Tim McManus' pick: The Eagles had a lighter air about them as the week went on, shaking off the sting of a fourth-quarter collapse against the Panthers. Coach Doug Pederson's message? Play for four quarters. That will be the mindset as they fight to get on track against a Jaguars team that has been dealing with its own issues. Eagles 23, Jaguars 13 FPI win projection: PHI, 62.6 percent. Blake Bortles will get another start, but he will have to improve on his 18.1 Total QBR over the past three weeks, second worst among 31 qualified quarterbacks in that span. But Bortles is 3-0 with a 8-1 TD-INT ratio and 68 Total QBR in London over the past three seasons, so maybe this will be a good opportunity for the struggling signal-caller. What to watch for in fantasy: Ramsey is likely to hold Jeffery -- who has averaged 19.9 points per game -- in check, so expect Wentz to likely find greater success targeting tight end Ertz or slot receiver Agholor. Read more. In case you missed it: Jags' D bristles at 'soft' criticism ... Jenkins says Kaepernick deserves NFL job, points to Jaguars ... Jaguars believe familiarity with London trip provides slight edge ... Trades that make sense for the Eagles Point spread: BAL -2 | Matchup quality: 75.0 (of 100) Jamison Hensley's pick: Joe Flacco should feel at home in Charlotte. He is 3-1 in games at NFC South cities, throwing 10 touchdown passes and one interception (a 123.4 passer rating). Now he faces a Panthers defense that has allowed 13 completions that traveled at least 20 yards in the air (third most in the NFL). Ravens 28, Panthers 20 David Newton's pick: Baltimore should struggle in the run game against an underrated Carolina defense that held Philadelphia to 58 yards last week. That puts all the pressure on Flacco, and Carolina's front seven is starting to get its pass rush down. Panthers 21, Ravens 16 FPI win projection: BAL, 52.0 percent. The Ravens lead the NFL in scoring defense (14.4), total defense (280.6 YPG), opponent Total QBR (46) and sacks (27). In the Total QBR era (since 2006), no defense has ever led the league in all four of those categories for a season. What to watch for in fantasy: John Brown leaped to 13th at wide receiver with a 103 OFP this season, which aligns well with his 108 actual fantasy points (15th most). Brown has been a bit of a boom or bust, but he's seeing enough work to have fringe WR2 production the rest of the way. Read more. In case you missed it: Overlooked Newton is as clutch as Brady, Rodgers and Brees ... Will Hurst deliver his breakout game against Panthers? ... Don't overlook Panthers' defense because No. 1 Ravens are in town ... Brown's connection with Flacco involves late brother Point spread: KC -10 | Matchup quality: 60.5 (of 100) Jeff Legwold's pick: For three quarters in their first meeting this season, the Broncos pressured Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes extremely well. In the fourth quarter, Mahomes got loose and the Chiefs erased the Broncos' 10-point lead to get the win. How effective Denver is in getting pressure on Mahomes will determine how this goes. Von Miller and Bradley Chubb have combined for 8.5 sacks, as well as three forced fumbles, in the past three games. The Broncos' best chance is Miller and Chubb adding to those totals while the Broncos' offense runs the ball well enough to keep the Chiefs' offense on the sideline. Chiefs 30, Broncos 23 Adam Teicher's pick: The Chiefs have beaten the Broncos six consecutive times, scoring at least 27 points in each of those games. So the Broncos are likely to need 30 or more points to win -- but they won't get there. The Chiefs are allowing only 17 points per game at Arrowhead Stadium this season against opponents with more offensive capability than the Broncos. Chiefs 34, Broncos 20 FPI win projection: KC, 78.4 percent. Mahomes leads the NFL in Total QBR this season (84.9) and has an 83.0 Total QBR in his career through eight games. That is the highest through a QB's first eight games since QBR began being tracked in 2006. What to watch for in fantasy: Emmanuel Sanders sits third at wide receiver in fantasy points but ranks 16th in OFP. Sanders is a fine WR2 but is a bit over his head right now. Read more. In case you missed it: Did Chiefs' defense turn a corner? ... Keenum has struggled being 'The Man' in Denver so far ... Hunt gets his reward for doing early-season dirty work ... Broncos need more from first-rounders Seahawks at Lions: 1 p.m. ET, Fox Point spread: DET -3 | Matchup quality: 50.8 (of 100) Brady Henderson's pick: The Seahawks and Lions have taken the same path to get to 3-3, each winning three of their past four with the help of resurgent rushing attacks, and none of the standard statistical categories suggest that either has an obvious advantage. But Football Outsiders' DVOA ratings suggest the Seahawks are the better team, ranking them 10th and the Lions 28th. Plus, the Seahawks are coming off a bye and are as healthy as they've been all season with linebacker K.J. Wright and tight end Ed Dickson set to make their 2018 debuts. Seahawks 26, Lions 23 Michael Rothstein's pick: The Lions improve their run defense this week by trading for Damon Harrison and fill the biggest need on the roster. And it couldn't come at a better time, facing Seattle and Chris Carson. The man they call Snacks makes the difference for Detroit as Kerryon Johnson gains another 100 yards. Lions 24, Seahawks 20 FPI win projection: SEA, 57.5 percent. Russell Wilson has a 48.5 Total QBR this season, which would be the worst in a season in his career. He goes on the road this week to face a Lions team that ranks third worst in defensive efficiency, according to FPI.<doc-sep>Week 8 has similar bad news in the case of us losing a few interesting teams from the slate. With both the Atlanta Falcons and Los Angeles Chargers on a bye week, we lose two of the more explosive offenses and one of the weaker defenses. We have also lost the New England Patriots to Monday Night Football taking away another good offense. However, as always there are still some fascinating games and poor defenses for you to select your DFS options from this week. Below are my DraftKings DFS Lineup Picks for Week 8. These DraftKings lineup recommendations are based on matchups, early week performances, overall upside/talent levels, opportunity, and other factors such as Vegas odds, home field advantage, and more. There are quite a few great value plays available, so read on to find out which players are the best for Week 8. Good luck with your DraftKings DFS lineups! Our incredible team of writers received 11 award nominations , tops in the industry, by the Fantasy Sports Writers Association including Football Writers of the Year, Baseball Writers of the Year, Best Ongoing Football Series and many more ! Be sure to follow their analysis, rankings and advice all year long, and win big with RotoBaller! Read More! DraftKings DFS Quarterbacks - Week 8 Picks Andrew Luck - IND @ OAK (DK $6,300) It has sort of been lost in the Colts 2-5 start to the season but Andrew Luck looks like he might be back. Over his last four games, he has averaged 29.69 points per game on DraftKings. In that time he has thrown 15 touchdowns and averaged 321.5 passing yards per game, with just five interceptions given up. This week he travels to the Oakland Raiders, who are having a really tough season defensively. They rank 27th in terms of fantasy points surrendered to quarterbacks and rank dead last in sacks with seven. The Colts offensive line is not amazing but against this defense, Luck should have all day to throw. DraftKings DFS Running Backs - Week 8 Picks Kareem Hunt - KC vs. DEN (DK $7,100) As hard as it is to not pick Todd Gurley this week, it is harder to pass up Hunt who is over $2,500 cheaper. Hunt has already had success against Denver once this season, rushing for 121 yards and a touchdown. He is coming off a three-touchdown game against Cincinnati and has scored a touchdown in every game this season since Week 2. The Broncos defense has struggled against the run, having surrendered over 200 yards to a lead running back in two of their last three games. That contributes to them having a ranking of 25th against the run heading into Week 8 and Hunt should be able to take full advantage in Arrowhead. Marlon Mack - IND @ OAK (DK $5,400) Mack and his injuries are infuriating. After dealing with a hamstring earlier in the season he has now popped up with an ankle injury. However, when Mack has been on the field the last two weeks he has been superb. He averaged 7.4 yards per rush on 12 carries in Week 6 against the New York Jets. He then backed that up with an impressive two touchdown, 159 total yard performance in Week 7 against the Bills. This week he draws the 23rd worst defense in terms of fantasy points surrendered to running backs and if he is on the field he should have a ton of success. Raheem Mostert - SF @ ARI (DK $3,800) Last week was not a good follow-up for Mostert in terms of fantasy points. However, that game got out of hand and the 49ers were chasing it from very early on, which is not an ideal situation for Mostert. This week against the Cardinals should be a tighter game and Mostert should be able to have success. Despite having just seven carries last week, Mostert rushed for 59 yards, averaging 8.4 yards per carry. In Week 6 he averaged 7.3 yards per carry, demonstrating that last week was no fluke. The other good sign is that Mostert was targeted four times last week, meaning the 49ers are not afraid to get him involved in the passing game. DraftKings DFS Wide Receivers - Week 8 Picks Tyler Boyd - CIN vs. TB (DK $6,700) Last week was extremely disappointing for Boyd but that is often the nature of a number two receiver. Boyd saw just four targets, the lowest amount he has seen this season. However, the whole game was a mess for the Bengals and they seemed to just shut it down fairly early on. This week he gets to face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who rank 31st in terms of fantasy points surrendered to receivers on DraftKings. The last four weeks Boyd has alternated good and bad weeks so is surely due a good week in Week 8 right? Taylor Gabriel - CHI vs. NE (DK $5,100) I am not really sure what happened to Gabriel last week as he seemed to drop off the radar for the Bears. Week 7 saw Gabriel receive his lowest target number of the season at four. It is possible that after being beaten by the speed of Tyreek Hill the week prior, the Patriots were intent not to let another speedy receiver get the jump on them. Week 8 brings another good matchup for Gabriel in the shape of the New York Jets, who rank 30th against receivers this season. DraftKings DFS Tight Ends - Week 8 Picks David Njoku - CLE @ PIT (DK $4,600) Njoku made it two weeks in a row with a touchdown and over 50 yards receiving last week. This week he gets to face another team who struggled against tight ends. The Steelers allowed Austin Hooper to run riot on them a few weeks back and you can definitely make the case Njoku is more talented than Hooper. One thing to watch is that Njoku was limited in practice Wednesday so his availability is something to monitor Sunday during the day. O.J. Howard - TB @ CIN (DK $3,900)<doc-sep>The NFL season has nearly reached the halfway marker. We've seen teams like the Chiefs and Rams emerge as favorites to meet in the Super Bowl, while offseason retools have fallen flat for the Giants and Raiders, who have commenced selling off assets to play for the future. But who is set to win -- and more importantly, cover the spread -- in Week 8? We'll take you game by game to reveal how our experts picked the lines earlier in the week while also sharing our thoughts on survivor pool picks for Week 8 and showing you all the great places you can find NFL picks talk throughout the week. Let's get to it. So which teams should you back in Week 8 of the NFL season? And which Super Bowl contender goes down hard? Visit SportsLine now to see which teams are winning more than 50 percent of simulations, all from the model that has outperformed 98 percent of experts tracked by NFLPickWatch.com the past two seasons. Eagles vs. Jaguars in London Time: Sunday, 9:30 a.m. ET (NFL Network) Sunday, 9:30 a.m. ET (NFL Network) Open: Eagles -2.5 (-115) Eagles -2.5 (-115) Current: Eagles -3.5 (105) "Everyone's throwing this Jaguars team under the bus, saying you know what, they're done, their defense is yelling at each other after the game ... but it's not like the Philadelphia Eagles have been world beaters. They're still trying to shake off that Super Bowl hangover. Carson Wentz has been impressive, but in tight situations, specifically blowing a 17-point lead in the fourth quarter of a game against the Carolina Panthers, Wentz couldn't come up with a big drive at the end of the game. I think their struggles continue, and I think this is a time to buy the Jacksonville Jaguars. When everybody's counting them out, I think they'll get things back on track." -- Danny Kanell on the Off the Bench podcast Kanell picks all the games each week on the Off the Bench podcast, which he and Raja Bell roll out three times a week to talk about all things sports. Pete Prisco Jason La Canfora Will Brinson Jared Dubin Ryan Wilson John Breech Dave Richard Jamey Eisenberg Eagles (-3) vs. Jaguars Eagles Eagles Jaguars Eagles Jaguars Jaguars Eagles Eagles Browns at Steelers Time: Sunday, 1 p.m. ET (CBS) Sunday, 1 p.m. ET (CBS) Open: Steelers -7.5 (Even) Steelers -7.5 (Even) Current: Steelers -8.5 "Lot of big spreads this week, but that's what happen as the league's haves and have-nots begin to separate. The Steelers already had their one let-down game against the Browns and settled for that ugly tie in weird conditions. Now they come off a bye to host the reeling Browns, caught amid more of Hue Jackson's self-created turmoil. Carlos Hyde and Josh Gordon have already been traded, and Pittsburgh's defense, which has been a lot better since the first two weeks of the season, will put Baker Mayfield under duress. If you take away Jarvis Landry in the Browns passing game, who else can win for them? Cleveland is reeling a bit lately, and I really like this spot for the Steelers to stay atop the AFC North and maybe start pulling away from the pack." -- Jason La Canfora on his Week 8 best bets La Canfora is 10-5-1 in his best bets column this year, and he's picking three winners for Week 8. Pete Prisco Jason La Canfora Will Brinson Jared Dubin Ryan Wilson John Breech Dave Richard Jamey Eisenberg Browns at Steelers (-8) Steelers Steelers Browns Steelers Browns Steelers Browns Browns Broncos at Chiefs Time: Sunday, 1 p.m. ET (CBS) Sunday, 1 p.m. ET (CBS) Open: Chiefs -10.5 (+115) Chiefs -10.5 (+115) Current: Chiefs -9.5 "I'd look for a -9.5 on this line, but either way, I think you have to play the Chiefs to keep rolling. Chiefs should score a ton of points like usual, and they've reached 38 in five of their seven games. That could be even easier if Von Miller and Brandon Marshall can't play (both are questionable). Royce Freeman is out for the Broncos, and that throws a wrench in the rushing attack. I wouldn't trust Case Keenum on the road to keep up with the Chiefs offense, and with Vance Joseph 0-6 ATS in 1 p.m. games, I'm willing to lay the big number." -- R.J. White on his Week 8 SuperContest picks Get all five of my Week 8 SuperContest picks over at SportsLine, and use promo code WHITE to receive your first month for $1. Pete Prisco Jason La Canfora Will Brinson Jared Dubin Ryan Wilson John Breech Dave Richard Jamey Eisenberg Broncos at Chiefs (-10) Chiefs Chiefs Broncos Chiefs Chiefs Chiefs Broncos Broncos Jets at Bears Time: Sunday, 1 p.m. ET (CBS) Sunday, 1 p.m. ET (CBS) Open: Bears -7 (+110) Bears -7 (+110) Current: Bears -8 If you're still in your survivor pool, that means you didn't use the Bears in Week 6 after it was announced on Sunday morning Brock Osweiler would be starting for the Dolphins. That caused the line to jump to Bears -7 by close, which made them the biggest favorites they'd been all season, but they walked out of Miami with a loss. I can't see this game going the same way in the easiest home matchup they've had all year. The offense has been playing very well over their last three games, and I think they should have won against the Pats last week but were done in by special teams miscues. The Jets are dealing with multiple injuries at receiver and cornerback that lowers their ceiling passing the ball and defending the pass, while Sam Darnold looked awful in his first exposure to cold weather last week. Bears get back on track here after two tough losses. But that's just my opinion. SportsLine expert Mike Tierney has a different take on who to select in survivor pools this week, which you can check out over at SportsLine.<doc-sep>The New England Patriots take on Derek Anderson and the Buffalo Bills on Monday. Which other defenses make for good streaming options in Week 8? Week 7 was truly hit or miss for our streaming options. Our top streaming pick, the Indianapolis Colts, came through with a top-3 score on the week, forcing five turnovers against the Buffalo Bills and sacking Derek Anderson twice. But our secondary streaming options did not fare as well. Both the Arizona Cardinals and Dallas Cowboys finished outside the top-20 in weekly scoring. With the 19 points scored by the Colts, though, our top streaming pick is now averaging 12.5 points per game in standard scoring leagues. That ranks as the best per game average among all defenses this season. Heading into Week 8, we have some familiar targets on the schedule. We're looking to attack two big road underdogs and as usual, the Buffalo Bills. For any new readers, every week in this column, we search the waiver wire to identify low-owned teams set up with a great matchup. The focus is on teams owned in about 50% or fewer of Yahoo fantasy leagues. Our goal is to identify teams poised to be a top-12 scorer (start-able in standard leagues) for that given week. Here are three defenses you can pick up off the waiver wire and play in Week 8.<doc-sep>
This feels like a make-or-break week for a lot of people, including Vegas, who apparently took a bath last week as a bunch of big public teams covered. That doesn't happen often! And you can see the market correction: the Chiefs and Rams are both double-digit favorites, while a bunch of different teams like the Giants and Raiders are being completely discounted because of their decision to trade everyone away. The public is taking sides and slamming their tickets down from last week demanding a double down on trendy favorites with big spreads who looked good last week. We are flying in the face of everything we saw last week and taking some teams that are less popular. Let's go. Ravens (-2) at Panthers Do not care to take road chalk here, but I firmly believe the Ravens are a better team. They're coming off a tough loss to the Saints at home where, if the defense does its job in the fourth quarter, Baltimore easily wins. And Carolina was down 17-0 in the fourth quarter to the Eagles -- if Philly's defense does its job, the Panthers lose. That's not to discredit Drew Brees and Cam Newton and their outstanding late-game play, but the point is that this line is way different if two good defenses keep two good quarterbacks from pulling off two fairly unlikely -- but good! -- comebacks. The line continues to move in Baltimore's direction, so I like the value here and it reminds me a lot of the Ravens visiting the Titans a few weeks ago. At the very least it would be stunning if this is a blowout, which gives Baltimore a chance to win a close game on the road against a team that doesn't take the top off offensively. Sorry to interrupt your reading, but just a quick PSA here. We have a pretty amazing daily NFL podcast you may not be aware of. It's hosted by Will Brinson and it's all the things you're looking for: news, fantasy, picks, really, just football stuff for football people. Subscribe: via iTunes | via Stitcher | via TuneIn | via Google Play. Buccaneers (+4.5) at Bengals Cincinnati is not a very good football team right now, even though there's probably some overreaction coming based on their loss to the Chiefs on Sunday night, a humiliating 45-10 egg in Arrowhead on primetime. This is a great spot for Cincy to bounce back -- at home, 1 p.m. ET kick, no one watching, a bad Tampa team coming in. Right? Except the Bengals ... aren't good. Their defense is falling apart right now and the Buccaneers are a similar team to the Chiefs. No, seriously: they average 6.7 yards per play (fourth in the NFL, behind only the Chiefs, Rams and Chargers) and can't really stop anyone from passing (Bucs are worst in yards per game, KC is next to last) but can secretly slow down the run (Tampa gives up four yards a carry, the Chiefs give up 5.2). Tampa isn't as exciting or as well-coached by any means, but they're also a big dog here. The Bengals haven't topped 30 in any of the three games since they lost Tyler Eifert, and they only managed nine points against the Falcons in the second half after Eifert went down. Could be a shootout, but I don't think it's a blowout. So which teams should you back in Week 8 of the NFL season? And which Super Bowl contender goes down hard? Visit SportsLine now to see which teams are winning more than 50 percent of simulations, all from the model that has outperformed 98 percent of experts tracked by NFLPickWatch.com the past two seasons. Vikings (PK) vs. Saints Again, the Saints are getting a ton of action because they're the popular team du jour after storming back on the Ravens. They want revenge. Well, the Vikings want to win too, buddy boy. And they might be a more balanced team: Kirk Cousins is living up to his contract somehow, Adam Thielen is doing things even Jerry Rice never did, Stefon Diggs might be due for a home breakout game and Minnesota is getting Everson Griffen back. I don't know if he'll play in this game, but the defense should be keyed up with an important player returning.