A look at the standings at the start of Week 8:
Ben Watanabe: 59-44-2 (Last week: 8-6). Would have really "liked that" if Kirk Cousins had score three more points against the Bucs.
Mike Cole: 55-48-2 (Last week: 8-6). For the first time all season, he didn't pick Jacksonville when he should have, instead of vice versa.
Ricky Doyle: 53-50-2 (Last week: 6-8). Just as he pulled back into the race, our rookie falls back behind the lead pack.

THURSDAY, OCT. 29
Miami Dolphins (3-3) at (-7.5) New England Patriots (6-0), 8:25 p.m. ET
Ricky:
Ben: Patriots. The Dolphins have been able to mimic a quality football team here for the last couple weeks, but nobody knocks a fraud back down a peg like Belichick's boys.
Mike:

SUNDAY, NOV. 1
Detroit Lions (1-6) at (-6) Kansas City Chiefs (2-5), 9:30 a.m.
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-4) at (-7.5) Atlanta Falcons (6-1), 1 p.m.
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San Diego Chargers (2-5) at Baltimore Ravens (1-6), 1 p.m.
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(-1) Minnesota Vikings (4-2) at Chicago Bears (2-4), 1 p.m.
Ricky:
Ben: Vikings. Good for Da Bears rallying and not giving up on their season, but I still think they might be the worst team in the NFL, top to bottom. I can't bank on them for anything less than a touchdown spread.
Mike:

Arizona Cardinals (5-2) at Cleveland Browns (2-5), 1 p.m.
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Tennessee Titans (1-5) at Houston Texans (2-5), 1 p.m.
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New York Giants (4-3) at (-3) New Orleans Saints (3-4), 1 p.m.
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Cincinnati Bengals (6-0) at Pittsburgh Steelers (4-3), 1 p.m.
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San Francisco 49ers (2-5) at (9.5) St. Louis Rams (3-3), 1 p.m.
Ricky:
Ben: Rams. Against the last three quality defenses they played, the Niners have lost by an average of 23.7 points. That is more than 9 1/2 points. I'll take the Bighorns.
Mike:

(EV) New York Jets (4-2) at Oakland Raiders (3-3), 4:05 p.m.
Ricky:
Ben: Jets.
Mike:

(-6) Seattle Seahawks (3-4) at Dallas Cowboys (2-4), 4:25 p.m.
Ricky:
Ben: Cowboys. These teams are 1-4-1 ATS combined in their last three games overall and 5-5 straight-up in their last 10 head-to-head. Suffice to say, there isn't a good option here. I'll close my eyes, hold my nose and take the home team with the points.
Mike:

(-3) Green Bay Packers at Denver Broncos, 8:30 p.m.
Ricky:
Ben: Packers. Denver's defense is a menace, but Green Bay's D doesn't get enough credit and its O isn't quarterbacked by Peyton Manning.
Mike:

MONDAY, NOV. 2
Indianapolis Colts (3-4) at (-7) Carolina Panthers (6-0), 8:30 p.m.
Ricky:
Ben: Panthers. The oddsmakers finally wised up and took away more than a field goal from Carolina at home. Still, this isn't the defense you want a quarterback with a bad wing and an atrocious offensive line facing.
Mike:

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