Priscos Week 8 NFL picks Cowboys handle Rams after bye Lions bounce back vs. Raiders on Monday night
OK, I give up. I am waving the white flag. There is no winning this battle.The wins.I just can't get a handle on picking games each week. This season is crazy. Is anybody doing well?I went 5-8 against the spread last week in ourexpert picks and that tied for second-best for the week among our group. Gro s. Ryan Wilson did the unthinkable. He actually went 0-13 ATS.It wasn't like my straight-up picks were much better. I went 6-7 straight up. My season records are now 62-44 straight Aaron Parker Jersey up and 50-53-3 ATS. So much for the idea of a big Week 7.But, like any beaten warrior, it's time to get back up and win the fight, starting this week. Maybe it's time to use the old dart-board method. Or maybe put the teams in a hat. Something, anything, to get it going. I won't give up. I can't give up.But right now, I am a beaten man when it comes to picking .Thursday, 8:15 p.m. ET ()Neither team has looked great the past two games, but the Bills won one of those. The Bucs offense has struggled the past two weeks, while the Bills have defensive i sues with all the injuries. Even so, I think the Bills will get back on track in front of the home crowd. Josh Allen has a big game.Pick: Bills 28, Bucs 14 (Result: )Sunday, 1 p.m. ET (Fox,)This is a game featuring the first two picks in the draft, for the Panthers and for the Texans. Young has struggled, while Stroud has played well. Both teams are coming off a bye, but the Texans are the better team. They take it on the road.Pick: Texans 23, Panthers 17Sunday, 1 p.m. ET (Fox,)The Cowboys are coming off a bye, while the Rams lost a tight one to the on Sunday. This is a tough game on the road against a rested team for the Rams. Dallas seemed to right things in its last game against the and that will carry over here. Cowboys win it. Matt Corral Jersey Pick: Cowboys 27, Rams 17Sunday, 1 p.m. ET (Fox,)The Vikings have won two straight to right things and impre sed in beating the Monday night. But this is a division game on the road on a short week, which is always a challenge. The Packers haven't played well at all in a few weeks, but this is the game to get it turned around. The Packers slow down and take it.Pick: Packers 24, Vikings 21Sunday, 1 p.m. ET (Fox,)The Saints are coming off a Thursday lo s to the where the offense struggled. The Colts scored more than expected against the , but they make too many mistakes. That will be the difference here. The Saints defense will get the best of . Pick: Saints 23, Colts 18Sunday, 1 p.m. ET (CBS,)The Patriots are coming off an impre sive home victory over the Bills where showed some life. The Dolphins lost to the Sunday night in a game where the offense scored just one touchdown. New England slowed Miami in the first meeting. That same strategy will keep them in this game. It's closer than you think.Pick: Dolphins 26, Patriots 21Sunday, 1 p.m. ET (CBS,)The Giants played a nice defensive game in beating the , while the Jets are coming off a bye. They seemed to fix things before the bye. This should be a low-scoring defensive game with the offense that makes the big mistake likely costing its team the game. I say that's the Giants. The Jets front will force it.Pick: Jets 21, Giants 16Sunday, 1 p.m. ET (CBS,)The Jaguars have won four straight and will be rested some after playing last Thursday. Pittsburgh has played better on offense the past few games, which it had to do. Both defenses have played well, but I will go with the better offense. Jacksonville takes it as outplays . Pick: Jaguars 24, Steelers 20Sunday, 1 p.m. ET (CBS,)The Titans are a me s right now, while the Falcons are in Corn Elder Jersey first place after beating Tampa Bay on the road last week. The Titans might be leaning towards giving rookie his first start of his career here. That's a tough challenge against a solid defense, but Levis is going to be a good player. That starts here. Upset special.Pick: Titans 21, Falcons 20Sunday, 1 p.m. ET (Fox,)The Commanders have major i sues protecting quarterback . That's never a good thing against the Eagles front. The Eagles offense got on track against Miami Sunday night, which will be a challenge for a Washington defense that has struggled. Even so, I think the Commanders keep it within the number, but the Eagles win it.Pick Juston Burris Jersey : Eagles 27, Commanders 24Sunday, 4:05 p.m. ET (Fox,)The Browns are playing on the road for a second straight week, but after a not-so-good showing on defense last week, I think that changes here. Even if it's at quarterback, I think the defense finds a way to limit the Seattle offense and pull off the upset. Pick: Browns 23, Seahawks 16Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET (CBS,)The Ravens are playing as well as anybody in the league right now. Lamar Jackson and the pa sing game have it finally rolling, while the defense leads the NFL in points allowed. That's a tough challenge for an undermanned Arizona team that has been ordinary the past few weeks. The Ravens win it big.Pick: Ravens 30, Cardinals 13Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET (CBS,)These two met a few weeks ago in Kansas City and the Chiefs won that game, but it wasn't easy. The Denver defense played well. That unit has made strides. Even so, the Chiefs offense got it cranked up last week. They will here as well. Chiefs take it behind another big game.Pick: Chiefs 30, Broncos 17Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET (CBS,)The 49ers have lost two straight games and the defense struggled against Kirk Cousins. Now they get a good Bengals offense that is coming off a bye, which is good for and his calf. I think Burrow and the Bengals offense will be able to keep this one close. Pick: 49ers 27, Bengals 24Sunday, 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC,)The Bears looked much improved last week against the with played a solid game. But this is a tough trip against a good team that needs this game in the worst way. The Chargers have too much talent to keep losing games. This is where it ends. Chargers big.Pick: Chargers 33, Bears Brian Burns Jersey 19Monday, 8:15 p.m. ET (ABC/ESPN,)The Raiders are playing consecutive road games after looking awful in losing to the Bears last week. The Lions were blown out on the road last week by the Ravens. Detroit bounces back in a big way here.Pick: Lions 31, Raiders 17