NFL Week 8 Predictions

The Cowboys, Broncos, and Packers all had a good start of the season; can’t they keep it up?

These are the NFL Week 8 Predictions:

Dallas Cowboys +3 vs Detroit Lions -3. Game Total: 51

The Cowboys are hurt; they played without DeMarco Murray and DeMarcus Ware on Sunday, and despite they won at Philadelphia, that doesn’t guarantee they will still win without them every week.

Dallas is 30th stopping the pass with 291.9 yards allowed per game, and the Lions are the 5th best passing offense in the NFL with 294.7 yards per contest; plus they have found multiple favorable matchups over the last few weeks down the field that gives the edge to QB Matthew Stafford and his receivers.

Consider the total has gone OVER in 6 of Dallas’s last 7 games when playing Detroit.

Prediction: Over 51 points.

Washington Redskins +13 at Denver Broncos -13. Game total: 57.5

The spread is a little high for my taste, but these two teams have two things in common: they can put points on the board, and can’t defend the pass.

The Redskins are the 22nd passing defense in the league allowing 262.8 yards per game, and the 29th against the run allowing 126.2.  The entire chemistry of the defensive unit is terrible, and for some reason they always leave someone wide open down the field.

Peyton Manning leads the best passing offense in the NFL, despite losing to the Colts on Sunday Night.  Indy made Manning really uncomfortable by blitzing him and jamming his receivers; Washington simply doesn’t have the personnel to do this.

The Redskins offense is 7th passing the ball and 4th running it; they have found their rhythm back and RGIII has both pass and run like he used to over the last two weeks.  He’s really close of being the threat he was on his rookie year.

All seven Broncos games have gone OVER the total this season, but also it has gone OVER in 4 of Washington’s last 5 games when playing on the road against Denver.

Prediction: Over 57.5 points.

Green Bay Packers-9.5 at Minnesota Vikings 9.5. Game Total: 46.5.

The Vikings have been a total disappointment this season with a 1-5 record and already proving three guys under center in seven weeks.  None of the QBs have done enough to earn their job week to week, and they are about to face the most talented quarterback in the NFL.

Minnesota is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Green Bay, and the Packers enter this game with four against the spread wins in their last five weeks.

Green Bay has injuries all over, but Aaron Rodgers is amazing throwing to the ball to no name receivers, and running back Eddy Lacey leads the NFL with 301 rushing yards in the last 3 weeks; they have become a team that can run the ball, which opens the field for Rodgers.

Prediction: Take the Packers to win by 10.