Handicapper Alex B. Smith breaks down every game of Week 8 of the 2020 NFL season, with analysis, trends and final scores.
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Mark Franco leads the pack with a 23-11-1 ATS record, and Doug Fitz is in second place at 21-14. Micah Roberts is 20-13-2, and Dave Tuley is 19-14-2.
Three of four popular favorites in the afternoon games covered the spread and went over the total, as the Buccaneers, Chiefs and Chargers cashed tickets for bettors.
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Mark Franco leads the contest with a 21-9 ATS record, and Doug Fitz is second at 19-11. Micah Roberts went 5-0 to join Dave Tuley and Lou Finocchiaro at 17-12-1.
The line probably will stay off the board until there’s clarification if Raiders linemen Kolton Miller, Gabe Jackson, Rodney Hudson and Denzelle Good will play Sunday.
Undefeated Seattle, led by -150 NFL MVP favorite Russell Wilson, is coming off a bye, and Arizona is coming off a short week after crushing Dallas 38-10 on Monday night.
Books had a banner day thanks to underdogs going 8-4 ATS with five outright upsets, including Tampa Bay’s 38-10 win over Green Bay and Denver’s 18-12 victory over New England.
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Handicapper Mark Franco leads the contest with a 19-6 ATS record, and Doug Fitz is in second place at 15-10.
Tennessee, led by the NFL’s reigning rushing leader, Derrick Henry, is a consensus 3½-point favorite over Houston, which defeated Jacksonville on Sunday for its first win.
A veteran Las Vegas oddsmaker translates common refrains from bookmakers describing how the sportsbook did, from food references to “Even the Mush wins this week.”
The line move was mostly because of Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas, who was ruled out of the game Sunday after reportedly punching a teammate in practice.
Leave it to a team from Las Vegas to beat the odds and pull off the biggest upset of the NFL season.
Handicapper Mark Franco (FrancoSports.com) is 16-4 ATS (80 percent) after going 4-1 ATS in each of the first four weeks of the NFL season.