (USOS) when compared to traditional SOS displays are numerous and
include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Fantasy points driven
Fantasy football is all about scoring fantasy points, so USOS is based on
fantasy points.
- Removed bias of schedule
Consider the following defenses: Defense A faced the top 16 offenses while
Defense B faced the worst 16 offenses. If
both defenses allowed opposing QBs to average 300 fantasy points last season,
are they equally strong? Of course
not; Defense A is far superior as they faced much better offenses.
This bias of schedule has been removed from USOS.
- Positional breakdown
If you are looking for a WR, it’s much more relevant to see SOS data for WRs.
Explanation of USOS Tables
Below, you will see tables for each positions USOS. Here is a brief explanation of the make-up of
these tables.
The “Tm” Column
This is simply the NFL team.
The Values
Each value in the table is the expected number of fantasy points
on a per game basis.
The Coloring of the
Values
The red values indicate that the team has one of the
eight (seven during the bye weeks) best values in that column. Red was chosen because the team could heat up
statistically. The blue values indicate that the team
has one of the eight (seven during the bye weeks) worst values in that column. Blue was chosen because the team could cool down
statistically.
- Red
is a hot
team with a good schedule
- Blue
is a cold
team with a bad schedule
The “2005” Column
This is the average expected fantasy points allowed by each
team’s opponents for this season.
The “Easy” Column
This is the number of easy opponents each team will face this
season. An easy opponent is defined as
one of the eight (seven during the bye weeks) worst defenses. Obviously, it is preferred to have players with
as many easy games as possible.
The “Tough” Column
This is the number of tough opponents each team will face this
season. A tough opponent is defined as
one of the eight (seven during the bye weeks) best defenses. Obviously, it is preferred to have players with
as few tough games as possible.
The “First5” Column
This is the SOS for the first five weeks of the NFL season
(note that some teams only play four games in this time frame). This value is useful to determine how players
should be expected to open the season. Players with low values could easily
stumble out of the gate.
The “Play” Column
This is similar to the “First5” column except that it is the
SOS for the final five weeks of the
NFL season. This value is useful to determine
how players should be expected to end the season. This is a critical stretch of games as your
fantasy playoffs take place here. Players with high values here are likely to
perform very well during your fantasy playoffs.
The “1” through “17”
Columns
These values are the expected strength of each team’s opponent
for that particular week (Wk1 is Week 17, etc). This is very useful when searching for backups
for your stud players. The key is to locate players with easy opponents when
your star is on a bye.
Ultimate Strength of Schedule
- Defensive Linemen
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Tm
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2005
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Easy
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Tough
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First5
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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11
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12
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13
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14
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15
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16
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17
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Play
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| Ari |
20.4
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5
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5
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21.4
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23.1
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21.4
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18.4
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23.7
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20.5
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-
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22.3
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16.8
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18.4
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17.7
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21.4
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20.0
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23.7
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20.9
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23.0
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18.8
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15.9
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20.5
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| Atl |
20.1
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2
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3
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19.5
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18.8
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18.4
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19.3
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19.2
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21.8
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20.8
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18.5
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-
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21.2
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16.7
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21.5
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17.7
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20.5
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20.8
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25.1
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21.5
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20.5
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21.7
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| Bal |
19.4
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3
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5
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18.6
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15.9
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22.3
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-
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18.5
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17.7
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19.4
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25.1
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21.3
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16.3
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20.0
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21.3
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16.3
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23.0
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19.0
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16.7
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19.2
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19.4
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19.5
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| Buf |
19.9
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4
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3
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21.7
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23.0
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21.5
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22.2
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20.8
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21.2
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18.5
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14.9
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21.8
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-
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18.2
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19.0
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20.5
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21.2
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21.8
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19.0
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16.3
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18.5
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19.3
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| Car |
20.4
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5
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3
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20.4
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20.8
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21.8
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21.2
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16.7
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21.6
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17.7
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-
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19.2
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21.5
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18.5
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25.1
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19.3
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22.2
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21.5
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20.8
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16.8
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22.2
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20.7
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| Chi |
19.6
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2
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5
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18.6
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20.9
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17.7
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16.3
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-
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19.4
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19.2
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20.6
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17.7
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20.8
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23.7
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20.5
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21.5
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16.7
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21.3
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22.2
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16.7
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19.2
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19.2
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| Cin |
20.0
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3
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4
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21.3
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19.4
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19.2
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25.1
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23.0
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20.0
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22.3
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21.3
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16.7
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20.6
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-
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15.9
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20.6
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21.3
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19.4
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17.7
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19.3
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18.2
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19.2
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| Cle |
19.5
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3
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6
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18.5
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16.3
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16.7
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15.9
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-
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25.1
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20.6
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17.7
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23.0
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22.3
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21.3
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21.2
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19.2
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20.0
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16.3
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14.9
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21.3
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20.6
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18.6
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| Dal |
20.0
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4
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3
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19.5
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19.0
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20.9
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23.7
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14.9
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18.8
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23.1
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18.4
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21.6
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-
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18.8
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17.7
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19.0
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23.1
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18.2
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20.9
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20.5
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21.4
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20.8
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| Den |
19.1
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2
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6
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19.9
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21.2
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19.0
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18.2
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20.0
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20.9
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21.8
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23.1
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18.8
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-
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14.9
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18.5
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16.8
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18.2
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20.6
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19.3
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14.9
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19.0
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18.4
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| Det |
20.2
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4
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4
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21.0
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16.7
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25.1
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-
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21.5
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20.6
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20.5
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19.4
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25.1
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19.2
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21.6
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16.8
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22.2
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19.2
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16.7
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16.3
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20.8
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21.3
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18.8
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| GB |
20.2
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3
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4
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20.0
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17.7
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19.4
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21.5
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20.5
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20.8
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-
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19.2
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16.3
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21.3
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22.2
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19.2
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18.8
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25.1
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17.7
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20.6
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25.1
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18.4
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21.4
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| Hou |
19.8
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4
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5
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19.8
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19.3
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21.3
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-
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16.3
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22.3
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18.4
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15.9
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19.4
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20.0
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15.9
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18.2
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21.4
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20.6
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22.3
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21.6
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20.0
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23.7
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21.6
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| Ind |
20.9
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7
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2
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21.2
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20.6
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20.0
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19.4
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22.3
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23.7
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21.4
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23.0
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-
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21.8
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23.0
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16.3
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21.3
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22.3
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20.0
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19.0
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18.4
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21.6
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20.3
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| Jac |
20.2
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6
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4
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17.6
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18.4
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15.9
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18.5
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19.0
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16.3
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21.3
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-
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21.4
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23.0
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20.6
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22.3
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21.6
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19.4
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15.9
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23.7
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23.0
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22.3
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20.9
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| KC |
19.1
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3
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4
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17.8
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18.5
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14.9
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19.0
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18.8
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-
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20.9
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21.2
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19.0
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14.9
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19.3
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23.0
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21.6
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19.0
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16.8
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23.1
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19.0
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16.3
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18.8
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| Mia |
19.8
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5
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2
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19.3
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19.0
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18.5
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20.5
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-
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19.3
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21.5
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18.2
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20.8
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22.2
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21.8
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19.4
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14.9
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19.3
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19.0
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18.5
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22.3
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21.8
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20.2
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| Min |
20.4
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4
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5
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20.2
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21.5
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16.3
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20.8
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22.2
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-
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25.1
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16.7
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20.5
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17.7
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23.1
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16.7
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19.4
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17.7
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21.4
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21.3
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20.6
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25.1
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21.2
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| NE |
19.4
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1
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3
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19.6
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14.9
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20.5
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21.3
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19.0
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22.2
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19.0
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-
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19.3
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15.9
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21.2
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20.8
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18.2
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18.5
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19.3
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21.5
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18.5
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21.2
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19.8
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| NO |
20.8
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5
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2
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19.7
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20.5
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23.1
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19.2
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19.3
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16.7
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22.2
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21.4
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21.2
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25.1
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-
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21.8
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18.5
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21.5
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22.2
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20.5
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17.7
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21.5
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20.7
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| NYG |
19.3
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2
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5
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20.7
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21.6
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20.8
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19.0
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21.4
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-
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16.8
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19.0
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20.9
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23.7
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19.2
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18.8
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18.4
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16.8
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18.8
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18.2
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20.9
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14.9
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17.9
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| NYJ |
20.1
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3
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2
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20.3
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18.2
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21.2
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20.0
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20.6
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21.5
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19.3
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22.2
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-
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19.0
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20.5
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19.0
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20.8
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21.8
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14.9
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21.2
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21.8
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19.3
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19.8
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| Oak |
19.7
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3
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3
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18.9
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21.8
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18.2
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18.8
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16.8
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-
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19.0
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19.3
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22.3
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18.2
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19.0
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20.9
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21.2
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19.0
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18.5
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19.4
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19.0
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23.1
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19.8
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| Phi |
19.8
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5
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6
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19.2
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22.2
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23.7
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14.9
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18.2
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16.8
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-
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19.0
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19.0
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20.9
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16.8
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23.1
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16.7
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18.4
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23.1
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21.4
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21.6
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20.9
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21.1
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| Pit |
19.6
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4
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5
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21.5
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22.3
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23.0
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21.8
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-
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19.0
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20.0
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16.3
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20.6
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16.7
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19.4
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20.6
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15.9
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16.3
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25.1
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19.2
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19.4
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17.7
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19.5
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| SD |
18.8
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2
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6
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20.4
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16.8
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19.0
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23.1
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21.8
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21.3
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14.9
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18.8
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18.2
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18.5
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-
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19.3
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20.9
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14.9
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21.2
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15.9
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18.2
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19.0
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17.8
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| SF |
20.6
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6
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4
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18.9
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21.4
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18.8
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16.8
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21.6
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15.9
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-
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20.9
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21.5
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23.1
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25.1
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18.4
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22.3
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21.6
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18.4
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20.0
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21.4
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23.0
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20.8
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| Sea |
20.8
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7
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3
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21.2
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20.0
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22.2
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21.6
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20.9
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21.4
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23.0
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16.8
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-
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21.6
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21.4
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23.7
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23.1
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18.8
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23.7
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22.3
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15.9
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16.7
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19.5
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| StL |
20.5
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7
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4
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21.8
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23.7
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21.6
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22.3
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23.1
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18.4
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15.9
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20.8
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20.0
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-
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18.4
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21.6
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23.0
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20.9
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19.2
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18.8
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23.7
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16.8
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19.9
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| TB |
20.7
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5
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3
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18.3
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19.2
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19.3
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16.7
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17.7
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18.5
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21.2
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-
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23.7
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20.5
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20.9
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22.2
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25.1
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20.8
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20.5
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21.8
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22.2
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20.8
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21.2
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| Ten |
19.8
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4
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5
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20.4
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21.3
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20.6
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21.4
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15.9
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23.0
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16.3
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21.6
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14.9
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19.4
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-
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20.0
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23.7
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15.9
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23.0
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18.4
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21.2
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20.0
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19.7
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| Was |
20.0
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5
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4
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19.8
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25.1
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16.8
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-
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18.4
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19.0
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18.2
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23.7
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23.1
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18.8
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21.5
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14.9
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19.0
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21.4
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21.6
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16.8
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23.1
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18.8
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20.3
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