As we enter the Week 8 NFL schedule, the NFC has started to separate itself from the AFC. The five best records in the NFL all reside in the NFC, and the Dallas Cowboys (5-1) are among that quintet. Dallas will face Minnesota (3-3) on Sunday Night Football, with both teams well-rested off a bye. The Cowboys are 1.5-point favorites in the latest Week 8 NFL odds at Caesars Sportsbook. At not even a field goal, it’s one of the tightest NFL spreads of the week.
Can the Cowboys match last year’s win total of six and also cover on Halloween night? Will the Vikings have tricks up their sleeves, making them the preferred choice for your Week 8 NFL bets? All of the Week 8 NFL lines are listed below, and SportsLine’s advanced computer model has all the NFL betting advice and predictions you need to make the best Week 8 NFL picks now.
The model, which simulates every NFL game 10,000 times, is up almost $7,700 for $100 players on top-rated NFL picks since its inception six-plus years ago. The model enters Week 8 of the 2021 season on an incredible 126-85 run on top-rated NFL picks that dates back to the 2017 season.
The model also ranked in the top 10 on NFLPickWatch four of the past five years on straight-up NFL picks and beat more than 94 percent of CBS Sports Football Pick’em players four times during that span. Anyone who has followed it is way up.
Now, it has turned its attention to the latest Week 8 NFL odds from Caesars and locked in picks for every NFL matchup. Head here to see every pick.
Top Week 8 NFL predictions
One of the model’s strongest Week 8 NFL picks is that the Bills (-13.5) cover at home against the Dolphins. Despite coming up short versus the Titans in Week 6, you can make the case that Buffalo is the best team in the AFC, if not the league. Buffalo ranks second in scoring, just as it did last year when it made the AFC title game, but the defense has made a massive jump from 16th in points allowed to second.
The Bills have the No. 1 total defense, while Miami ranks among the bottom five in points scored and yards gained, both of which were apparent in Buffalo’s 35-0 thrashing of Miami in Week 2. The Dolphins have dropped four straight against the spread and quarterback Tua Tagovailoa being reinserted into the lineup hasn’t changed Miami’s fortunes.
Tagovailoa is projected to throw more interceptions than touchdowns versus Buffalo’s swarming defense, while Josh Allen continues to build his MVP candidacy. SportsLine’s model has Allen topping 300 yards through the air and also gives him a better chance of rushing for a touchdown than any of Miami’s running backs. The model sees this game as a one-sided affair with Buffalo covering in almost 60 percent of simulations.
Another one of its Week 8 NFL predictions: The Colts (+1) cover against the Titans well over 50 percent of the time. Both teams are coming off impressive wins over recent Super Bowl teams, as Indianapolis won at San Francisco while the Titans knocked off the Chiefs.
The Colts have turned their season around after starting 0-3, as they’ve won three of their last four. The biggest component of their resurgence has been Carson Wentz looking like the MVP candidate he was early in his career in Philadelphia. Wentz has nine total touchdowns compared to zero interceptions over his last four games. He’s posted a passer rating above 100 in four straight games and leads the NFL in touchdown-to-interception ratio (11:1).
While Indianapolis has a 3-4 record, it has been much better against the spread at 5-2, including covering in four straight. The model has Wentz exploiting Tennessee’s weakness with another efficient game through the air. The model also says you should back the Under (49) in that game.
How to make Week 8 NFL picks
The model has also made the call on who wins and covers in every other game on the Week 8 NFL schedule, and it’s calling for a Super Bowl contender to go down hard. You can only get every pick for every game at SportsLine.
So which NFL picks can you make with confidence, and which Super Bowl contender goes down hard? Check out the latest NFL odds below, then visit SportsLine to see which teams win and cover the spread, all from a proven computer model that has returned almost $7,700 since its inception, and find out.
Week 8 NFL odds, spreads, lines
Thursday, Oct. 28
Packers at Cardinals (-3.5, 53)
Featured Game | Arizona Cardinals vs. Green Bay Packers
Sunday, Oct. 31
Dolphins at Bills (-13.5, 48.5)
Featured Game | Buffalo Bills vs. Miami Dolphins
Panthers at Falcons (-2.5, 46)
Featured Game | Atlanta Falcons vs. Carolina Panthers
Featured Game | Detroit Lions vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Titans at Colts (+1, 49)
Featured Game | Indianapolis Colts vs. Tennessee Titans
Featured Game | Houston Texans vs. Los Angeles Rams
Featured Game | New York Jets vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Featured Game | Cleveland Browns vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
Featured Game | Chicago Bears vs. San Francisco 49ers
Jaguars at Seahawks (-3.5, 44)
Featured Game | Seattle Seahawks vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
Patriots at Chargers (-5.5, 47.5)
Featured Game | Los Angeles Chargers vs. New England Patriots
Washington at Broncos (-3.5, 43.5)
Featured Game | Denver Broncos vs. Washington Football Team
Buccaneers at Saints (+4.5, 50)
Featured Game | New Orleans Saints vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Featured Game | Minnesota Vikings vs. Dallas Cowboys
Monday, Nov. 1
Giants at Chiefs (-10, 52)
Featured Game | Kansas City Chiefs vs. New York Giants
