Week Eight early-week PFW staff selections

"ALL" refers to the staff consensus pick. HOME TEAM IN CAPS. Asterisk (*) denotes team will cover pointspread but lose game. Boldface selections indicate best bets.

BEST BETS

DALLAS -11 vs. Jacksonville

ST. LOUIS -3 vs. Carolina

Denver +1 vs. SAN FRANCISCO (London)

Buffalo vs. KANSAS CITY (43) Over

Last Week: 3-1 / Season: 14-13-1

PFW STAFF SELECTIONS

Early Las Vegas line	Hub	Keith	Mike H	Dan A	Eric	Mike W	Dan P	Michael	Kevin	ALL
CINCINNATI -2½ vs. Miami (43)	Cin.	Cin.	Mia.	Mia.	Mia.	Cin.	Mia.	Mia.	Mia.	Mia.
DALLAS -11 vs. Jacksonville	Dal.	Dal.	Dal.	Dal.	Jax.*	Jax.*	Dal.	Dal.	Dal.	Dal.
DETROIT -2 vs. Washington (44)	Det.	Wash.	Wash.	Det.	Det.	Wash.	Det.	Det.	Det.	Det.
KANSAS CITY -7½ vs. Buffalo (43)	K.C.	Buff.*	K.C.	K.C.	Buff.*	Buff.*	Buff.*	Buff.*	Buff.*	Buff.*
ST. LOUIS -3 vs. Carolina (37)	St.L.	St.L.	St.L.	St.L.	St.L.	Car.	St.L.	St.L.	Car.*	St.L.
N.Y. JETS -6 vs. Green Bay	G.B.*	NYJ	NYJ	G.B.*	NYJ	G.B.*	G.B.*	G.B.*	G.B.*	G.B.*
SAN FRANCISCO -1 vs. Denver (London)	Den.	Den.	Den.	S.F.	Den.	Den.	Den.	Den.	Den.	Den.
SAN DIEGO -3½ vs. Tennessee (44½)	S.D.	S.D.	Tenn.	S.D.	Tenn.	Tenn.*	Tenn.*	Tenn.*	S.D.	Tenn.*
ARIZONA -3 vs. Tampa Bay (39½)	T.B.	Ariz.	Ariz.	Ariz.	T.B.	Ariz.	Ariz.	Ariz.	Ariz.	Ariz.
NEW ENGLAND -4 vs. Minnesota	Minn.	N.E.	N.E.	Minn.*	N.E.	Minn.*	Minn.*	N.E.	N.E.	N.E.
OAKLAND -1½ vs. Seattle (42)	Sea.	Oak.	Oak.	Oak.	Sea.	Sea.	Oak.	Oak.	Oak.	Oak.
NEW ORLEANS E vs. Pittsburgh (44)	N.O.	Pitt.	Pitt.	N.O.	N.O.	Pitt.	Pitt.	Pitt.	N.O.	Pitt.
Monday night INDIANAPOLIS -5½ vs. Houston (49)	Hou.*	Ind.	Hou.	Hou.*	Ind.	Hou.*	Hou.*	Ind.	Hou.*	Hou.*
Last week vs. spread	7-7	6-8	11-3	9-5	7-7	10-4	5-9	5-9	6-8	6-8
Season to date vs. spread	40-59-4	46-53-4	55-44-4	59-40-4	48-51-4	57-42-4	45-54-4	44-55-4	47-52-4	39-60-4
Last week best bets	2-1	1-2	2-1	3-0	2-2	2-1	1-2	2-1	0-3	3-1
Season to date best bets	12-8-1	9-11-1	9-11-1	16-5	9-11-1	11-9-1	9-12	11-10	8-12-1	14-13-1
Last week straight-up	11-3	8-6	12-2	7-7	11-3	7-7	8-6	9-5	10-4	10-4
Season to date straight-up	61-42	63-40	65-38	62-41	61-42	57-46	59-44	61-42	64-39	58-45

LOCK OF THE WEEK

Which of your picks do you feel strongest about and why?

Hub Arkush: The Rams may still be a year or two away, but they are doing a lot of things right, and a bad Carolina team in St. Louis is perfect for them to continue to improve against.

Keith Schleiden: The Jets are an ascending team — Rex Ryan says so, and I believe him. The Packers are inconsistent, at best. New York won't blow Green Bay out, but they win by a touchdown.

Mike Holbrook: I can see the Chiefs beating the Bills much the same way they beat the Jaguars last week, turning a close game into a rout. That said, it's a tricky game for K.C., with the Raiders next.

Dan Arkush: The Dolphins have been the kings of the road this season, and I look for their magic in hostile territory to continue in Week Eight.

Eric Edholm: It seems counterintuitive to go with a team that just allowed 59 points, but the Broncos get to clean the slate against a 49ers club that could be without QB Alex Smith.

Mike Wilkening: The Lions are improved, but they have one win, and I don't think they should be favored. The Redskins won't overlook the Lions after being upset in Detroit last season.

Dan Parr: Faith in the Cowboys is fading fast, but they should get a pretty easy win. The Jaguars, who are coming off two blowout losses, won't be able to stop Dallas' passing game.

Michael Blunda: The Jaguars can't stop anybody on defense, so how are they going to contain the Cowboys' potent attack? Tony Romo should carve them up in a convincing Dallas victory.

Kevin Fishbain: The Raiders will likely never have this much momentum or confidence again all season, and they can use it as fuel for a win over a poor road team in Seattle.

Source: http://www.profootballweekly.com/2010/10/25/week-eight-early-week-pfw-staff-selections-2

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