Four teams - including the San Francisco 49ers which will likely open as chalk of two touchdowns or more - face double-digit spreads in Week 8, and two more could join the fun this week.
NFL Week 8 odds: Six teams could face double-digit point spreads
Huge home underdogs are tempting NFL bettors as the opening Week 8 odds were posted Tuesday.
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The New Orleans Saints are laying 13 points at home to the Buffalo Bills, while the Denver Broncos, despite a Week 7 loss, are a 14-point favorite against the Washington Redskins. The Seattle Seahawks are huge 11.5-point road favorites at the St. Louis Rams in the Monday Night contest, while San Francisco is expected to open around -16 versus the Jacksonville Jaguars in London.
The Kansas City Chiefs, at 7-0, are the only remaining unbeaten team. They are a nine-point favorite early Tuesday over the struggling Cleveland Browns, and many experts predict that spread will balloon to double digits.
Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers visit the Minnesota Vikings in a game that remained off the board early Tuesday. The Vikings looked terrible on Monday night against the New York Giants and open as double-digit home dogs.
The week kicks off with another big road favorite. The winless Tampa Bay Buccaneers get seven points at home opposing the Carolina Panthers.
Check out the opening NFL odds for Week 8, courtesy of OddsShark.com:
Carolina (-7) at Tampa Bay, O/U 40 - Matchup Report
Trends: The total has gone OVER in 7 of Carolina’s last 9 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay. The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay’s last 6 games at home.
Miami at New England (-7.5), O/U 45.5 - Matchup Report
Trends: The total has gone OVER in 5 of Miami’s last 5 games. New England is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Miami.
Buffalo at New Orleans (-13), O/U 50 - Matchup Report
Trends: The total has gone OVER in 5 of Buffalo’s last 6 games. New Orleans is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games.
Dallas at Detroit (-3), O/U 51 - Matchup Report
Trends: The total has gone OVER in 6 of Dallas’s last 7 games when playing Detroit. The total has gone OVER in 6 of Detroit’s last 7 games at home.
NY Giants at Philadelphia (-5.5), O/U 53.5 - Matchup Report
Trends: The total has gone UNDER in 11 of the NY Giants last 14 games on the road. Philadelphia is 9-2 SU in their last 11 games when playing NY Giants.
San Francisco (-17) at Jacksonville, O/U 40.5 - Matchup Report
Trends: San Francisco is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games. Jacksonville is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games.
Cleveland at Kansas City (-9), O/U 39.5 - Matchup Report
Trends: The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Cleveland’s last 8 games on the road. Kansas City is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games.
N.Y. Jets at Cincinnati (-7.5), O/U 41 - Matchup Report
Trends: NY Jets are 9-1 SU in their last 10 games when playing Cincinnati. Cincinnati is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home.
Pittsburgh (-2.5) at Oakland, O/U 40.5 - Matchup Report
Trends: The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Pittsburgh’s last 8 games. The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland’s last 5 games at home.
Atlanta at Arizona (-2.5), O/U 44.5 - Matchup Report
Trends: The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta’s last 5 games when playing on the road against Arizona. The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona’s last 5 games when playing at home against Atlanta.
Washington at Denver (-14), O/U 57.5 - Matchup Report
Trends: The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington’s last 5 games when playing Denver. The total has gone OVER in 5 of Denver’s last 5 games.
Green Bay (-10.5) at Minnesota, O/U 46.5 - Matchup Report
Trends: Green Bay is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Minnesota. The total has gone OVER in 6 of Minnesota’s last 7 games at home.
Seattle (-11.5) at St. Louis, O/U 42 - Matchup Report
Trends: Seattle is 14-2 SU in its last 16 games when playing St. Louis. The total has gone OVER in 7 of St. Louis’ last 8 games at home.
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