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NFL Week 8 Early Parlay Odds, Picks & Predictions (2023)

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So far this season it seems that no matter what side I bet, if the Patriots are involved I’m going to lose. At least for this week, I am staying away no matter how much I want to bet Miami to cover the spread against them. It helps to write that out to reinforce it in my head.

They will definitely not be in my early Week 8 parlay below, I just hope I can keep this conviction through Sunday morning and actually stay away.

Week 8 NFL Best Early Parlay Bets

(Odds courtesy of FanDuel Sportsbook)

Leg 1 – Baltimore Ravens @ Arizona Cardinals Over 44 (–105)

The Ravens have been up and down all season, so I expected that trend to continue against the Lions and that they would come out flat. That was very wrong. Lamar Jackson looked like his former MVP self and won a lot of fantasy football matchups in Week 7. The Ravens dominated both sides of the ball against the Lions, winning 38-6 against a team that many were putting in the same tier as the 49ers and Eagles as the top teams in the NFC.

The Cardinals are returning home after two straight road divisional games. Their offense has averaged 25.33 points per game when playing at home versus only 12.75 points per game on the road.

I like the Over 44 points for this game with a Baltimore offense that looks like it is starting to get a feel for new offensive coordinator Todd Monken’s scheme and an Arizona offense that has looked much better at home.

Leg 2 – Houston Texans -3 @ Carolina Panthers (-102)

The battle of the top two 2023 NFL draft picks. Bryce Young who went first overall will face off against the second overall pick C.J. Stroud. Leading up to the draft there were several reports that the Carolina Panthers coaching staff wanted to select Stroud at number 1 and may have been overruled by management and forced to select Young out of Alabama with the top pick.

No matter what happened pre-draft, Young went to Carolina and Stroud to Houston. Through 7 weeks Stroud and the Texans are 3-3 with wins against the Jaguars, Steelers, and Saints while Bryce Young and the Panthers have yet to get their first win sitting at an 0-6 record. I can see a lot of narrative for the next decade around these draft selections going either way with both quarterbacks having chips on their shoulders about who went number 1 and whether that was deserved.

Only giving three points to the Texans seems light based on both teams’ play through the first 7 weeks. I like the Texans plus the points on the road.

Leg 3 – Jacksonville Jaguars @ Pittsburgh Steelers +2.5 (-105)

Mike Tomlin and the Pittsburgh Steelers are home underdogs to the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 8. Mike Tomlin was 15-4-3 coming into the season and so far this season 2-1 bringing his all-time home underdog record to 17-5-3. He just has a way of getting his team up for these games.

The Jaguars are coming into the game on a four-game win streak with wins over the Falcons & Bills in London, followed by wins over the Colts and Saints the past two weeks.

It’s fair for a team with a 5-2 record and that is led by a Superbowl-winning coach in Doug Pederson to be the favorite but it’s just been historically profitable to bet Mike Tomlin and the Steelers when they are underdogs at home.

Parlay Odds: (+655)

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