It’s fun, and profitable, to bet on the NFL using bitcoin when you have success like I did last week. I came within a Chargers loss of hitting all five picks sweeping the three underdog picks for a handsome payout. I’ll attempt to keep the heater rolling as we head into Week 8 of the NFL season. There are no byes this week so we have a complete slate of 16 games we can use to build a winning NFL parlay.
I didn’t think Detroit and Kansas City should’ve been catching points last week so I backed both of them on my underdog parlay. And sure enough they both won outright with the Lions getting a late field goal to stun Minnesota and the Chiefs getting their fifth straight win over San Francisco in a Super Bowl rematch. The Raiders failed to score a touchdown but they did stay within the 7-point spread in their 20-15 loss to the Rams giving me a winning ticket. Washington was a good pick among the favorites blasting Carolina 40-7 while laying a touchdown. It all came down to Monday night’s Chargers game for the clean sweep. Unfortunately LA couldn’t stick the ball in the end zone and lost on a late field goal as a 2.5-point favorite.
NFL Betting Lines
NFL Week 8 Parlay Card Underdogs
Browns +9 vs. Ravens
Colts +6 at Texans
Considering all the negativity surrounding Deshaun Watson, not to mention his poor play, the Browns may actually be better off now that his season is over. I don’t wish anything bad on anybody, but this was a disaster from the beginning. It appears as though the Browns will turn to former top pick Jameis Winston to run the offense and that’s not a bad thing. Winston is more than capable and with the distractions of Watson’s off-field shenanigans behind them the Browns can play football.
The Browns still have a stout defense and they’ve done a nice job in the past containing Lamar Jackson. The teams have split the last six meetings with the Browns getting payouts in three of the last four. Cleveland has lost five in a row overall with four of those losses by seven points or less. The Browns haven’t scored more than 18 points in a game all season and they should’ve made a change at QB earlier. I do think the club responds against the scorching Ravens and I’ll take the points backing the home team.
There aren’t many underdogs on the schedule that I feel comfortable backing, but the next closest is the Colts in their matchup with Houston. Every Indy game this season has been decided by six points or less so catching 6-points on the line seems like a bonus. And the Colts are playing well winning four of their last five games with payouts in all of them. The teams met in the season opener with Houston getting a 29-27 win and four of the last five meetings have stayed within a six point margin.
NFL Week 8 Parlay Card Favorites
NY Jets -7 at Patriots
49ers -4.5 vs. Cowboys
Steelers -6.5 vs. NY Giants
I’m going with three favorites this week since teams laying points are 33-10 SU and 28-14-1 ATS over the last three weeks. I’ll start by backing the Jets in their road tilt at New England. I expect the Aaron Rodgers to Davante Adams connection will be more in sync and the addition of Hasaan Redick will help the defense. The Pats have lost five straight by an average of more than 16 points, including a 24-3 setback to the Jets in Week 3. This is a great opportunity for the Jets to snap out of their funk against a bad football team.
The Niners have made Dak Prescott look foolish in their current three-game winning streak over Dallas ending the Boys’ 2021 and 2022 seasons in the postseason. The Cowboys scored a total of 29 points in those games the offense was worse in last year’s meeting. Dak tossed three picks and the Niners won 42-10. Injuries played a role in last week’s loss to KC with Brandon Aiyuk sustaining a season-ending knee injury. But Brock Purdy is expected to have Deebo Samuel and Jauan Jennings back elevating the offense.
I don’t understand how a team can be so bad on offense for so long. The Giants tried to mix things up yanking Daniel Jones last week. It didn’t make a difference. And against one of the top defenses in football I can’t see the punchless unit doing enough to stay within the 6.5-point line, so backing the Steelers -6.5 is the right move on this parlay.
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