Week 8 Betting Picks: Against The Spread

Oct 27, 2021

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Week 8 brings us more bye weeks, but far less egregiously wide lines than last week. There are also fewer bye weeks, as just two teams have a bye this week compared to six from last week. Of the 15 games on this NFL slate, 11 have a betting line of a touchdown or less. This sets us up for three betting picks in Week 8.

We had just two bets last week. The Giants turned out to be one of, if not, the premier bet of the week as they rolled on the Panthers. Sam Darnold did, in fact, have plenty of struggles in his return to New Jersey. The Broncos were a push, but only because the line was locked in early in the week. After having a handful of these go the other way this year due to the early week line, I am certainly not too proud to take that push.

Let’s get to the Week 8 plays.