CBS Sports has released its comprehensive NFL Week 8 betting guide, highlighting key trends, expert picks, DFS recommendations, and fantasy football rankings. A notable trend shows that favorites of -6 or more are just 8-21-3 against the spread (ATS) this season, covering only 27.5% of the time. Five games meet that threshold this week: Jaguars (-10) vs. Colts, Cowboys (-7) vs. Cardinals, Bengals (-12.5) vs. Titans, Rams (-6.5) vs. Chargers, and Patriots (-7) vs. Dolphins.
Another trend involves the Chiefs vs. Broncos matchup, where the last seven meetings have all gone under the total. Kansas City is favored by 1.5 points with a total of 40.5 for Week 8.
SportsLine's advanced model, which simulates every game 10,000 times, has built a five-team parlay paying around 25-1. One leg backs Over 46.5 points in Jaguars vs. Colts, with the model forecasting 56 combined points and the Over hitting 66% of simulations.
For daily fantasy sports, the SportsLine DFS Optimizer — using projections from the Advanced-Data Projection Model and DFS professional Mike McClure — identifies Cowboys RB Javonte Williams and Bengals WR Tee Higgins among its top picks for the main Sunday slate.
In fantasy football rankings, the model projects Jaguars tight end Brenton Strange as a top-8 option at his position for Week 8, with full positional rankings available.
SportsLine's model enters Week 8 on a 58-51 run on top-rated picks dating back to 2024. One of its favorite picks is the Rams (-6.5, 45.5) covering against the Chargers, which cashes in 55% of simulations.
Expert Larry Harstein (7-2 ATS over his last nine picks) backs the Lions (-3.5) to cover versus the Vikings, citing Brian Branch's return and Aaron Jones' knee injury for Minnesota.
Emory Hunt (31-18-2 on his last 51 Eagles picks) favors the Commanders (-6.5) over the Eagles and leans under 40.5 points, noting Philadelphia's offensive injuries including Jalen Hurts (blood clots) and DeVonta Smith (hamstring).
R.J. White, SportsLine's No. 1 NFL expert, supports the Seahawks (-3) against the Bears, pointing to Seattle's top-ranked pass defense and Chicago's league-worst 6.3 yards per play allowed on defense.
