NFL Week 8 odds, picks, spreads, best bets: Rams upset Cowboys among three shocking outright underdog winners

What’s my one situation with regards to selecting video games? You have to regard each and every pick out like a move strive and be totally prepared to put out of your mind you threw an interception. Now, oftentimes on this trade you’ll be able to have a nasty sport and throw a large number of choices. Having stated that…

There’s no likelihood in in his wildest desires may my longtime buddy and colleague Ryan Wilson have imagined going 0 (0) for 13 towards the unfold final week. That’s just like the well-known Jake Delhomme playoff sport towards the Cardinals the place he finished 50 % of his passes (17 of 34) for one landing and 5 interceptions.

Except if Delhomme had by no means finished a move, did not throw a landing and had 8 extra interceptions. Fortunately for Wilson he is a wildly a success NFL Draft analyst and has a gorgeous respectable NFL Draft podcast at the CBS Sports PodcastNetwork with former Vikings basic supervisor and semi-professional weightlifter Rick Spielman (With the First Pick, you will have to test it out), so no person is anxious about him lacking each and every unmarried sport towards the unfold on a unmarried week.

And sure, all of that is only a long-winded approach of distracting you from the truth I went 1-4 on my best bets final week so let’s simply dive into this week’s choices. 

You can take a look at all of my choices (*8*), the place you’ll be able to additionally get choices from other experts like R.J. White.

Bills (-8.5) vs. Buccaneers

What may be able to pass fallacious right here? The Bills were horrendous since they went to London on quick understand and were given beat by way of the Jaguars. That loss used to be simply the best factor that is took place to them within the final three weeks — Tre’Davious White were given injured, Matt Milano is finished for the season, they snuck by way of the Giants they usually misplaced outright to Mac Jones. Oddly sufficient, the final time the Bills misplaced to the Patriots (2021) they performed the Buccaneers the next week … and misplaced. But, additionally oddly, that Bucs crew had Tom Brady on its roster. This Bucs crew does no longer. It has Baker Mayfield, who, whilst an improve over Deshaun Watson, isn’t a great candidate to hurricane again towards Buffalo at the highway on a brief week when Todd Bowles makes a decision to blitz a host and get burned deep by way of Josh Allen to Stefon Diggs and Gabe Davis. Which is what will occur right here. If you need a a laugh idea workout in regards to the Bills, pass check out the latest edition of The Bill Barnwell Show the place my just right good friend Bill and I speak about what Buffalo would seem like if it traded for Derrick Henry and Jerry Jeudy. 

Panthers (+3) vs. Texans

Sorry, but when you’ll’t rise up for a sport at house if you end up winless, having simply modified playcallers to meet an indignant fanbase and a rabid proprietor whilst coming off a bye and dealing with off towards the quarterback taken right away after your sign caller that you just traded as much as No. 1 to draft in an outrageously competitive transfer most likely initiated by way of stated rabid homeowners … smartly, when are you able to rise up for a sport? Point clean: the Panthers must win this sport at house towards the Texans simply to get David Tepper off Frank Reich’s ass. It’s abundantly transparent Tepper is the man who sought after to transport up and take Bryce Young. Young’s been a lot worse than C.J. Stroud up to now and he is — one would suppose — keenly conscious about that reality. Thomas Brown’s by no means referred to as performs at an NFL stage, which is terribly regarding towards DeMeco Ryans and this sneaky Houston protection (additionally off a bye). Carolina simply has to win this sport. 

Rams (+6.5) at Cowboys

Sean McVay is a brand new father now! And his tiny little offensive genius progeny is named after his grandfather, which is particularly cool. Less cool is the Rams by hook or by crook being 3-4, which McVay may no longer even notice. Not as a result of he is been busy as a long term father, however as a result of just like the Ravens, there is no imaginable approach he in reality believes he misplaced to Matt Canada and the Steelers. The Rams were given smothered by way of the Bengals protection right through a “MNF” loss in Week 3 and nonetheless handiest misplaced by way of three issues. This crew may simply be 5-2 and the controversy of town. Instead they are flying beneath the radar (with the business time limit coming near, stay your eye on Brian Burns) in an excessively topsy-turvy NFC. I would not be stunned in any respect if Aaron Donald went ham right here and Matthew Stafford-Cooper Kupp controlled a monster sport en path to an upset highway win and the Rams night time issues out at 4-4 at the season. 

Patriots (+9.5) at Dolphins

There hasn’t been a lot to write down house about with regards to the post-Tom Brady technology Patriots and this reality is not going to blow you away or make you need to put money into Bill Belichick. But the Pats have not misplaced to the Dolphins by way of greater than 10 issues since Brady left the town. Again, no longer blown away, I am getting it. Also no longer thoughts blowing: Bill is now 2-5 at the season, which is the same as his 2-5 report towards the unfold, which is fairly higher than my 1-6 report selecting the Patriots towards the unfold. Which, smartly, additionally may no longer need to make you put money into Bill Belichick right here. But realizing the Dolphins are most likely lacking Tyreek Hill simply may alternate your thoughts! The Dolphins offense does not revolve solely round Cheetah however he’s taking part in some fantastic soccer at the moment and he’s beautiful irreplaceable on the subject of in reality placing any other human being at the box and having them do the issues he does. Jaylen Waddle is superior, everybody loves his landing dance, however he isn’t Tyreek. Belichick will take Waddle away, jam the field towards the run sport away and drive the Dolphins to win with Braxton Berrios and Cedrick Wilson and Chosen Anderson and Chase Claypool.

Titans (+2.5) vs. Falcons

People say they prefer to zig when everybody expects them to zag but if is the final time you noticed any person zag? Honestly, I’ve by no means observed any individual zag. Like, John Breech thinks he is zagging when he’s taking the Falcons to win this sport, regardless of being winless selecting the Titans this season (immediately up, no longer even towards the unfold) however in truth it is a natural zig transfer. He’s doing precisely what you are expecting, selecting the house crew with the simpler roster to win and canopy. He’s ignoring, in fact, the Mike Vrabel/Arthur Smith connection. Smith labored for Vrabel over a protracted stretch in Tennessee and each coaches know the opposing rosters relatively smartly, to not point out the inclinations. Vrabel’s squad is promoting off portions, having simply dealt Kevin Byard to the Eagles, and appears to be settling in for a pleasant, lengthy tank consultation. Smith’s Atlanta crew is 4-3 and in first position within the NFC South. Why is that this unfold lower than three issues once more? Because Vrabel goes to win this sport outright, that is why.