NFL odds 2017, Week 8: Betting lines, trends, and analysis for the week's top games

The New Orleans Saints are a perfect 4-0 straight up and against the spread over their last four games, winning those games by an average margin of 16 points per game. The Saints will try to keep rolling when they host the Chicago Bears this week.

New Orleans is a 9-point favorite at home at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. In their last five home games against Chicago, the Saints are 4-1 SU and 4-0-1 ATS. Chicago has been strong as a dog this season with a 5-2 ATS record and has won each of its last two games outright with upsets over Baltimore and Carolina.

NFL Week 8 odds

Chicago at New Orleans (-9)

Denver at Kansas City (-7.5)

Los Angeles at New England (-7)

Houston at Seattle (-5.5)

Miami at Baltimore (-3)

Pittsburgh (-3) at Detroit

Oakland at Buffalo (-2.5)

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If the playoffs were to start today, the Buffalo Bills would be a wild card team with their 4-2 SU and 3-1-2 ATS record. The Bills will try to earn a win this Sunday as 2.5-point favorites over the Oakland Raiders, which are one of the teams that could be jostling for a wild card spot down the stretch.

Oakland snapped an 0-4 SU and ATS stretch with last Thursday's upset win over Kansas City. The Raiders are 5-0 ATS in their last five games against the Bills.

After getting off to slow starts to the 2017 season, the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots both appear to be rounding into form with three straight wins. Both of these Super Bowl contenders are home favorites on Sunday when New England (-7) hosts the Los Angeles Chargers and Seattle (-5.5) takes on the Houston Texans.

Houston is 7-23 SU in its last 30 games as a road underdog, per the OddsShark NFL Database.

Week 8 kicks off with a Thursday night matchup of Miami at Baltimore (-3). These two teams are going in opposite directions, as Miami is 3-0 SU and 2-0-1 ATS over its last three games and Baltimore is 1-4 SU and ATS over its last five. Baltimore is 6-1 SU and 7-0 ATS in its last seven games against Miami.

The week wraps up with Pittsburgh (-3) at Detroit on Sunday night and Denver at Kansas City (-7.5) on Monday night. The Broncos have gone 6-2 ATS in their last eight road games against the Chiefs.

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