NFL Week 8 Picks: Game Odds, Props, Lines and over-Under Predictions

Another weekend of NFL action is right around the corner, and Week 8 provides 14 interesting lines for bettors to pick apart.

With only five of those matchups featuring a spread of five points or more, the weekend is jam-packed with evenly matched contests that could go one way or the other. These are the types of slates that betting aficionados dream of, as it allows for more opportunity to parlay your bets and win big.

Let's take a look at all of the lines for Week 8 along with predictions.

Week 8 NFL Odds and Picks

Game	Line	Over/Under	Selection
Miami at New England	NE -7.5	51	Miami; Over
Detroit vs. Kansas City (London)	KC -3	45	Kansas City; Over
Tampa Bay at Atlanta	ATL -7	48.5	Tampa Bay; Under
San Diego at Baltimore	BAL -3	50	San Diego; Over
Minnesota at Chicago	MIN -2.5	42.5	Minnesota; Under
Arizona at Cleveland	ARI -4.5	46	Arizona; Under
Tennessee at Houston	HOU -4.5	--	Tennessee
New York Giants at New Orleans	NO -3	49	Giants; Over
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh	CIN -2.5	48	Pittsburgh; Over
San Francisco at St. Louis	STL -7.5	39.5	St. Louis; Over
New York Jets at Oakland	NYJ -2.5	44	Jets; Over
Seattle at Dallas	SEA -6	41	Seattle; Under
Green Bay at Denver	GB -3	45.5	Green Bay; Under
Indianapolis at Carolina	CAR -5.5	46.5	Carolina; Over

Odds courtesy of Odds Shark.

Houston Texans (-4.5) at Tennessee Titans

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This line is straight stealing.

Although it hasn't taken much shape heading into Wednesday with Titans rookie Marcus Mariota's status in question, an opening line of Texans -4.5 suggests that Houston will be the favorites heading into game day. And that's just wrong.

First things first—the Texans are awful. Their two wins came against the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and they've been blown out twice in the last month, including allowing five touchdowns to the Miami Dolphins last week before their own offense even got going on a decent drive.

What's more, Mariota is expecting to get back on the practice field by mid-week—a big sign that he'll play, per Jim Wyatt of TitansOnline.com:

While the Texans are way worse than their 2-5 record indicates, the Titans are much better than their own 1-5 record. In fact, they've held fourth-quarter leads against both the Indianapolis Colts and the Buffalo Bills while having a chance to beat the impressive Atlanta Falcons with Zach Mettenberger at the helm. 

The Titans also give up the second-fewest passing yards, which isn't a fluke considering they've been leading in a lot of their games. That's about the only way Houston will be able to move the ball with Arian Foster out for the season.

Prediction: Titans 27, Texans 23

Cincinnati Bengals (-2.5) at Pittsburgh Steelers

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Let's keep it in line with all-important starting quarterback returns, shall we?

Only, this one isn't an emergent rookie but one of the league's greats. Ben Roethlisberger is finally set to return from a sprained MCL that has kept him shelved for four weeks, and that has a huge impact on the Pittsburgh Steelers' winning rate, as ESPN Stats & Info noted:

Is that to say that Roethlisberger and his Steelers still have a shot to take down one of the league's undefeated squads in the Cincinnati Bengals?

Well, it certainly sets up well for them. They're returning home to begin a three-game homestand, beat Cincinnati both times last season and have won three of their last four—and four of the last six—against the Bengals.

Keep a close eye on the Pittsburgh injury report to see if there are any setbacks to Roethlisberger's health as he returns to practice. But if there aren't, he'll have his way offensively just as he did in the season's early weeks, spreading it out to his playmakers and allowing Antonio Brown to get back into the end zone with regularity.

Prediction: Steelers 30, Bengals 27