As the halfway point of the 2021 NFL schedule approaches, teams are starting to feel the weight of their own expectations. The Carolina Panthers lost their fourth consecutive game last Sunday to the New York Giants and benched quarterback Sam Darnold after he threw his seventh interception during that stretch. Carolina is one of five underdogs of three points or fewer in the latest Week 8 NFL odds at Caesars Sportsbook, but is that one of the NFL spreads to attack?
In response to Darnold’s poor play, speculation has followed that Carolina may try to trade for Houston’s Deshaun Watson. With one more week before the November 2 trade deadline, can the Panthers come away with a win for your NFL bets, or are they in for another scary performance? 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. Any goodwill that Miami may have had coming into the season is all but gone after a fifth consecutive loss last weekend against Atlanta. The Dolphins have since found themselves on the shortlist of contenders to trade for Watson as well, even after Tua Tagovailoa completed 80 percent of his passes and threw four touchdowns against the Falcons.
Tagovailoa also threw two interceptions that resulted in 10 points for Atlanta. Meanwhile, the Bills are coming off of a bye week, have allowed the fewest passing yards of any team in the league, and are tied with the Rams and Buccaneers for the second-most interceptions with 10.
The model projects that Tagovailoa will finish with just over 200 passing yards and is more likely to throw two picks than two touchdowns, while Miami running backs will combine for just 78 yards. As a result, Buffalo covers the two-touchdown spread in nearly 60 percent of simulations and is the clear side to jump on in Week 8.
Another one of its Week 8 NFL predictions: The Colts (+1) cover against the Titans well over 50 percent of the time. Few teams are playing as well as Indianapolis, which went on the road and knocked off the 49ers in sloppy conditions in Week 7. It was the Colts’ third win in their last four games and now they return to Indianapolis for a three-game homestand.
Titans running back Derrick Henry may be the current rushing leader, but Jonathan Taylor is second and averaging a full yard more per carry than Henry (5.5 to 4.5). The Titans rank 25th in the league in yards per attempt allowed, so Taylor could run wild versus Tennessee’s defense.
The Colts are projected to cover the spread in over 50 percent of simulations. With the running games of both teams taking center stage, this is expected to be a low-scoring game. Thus, the model has the under (49) hitting over 50 percent of the time.
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 (-6.5, 50.5)
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
Featured Game | Kansas City Chiefs vs. New York Giants
