Picks for week 8, based on the week 7 rankings.
Read this for a description of APR.
Read this for a description of SRS.
Line values are taken from yahoo.com (except when noted
otherwise), and are for comparison purposes only.
| Game | APR | SRS | Line |
| Washington Redskins @ Detroit Lions | Redskins ρ=1.3793 | Redskins δ=17.89 | Redskins -7½ |
| Oakland Raiders @ Baltimore Ravens | Ravens ρ=1.1978 | Ravens δ=13.19 | Ravens -6½ |
| Indianapolis Colts @ Tennessee Titans | Titans ρ=1.1892 | Titans δ=8.57 | Titans -4 |
| Kansas City Chiefs @ New York Jets | Jets ρ=1.1713 | Jets δ=13.83 | Jets -13 |
| Buffalo Bills @ Miami Dolphins | Bills ρ=1.1445 | Bills δ=2.61 | Bills -1½ |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Dallas Cowboys | Buccaneers ρ=1.1201 | Buccaneers δ=6.93 | Cowboys -2 |
| Cincinnati Bengals @ Houston Texans | Texans ρ=1.1126 | Texans δ=2.26 | Texans -9½ |
| New York Giants @ Pittsburgh Steelers | Steelers ρ=1.1063 | Steelers δ=2.18 | Steelers -2½ |
| Atlanta Falcons @ Philadelphia Eagles | Eagles ρ=1.0743 | Eagles δ=6.09 | Eagles -9 |
| St. Louis Rams @ New England Patriots | Patriots ρ=1.0556 | Patriots δ=10.12 | Patriots -7 |
| Seattle Seahawks @ San Francisco 49ers | Seahawks ρ=1.0524 | 49ers δ=3.74 | 49ers -4½ |
| San Diego Chargers @ New Orleans Saints | Chargers ρ=1.0514 | Chargers δ=0.61 | Chargers -3 |
| Cleveland Browns @ Jacksonville Jaguars | Jaguars ρ=1.0488 | Jaguars δ=0.91 | Jaguars -7 |
| Arizona Cardinals @ Carolina Panthers | Panthers ρ=1.0266 | Panthers δ=2.46 | Panthers -4½ |
Comments:
Disagreement on Bucs @ Cowboys and Seahawks @ 49ers.
With the Giants facing their toughest opponent of the season, this has to be one of the Cowboys' best chances to gain some ground in the division. But they've gone 1-4 since their last convincing win Week 3 at the Packers. And their schedule doesn't get any easier after the Bucs, either.
At 1-5, the Seahawks' season is pretty much done, even if Hasselbeck comes back immediately. As it is, this week at the 49ers might be one of their few remaining chances to win another game.
The Cardinals are as close to a lock for the division as a team can be with 6 games played. The game @ Carolina is one they need to win if they want to be more than one-and-done in the playoffs.
The Colts are already 3 games behind the division-leading Titans. If they lose, not only are they a long way out of first place in the AFC South, a 3-4 record will put them behind in the race for a wildcard spot, too.
