The SportsbookWire staff makes their NFL Week 8 picks and predictions for moneylines, spreads and totals.
Before looking at SportsbookWire staff’s Week 8 NFL picks, here’s some interesting facts.
Five teams — Baltimore Ravens, Detroit Lions, Jacksonville Jaguars, Kansas City Chiefs and Miami Dolphins — are an NFL-best 5-2 against the spread (ATS) entering Week 8, according Teamrankings.com. All but Kansas City (6-1) are 5-2 straight up.
The Dallas Cowboys (4-2 SU), Houston Texans (3-3), New York Jets (3-3), Pittsburgh Steelers (4-2) and Seattle Seahawks (4-2) are each 4-2 ATS, while the Los Angeles Rams (3-4) and Philadelphia Eagles (6-1) are both 4-2-1 ATS.
On the flip side, the Carolina Panthers (0-6) are 0-5-1 ATS, only 1 cover better than the Denver Broncos (2-5) and New Orleans Saints (3-4), who are both 1-5-1 ATS.
As for totals, the Chicago Bears (2-5) own the best Over record with a 6-1 O/U showing, followed by the Indianapolis Colts (3-4), who at 5-2 O/U.
Four teams are 1-6 O/U. They are the Atlanta Falcons (4-3), Minnesota Vikings (3-4), Saints and New York Giants (2-5). The Steelers and Tennessee Titans (2-4) are both 1-5 O/U.
There are no byes this week, which kicked off with Buffalo Bills (5-3) winning 24-18 at home vs. the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-4) Thursday. However, the Bucs covered as 10-point underdogs, improving to 4-3 ATS — the Bills are 3-5 ATS. The Under (43.5) cashed, which has been a trend for the Bucs, who are now 1-6 O/U; the Bills are 3-5 O/U.
The Bears visit the Los Angeles Chargers (2-4 SU, 2-4 ATS, 2-4 O/U) for the Sunday night game (8:20 p.m. ET, NBC), while the Monday Night Football Game features the Las Vegas Raiders (3-4 SU, 3-4 ATS, 2-5 O/U) — kickoff set for 8:15 p.m. ET (ABC/ESPN).
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NFL Week 8 staff picks
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