Tough week for the favorites in the NFL indeed \u2013 nice effort on Monday night Baltimore! Hopefully the NFL teams fall back in line and allow the Handicappers to have a little success this week. <\/p>\n
There are some intriguing matchups in Week 8, ones that will hopefully boost your bankroll and mine!<\/p>\n
WEEK 7 ATS PICKS RECORD: 1-3-0
\nSEASON ATS PICKS RECORD: 19-14-1<\/p>\n
Sunday, Oct 30, 1:00 PM ET I feel sorry for the Arizona Cardinals heading into Week 8, I really do. The Baltimore Ravens were humiliated on Monday night with their anemic offensive effort. Now they face a Cardinals team that has lost five straight games and are travelling across country to take on a team that desperately needs a bounce back.<\/p>\n Arizona is ranked in the mid 20\u2019s in almost every offensive category and on Sunday will likely have to take the field without arguably their best player this season \u2013 Beanie Wells who is highly questionable because of injury. The inconsistent Kevin Kolb will have to deal with the league\u2019s 4th best pass defense and LaRod Stephens Howling and Alonso Smith will have to face the league\u2019s 3rd best rushing defense.<\/p>\n Baltimore\u2019s defense was stuck in the mud on Monday night. Even the defensive stars on the team called them out. Ray Rice was colossally underutilized against Jacksonville \u2013 something that won\u2019t happen again. Expect a heavy dose of Rice against the league\u2019s 14th ranked rushing defense. Rice can and will dominate this game.<\/p>\n Arizona is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games and is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games on the road. The Cards are 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Baltimore. The Ravens are 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home and are 9-3 SU in its last 12 games overall.<\/p>\n 13 points is a huge spread but a fired up Ravens will not settle for anything less than an easy win on Sunday.<\/p>\n Pick:<\/strong> Baltimore Ravens -13<\/p>\n Sunday, October 30, 1:00 PM ET Jacksonville\u2019s impressive effort on Monday night in a win against Baltimore has made this game more interesting and more important than most would have thought only a week ago. A win by Jacksonville would close them to within one game of Houston in the \u201cup-for-grabs\u201d AFC South while a win by Houston would pad their lead atop of the division and effectively eliminate Jacksonville as a potential contender on the division.<\/p>\n Sunday\u2019s game is a matchup of Jacksonville\u2019s 31st ranked scoring offense (12 points scored per game) versus Houston\u2019s 5th ranked scoring defense (18.71 points allowed per game). It will be up to Jacksonville to score some points in this game, Houston certainly will \u2013 they have averaged 26 points per game this season.<\/p>\n Jacksonville is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Houston but Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Jacksonville. The Baltimore Ravens made the Jags look better than they actually are last Sunday. Matt Schaub, Arian Foster and a healthy Andre Johnson will have their way. Blaine Gabbert and Maurice Jones-Drew may grind the game to a near halt but once Houston gets the ball, they will put the foot on the pedal.<\/p>\n Everything will begin to return to normal for the Jags on Sunday \u2013 they will be outclassed all game long against a better team.<\/p>\n Pick:<\/strong> Houston Texans -9 \u00bd<\/p>\n Sunday, October 30, 4:15 PM ET This is the marquee matchup of the season. Both teams are expected to be in the hunt for an AFC crown and both have won three straight games. New England however is coming off their bye. [soliloquy id=”82219″]<\/p>\n New England\u2019s offense is top 10 in the NFL is almost every category while the Pittsburgh defense is #1 against the pass and has improved to 12th against the run. Pittsburgh has a middle-of-the-road running game and a top 10 passing offense \u2013 something that should be able to exploit New England\u2019s worst ranked passing defense.<\/p>\n New England is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games and is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road. Pittsburgh is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games and is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home.<\/p>\n If Pittsburgh\u2019s running game was operating at a reasonable clip, this game would be easier to call but I still like Ben Roethlisberger to get it done against the Pats brutal pass defense. Tom Brady on the other hand may have issues with his bread and butter passing game. In a game between two high powered offenses, take the better defense to prevail at home.<\/p>\n Pick:<\/strong> Pittsburgh Steelers +2 \u00bd<\/p>\n Sunday, Oct 30. 4:05 PM ET The Washington Redskins will try to end a two game losing streak when they take on a Buffalo Bills team that has emerged and is coming off their bye. Washington has been hit hard by injuries particularly on offense while the upstart Bills come into the game relatively healthy.<\/p>\n Washington\u2019s 16th ranked passing game will have a chance to succeed against Buffalo\u2019s 30th ranked pass defense although John Beck is still getting into game form and Santana Moss will miss his first of a possible six weeks with a hand injury. The Skins running game is also banged up. The 20th ranked unit in the NFL goes against the league\u2019s 30th ranked run defense without Tim Hightower who was lost for the season.<\/p>\n Buffalo will hope that an offense ranked fourth or higher in almost every statistical category can pick up where they left off before the bye. The Bills will have their hands full with a Washington defense that has been good this season.<\/p>\n Washington is 0-5 SU and ATS in its last 5 games when playing Buffalo. Washington is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games while Buffalo is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games.<\/p>\n The Washington Redskins, despite all of their injuries and nay-sayers is not out of a playoff position just yet. They are competing hard and may be worthy of better than a 3-3 record. I like the Skins to keep this game close \u2013 Buffalo`s defense hasn`t stopped anybody all season long. Take the underdog to cover in a very close game.<\/p>\n Pick:<\/strong> Washington Redskins +6<\/p>\n Good Luck this week!<\/p>\n This is the Week 8 series of\u00a0free NFL Pick<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0articles by our experts here at CappersPicks.com. 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\nNFL Betting Favorite:<\/strong> Ravens -13<\/p>\nJacksonville Jaguars at Houston Texans<\/h3>\n
\nNFL Betting Favorite:<\/strong> Texans -9 \u00bd<\/p>\nNew England Patriots at Pittsburgh Steelers<\/h3>\n
\nNFL Betting Favorite:<\/strong> Patriots -2 \u00bd<\/p>\nWashington Redskins at Buffalo Bills<\/h3>\n
\nNFL Betting Favorite:<\/strong> Bills -6<\/p>\nLooking for Sports Picks for all today’s Gambling Matchups? CLICK HERE!<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"