NFL Week 8 Spreads, Money Lines and Totals
Prime Video gets a potentially good Thursday night matchup to begin Week 8 as the Los Angeles Rams host the Minnesota Vikings. The Rams reclaimed their status as a playoff team last year, losing a close one to the Detroit Lions on the road. This year, the Rams figure to be the top challenger to the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC West Division. Minnesota is a team that could go either way in 2024. After a strong 2022 season that ended in playoff disappointment with a home loss to the New York Giants, the Vikings took a step back to finish a disappointing 7-10 last year. The Kirk Cousins era has ended at Minnesota with New York Jets castoff Sam Darnold now taking over as the QB, with first round draft pick JJ McCarthy potentially taking over by the time this game is played.
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In the early Sunday afternoon window, the Jacksonville Jaguars host the Green Bay Packers. This interconference matchup features two young aspiring star quarterbacks, Jordan Love of the Packers and Trevor Lawrence of the Jaguars. Green Bay made an unexpected playoff appearance last year in Love’s first season as the starter. At the same time, Trevor Lawrence led the Jags to a playoff win in 2022 before regressing a bit last year.
In the Sunday late afternoon window, one of the great historic rivalries in the NFL will renew when the Las Vegas Raiders host the Kansas City Chiefs on CBS. The hatred was ignited in the American Football League during the late 1960s with high-stakes matchups that had everything on the line. Since then, it has continued, though not at the same level of intensity, because the teams have never been great at the same time. Kansas City is still considered superior to the Raiders at the onset of the 2024 campaign. Because of those early days, the rivalry still resonates.
The Raiders hope to reach the level of the Chiefs with new head coach Antonio Pierce. Of great concern is the QB position, which has been in flux for several years. Jimmy Garoppolo has departed for the Los Angeles Rams. O’Connell was a fourth-round pick of the Raiders in 2023 and has much to prove. Garnder Minshew is the backup, and its conceivable he will end up as the starter if O’Connell flops.
Perhaps the most attractive game of the late afternoon is the matchup between the Philadelphia Eagles at the Cincinnati Bengals. The game will not be lacking in quarterback firepower with Jalen Hurts of the Eagles and Joe Burrow of the Bengals. The game could actually serve as a Super Bowl preview.
NBC Sunday Night Football is a marquee matchup with the San Francisco 49ers hosting the Dallas Cowboys. San Francisco has beaten Dallas three consecutive times, including 42-10 last year. In the previous two games, the 49ers eliminated the Cowboys in the playoffs.
By now, everyone realizes that San Francisco QB Brock Purdy has become one of the most interesting football heroes in recent years. Prudy’s success has put the spotlight on Dallas QB Dak Prescott and his recent playoff failures.
On ESPN and ABC, the Pittsburgh Steelers host the New York Giants for the Monday night football matchup. This game could be a good one or it could not. The Steelers and Giants are two of the most questionable teams in the NFL, with split opinions on their 2024 prospects.
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