NFL Week 8 Odds and Predictions 2026: Picks for Every Game

Thursday, October 29 · 8:15 PM ET

Conference

Carolina Panthers

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Green Bay Packers

In-conference, which matters in January rather than now: it is the record that breaks ties between strangers. Both sides lost the same practice days on the short week. What changes is how much can be installed, which punishes whoever planned to be clever. Our read: this is a total to look at before it is a side.

Sunday, November 1 · 1:00 PM ET

Conference

Baltimore Ravens

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Buffalo Bills

A conference fixture with no return game, so whatever this settles, it settles once. A bye behind the Bills, and the healthy version of a team is a genuine variable, and the hardest one of all to price. We would rather have the points here than the opinion.

Sunday, November 1 · 1:00 PM ET

Conference

Tennessee Titans

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Cincinnati Bengals

Conference game. The winner takes a game the loser cannot get back from anywhere else. First window of the day, on a board full of them. We think the market is closer to right here than the talk suggests.

Sunday, November 1 · 1:00 PM ET

Conference

Arizona Cardinals

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Dallas Cowboys

Same conference, no tiebreaker, but it moves the conference record that seeds the bracket. Under a roof that opens when it suits, so the forecast is a choice rather than a condition. We would take the home side’s price more seriously than the home side’s reputation.

Sunday, November 1 · 1:00 PM ET

Divisional

Minnesota Vikings

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Detroit Lions

Division game. The loser does not just drop one, it hands over the tiebreaker as well. A closed roof: no wind, no rain, no excuse in either direction. The obvious side is the popular side, and those are not always the same bet.

Sunday, November 1 · 1:00 PM ET

Conference

Las Vegas Raiders

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New York Jets

A conference game. Nothing head-to-head to win, but conference record separates teams level on wins. 3 time zones east, into an earlier body clock than the one they practised in all week. Our view: wait for the number rather than the news.

Sunday, November 1 · 1:00 PM ET

Divisional

Cleveland Browns

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Pittsburgh Steelers

Division, round two. Whatever worked in September usually needs a new coat of paint by now. The early window, where the schedule puts games it does not expect to argue about. Our view: this is the sort of game people are certain about for no good reason.

Sunday, November 1 · 1:00 PM ET

Divisional

Atlanta Falcons

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers

A division meeting, and those are the ones nobody gets to forget: the tiebreaker outlives the week. A one o’clock start, one of a crowded slate, which is where an edge is easiest to find and hardest to notice. We would want a reason to be on the favourite here beyond the fact that they are the favourite.

Sunday, November 1 · 1:00 PM ET

Divisional

Indianapolis Colts

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Jacksonville Jaguars

First of two in the division, which makes it the half of the pair where information is worth most. The Jaguars have had two weeks to look at this one. That edge is real and it is mostly preparation, not legs. Our read: the line that opens is not the line that settles, and the gap is the whole edge.

Sunday, November 1 · 4:05 PM ET

Interconference

Los Angeles Chargers

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Los Angeles Rams

A game between conferences: one result, no consequences beyond the column it lands in. One side here, the Chargers, has had a week off. Rested is easy to say and hard to put a number on. We think the honest answer is that this one is close, and close games are where prices get lazy.

Sunday, November 1 · 4:25 PM ET

Divisional

Kansas City Chiefs

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Denver Broncos

The second of two in the division, and the sweep is worth more than the win on its own. Denver sits a mile above sea level and the visitors land the day before. We think altitude is the most underpriced condition in the sport. It does its damage in the fourth quarter, long after the number was taken. Our read: the total tells you more about what the books expect than the side does.

Sunday, November 1 · 4:25 PM ET

Divisional

New England Patriots

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Miami Dolphins

A division opener between these two, and what happens here shapes how the rematch is priced. Late window, which is where the better games on a Sunday tend to end up. We are interested in this one late, not early.

Sunday, November 1 · 8:20 PM ET

Divisional

Philadelphia Eagles

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Washington Commanders

The return game in the division. It is the fixture most likely to look nothing like the first one. The Commanders come off a bye, which buys a fortnight of preparation for one opponent. The rest is worth less than people think; the extra week of film is worth more. Our view: the public will be on one side of this by Friday, and that is worth knowing before Sunday.

Monday, November 2 · 8:15 PM ET

Conference

Chicago Bears

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Seattle Seahawks

Conference game, and those are the quiet ones that decide seeding three months later. 2 time zones west for the visitor. The body clock reads later than the scoreboard, and that is the friendlier version of this trip. We would leave this alone until the injury report lands.