This season at BettingPros, we're asking some of our experts to give leans and top picks for every game on the NFL slate. Here are all of their leans, picks, best bets and predictions for Week 8. And let’s take a look at a few of our top picks for Sunday’s slate below:
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NO +1.5 vs. LV
The Saints have managed 31 points per game over the past month with backup-turned-starting QB Andy Dalton. How? The running game. The Saints have one of the league’s best rush attacks (No. 2 in rush success rate, No. 3 in rush DVOA), and the Raiders are mediocre against the run (No. 17 in rush success rate, No. 20 in rush DVOA), often allowing opponents to stay on schedule and sustain drives on the ground. Without WRs Michael Thomas (foot) and Jarvis Landry (ankle) and TE Adam Trautman (ankle), the Saints will likely rely on their running game in Week 8, and their relative edge against the Raiders rush defense should enable them to keep this contest close. In the Thursday lookahead market, the Saints were -1.5, and I still think they should be favored. Raiders QB Derek Carr is 15-25-1 ATS as a favorite.
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