Week 8 NFL Picks: Odds, Prop Bets and Predictions for Sunday's Schedule

The NFL regular season is nearly halfway over, but clarity regarding which teams are contenders and pretenders remains elusive.

With this week's slate, there isn't a single game that opened with a spread higher than six points, according to Odds Shark.

However, there's a slew of intriguing games on the board as kickoff approaches. 

Even if a game on the Week 8 schedule doesn't catch your eye, there are several enticing Week 8 prop bets on the board. 

Before things get underway, here's a rundown of this week's top prop bets, courtesy of Odds Shark: 

Prop	Over	Under
Prop	Yes	No
Prop	Yes	No
Ezekiel Elliott Over/Under 99.5 Rushing Yards	-130	-110
Will Tom Brady Thrown an Interception?	+110	-150
Will Steven Hauschka and Stephen Gostkowski Miss an Extra Point?	+1000	-5000

And here's a look at the spreads and over/under totals for Week 8, also from Odds Shark:

Game	Date	Time (ET)	Line	Prediction vs. Spread	Over/Under	Over/Under Pick
Washington Redskins at Cincinnati Bengals (London)	Sunday, Oct. 30	9:30 a.m.	CIN -3	CIN	49.5	Under
New York Jets at Cleveland Browns	Sunday, Oct. 30	1 p.m.	NYJ -3	NYJ	44	Over
Seattle Seahawks at New Orleans Saints	Sunday, Oct. 30	1 p.m.	SEA -2.5	NO	48	Over
Kansas City Chiefs at Indianapolis Colts	Sunday, Oct. 30	1 p.m.	KC -3	KC	49.5	Under
Detroit Lions at Houston Texans	Sunday, Oct. 30	1 p.m.	HOU -2.5	HOU	46	Under
New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills	Sunday, Oct. 30	1 p.m.	NE -6.5	NE	47	Over
Oakland Raiders at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Sunday, Oct. 30	1 p.m.	Even	OAK	49.5	Over
Arizona Cardinals at Carolina Panthers	Sunday, Oct. 30	1 p.m.	CAR -3	ARI	47	Under
San Diego Chargers at Denver Broncos	Sunday, Oct. 30	4:05 p.m.	DEN -4.5	DEN	43.5	Over
Green Bay Packers at Atlanta Falcons	Sunday, Oct. 30	4:25 p.m.	ATL -3	GB	52.5	Over
Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys	Sunday, Oct. 30	8:30 p.m.	DAL -4.5	PHI	43	Over
Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears	Monday, Oct. 31	8:30 p.m.	MIN -4.5	MIN	40.5	Under

Prediction: Seahawks-Saints Over Hits

The Seattle Seahawks have one of the NFL's most physically imposing defenses, but the New Orleans Saints have been on fire in the scoring column at home this season.

The Saints rank second among all teams with a home scoring average of 35.7 points per game thanks to an offense that boasts Drew Brees, Brandin Cooks, Michael Thomas, Coby Fleener and a slew of weapons who have torched defenses at the Superdome. 

According to Rotoworld's Evan Silva, the Saints are in a prime spot to erupt again: 

While the Seahawks rank 31st overall in road scoring with 12.0 points per game, they're in position to break out of their slump away from home following a 6-6 tie against the Arizona Cardinals.

Even though quarterback Russell Wilson hasn't been right this season and the Seahawks offense has failed to click in a way that engenders optimism, the Saints rank dead last in scoring defense, allowing 32.5 points per game.

Not only that, New Orleans is also allowing a league-worst 39.3 points per game at home—seven points worse than the 31st-ranked Atlanta Falcons.

In a game that could see both teams flirt with 30 points, the over should be an attractive option for prospective bettors.

Prediction: Raiders Defeat Bucs

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are riding a two-game winning streak following triumphs over the Carolina Panthers and San Francisco 49ers, but a visit from the Oakland Raiders stands to derail the team's prosperous run.

Beyond the fact that Tampa Bay is 0-2 at home this season, Oakland is 4-0 on the road, including wins over the Saints, Tennessee Titans, Baltimore Ravens and Jacksonville Jaguars.

In fact, Oakland has been so impressive away from the Bay Area that Bucs head coach Dirk Koetter implored the Tampa Bay faithful on the Buccaneers Radio Network (via JoeBucsFan.com) not to sell their tickets to traveling Raiders fans:

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We as a team have to do our part, making RayJay a place that opposing teams don’t want to play. So we need the crowd’s help on that. We do our part; we got to play better at home. The other thing is, we got to keep the opposing fans out of the lower bowl. I mean, let’s keep those Raiders jerseys out.

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With Sunday's game set as a pick'em and the Bucs in possession of a 13th-ranked pass defense that could be susceptible to big plays against Derek Carr, Amari Cooper and Michael Crabtree, Oakland should be a trendy pick, given its recent track record of success.