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Week 8 NFL picks and spread: Lions vs. Bears, Jaguars vs. Buccaneers

The free picks for NFL Week 8, including point spread, odds and betting trends for Detroit Lions vs. Chicago Bears and Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Week 8 NFL picks and spread: Lions vs. Bears, Jaguars vs. Buccaneers This week we will take a look at two NFL games, let's start with the Detroit Lions (4-2) visiting the Chicago Bears (3-4). Both teams have shown very good game-play, despite the current records and stats. The point spread on the Detroit Lions vs. Chicago Bears is currently favoring the Bears -5 points with total of 45 points at Bodog Sports. The Bears are also favorite to win with odds -235 at Bookmaker and the Lions are underdog are +195. But our pick for this Week 8 NFL matchup is - Detroit will win by at least three points.

 The rivalry of the two Great Lakes teams is legendary and this week many experts predict that Chicago will beat Detroit when they meet in Week 8. Statistically, both teams walk on the same line, but it seems that the Lions have much more spunk in them, and the fact that Detroit is chasing the Packers for a division lead speak for itself. Lions quarterback Jon Kitna has been a great team leader this season and is not afraid to give 100% for the victory. Lions won the last game against Tampa Bay and the Bears got a moral boost from beating Philadelphia (but then, who hasn't). Both teams seems to match-up equally, but it seems that the Bears are still living in the past, so our pick remains the Lions.

 And talking about the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-3), they will welcome the Jacksonville Jaguars (4-2) on Sunday and made it in our Week 8 NFL picks. At Bookmaker the Buccaneers are currently favorite to win with odds -215 and the Jags are underdog at +185. But the point spread on the Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers is currently sitting at only -4 points chalk the Buccaneers, and our Week 8 pick is that Tampa Bay will win by at least 10 points.

 Jacksonville is 3-6 against the spread in its last 9 games and Tampa Bay is 4-2 against the spread in its last 6 game. But the Jaguars are forced to come out in Week 8 with quarterback Quinn Gray as a starter, after David Garrard was sidelined for at least a month last week. This will be the first time Quinn Gray takes the starting job and when he substituted for Garrard last week against the Colts he was intercepted on his first play and Garrard had to be brought back in the second half. There is plenty of potential in Quinn Gray, but he definitely lacks leadership experience. Tampa Bay will put on a good show for their fans this week.

 Published on 10/25/2007

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