But Week 8 likely won’t create separation from the pack. Most of our experts are far too aligned for that to happen. Of the 16 games this week, there’s a consensus pick against the spread in seven of them. Feel free to tail or fade as you see fit.

As we approach Week 8 in the NFL it’s all about chalk. After weeks of having the schedule break in a series of confusing matchups we finally have an easy route with some very obvious games. A total of nine games have unanimous picks among our panel,

Newsweek's sports betting analysts make their early NFL Week 8 ATS picks, including Thursday night's reunion between Vikes coach Kevin O'Connell and the Rams.