Week 7 of the NFL season offered a thoroughly unappealing slate, with only 1 game between teams with winning records (barely) – as the 3-2 Tennessee Titans beat the 3-2-1 Indianapolis Colts in a predictably bad football game. There was some entertainment, however. A total of 76 points were mercifully scored on Thursday Night Football and Sunday Night Football between the Miami Dolphins and Pittsburgh Steelers went down to the wire. The New York Giants and Jacksonville Jaguars' outcome was in doubt until the last second and the last yard.
As for Week 8, its schedule is far more interesting. Primetime matchups include Lamar Jackson vs Tom Brady on Thursday (although the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a disaster right now) and Aaron Rodgers vs Josh Allen on Sunday (but Rodgers' Green Bay Packers look almost as bad as the Bucs!). We also have plenty of big division-rivalry showdowns, including the San Francisco 49ers visiting the Los Angeles Rams.
Let's take a look at the early lines and some potential best bets to be made.
NFL Week 8 opening lines and odds
- Baltimore Ravens -1 (-110) vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Thursday, October 27
- Denver Broncos +3.5 (-110) vs Jacksonville Jaguars – Sunday, October 30
- New England Patriots -1.5 (-110) vs New York Jets – Sunday, October 30
- Arizona Cardinals +4 (-115) vs Minnesota Vikings – Sunday, October 30
- Carolina Panthers +6.5 (-115) vs Atlanta Falcons – Sunday, October 30
- Chicago Bears +10 (-110) vs Dallas Cowboys – Sunday, October 30
- Las Vegas Raiders -2 (-110) vs New Orleans Saints – Sunday, October 30
- Miami Dolphins -3 (-110) vs Detroit Lions – Sunday, October 30
- Pittsburgh Steelers +10.5 (-110) vs Philadelphia Eagles – Sunday, October 30
- Tennessee Titans -3.5 (-105) vs Houston Texans – Sunday, October 30
- New York Giants +3 (-120) vs Seattle Seahawks – Sunday, October 30
- San Francisco 49ers -2 (-110) vs Los Angeles Rams – Sunday, October 30
- Washington Commanders +4 (-110) vs Indianapolis Colts – Sunday, October 30
- Green Bay Packers +10.5 (-110) vs Buffalo Bills – Sunday, October 30
- Cincinnati Bengals -3 (-115) vs Cleveland Browns – Monday, October 31