Drew Brees returned for New Orleans in Week 8 and the Saints covered for a sixth consecutive game and now are 6-2 against the spread this season.
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San Francisco is 7-0 straight up and 5-2 ATS after crushing the Carolina Panthers 51-13 on Sunday and has gone under in five of its seven games.
Contestants using the aliases THE NATURE BOY and St Cloud Connection will split the prize unless Concrete Mike passes them with a Miami cover.
An MGM Resorts bettor won a six-figure wager on Green Bay, which turned an otherwise profitable day into a small loser for MGM and a “pretty good” loser for William Hill.
Opening and closing lines and totals, and point-spread highlights from every NFL Sunday game.
Handicapper Alex B. Smith of axsmithsports.com breaks down Week 8 of the NFL season.
Handicapper Mark Franco went 4-1 ATS for the second straight week in Week 7 and leads the contest with a 23-12 ATS record. Hank Goldberg is in second at 22-13 ATS.
The road team has covered the first seven Seattle games this season, and the Seahawks are 3-0 ATS in road games. Seattle has covered eight of its last nine road games.
CG Technology sportsbook initially took a bet on the Redskins at plus 16 but sharp bettors jumped on the Vikings at minus 15½ before public money pushed it to 16½.
After covering in a 30-23 win over the Texans, the Colts improved to an NFL-best 4-1-1 against the spread this season.
New England was a consensus 9½-point favorite most of the week but climbed to a consensus 10-point favorite on Monday at Las Vegas sportsbooks.
William Hill won more than $1 million on Washington, which was reportedly only the second team in 25 years to cover the spread without scoring in a 9-0 loss to the 49ers.
Handicappers Hank Goldberg and Mark Franco each went 4-1 ATS last week and are tied for the contest lead at 19-11 with Westgate sportsbook vice president Jay Kornegay.
Raiders coach Jon Gruden has won and covered the last two road games after going 1-8 in the previous nine away games. The Packers are 4-2 against the spread.
