Week Eight trends and tips

Indianapolis at Tennessee

The Colts are 2-5 vs. the spread, including 1-3 on the road. ... Indy has failed to cover its last three, and 10 of its previous 14, games overall. ... The Colts have covered one of their last four contests against AFC South rivals and have failed to cover their last four road games vs. AFC South squads. ... Indy has covered three of the previous 10 meetings and has covered one of the last five meetings on the road. ... The Colts have failed to cover their previous five times after surrendering 30 points or more in their previous outing and have covered one of their last seven games following a double-digit loss. ... Indy has covered its last three games following three consecutive non covers, and its previous six, and 10 of its last 12, regular-season contests have gone over the total. Nine of its previous 10 road games have gone over the total. ... The Titans are 2-4 against the number, including 1-2 at home. ... Tennessee has covered one of its last four, and five of its previous 15, games overall. ... The Titans have covered one of their last six times as a favorite and have covered one of their previous seven contests as a favorite of more than three points. ... Tennessee has covered one of its last five games following a double-digit loss, and four of their previous five contests have gone over the total.

Jacksonville at Houston

The Jaguars are 3-4 against the spread, including 1-2 on the road. ... Jacksonville has failed to cover its last four, and six of its previous seven, contests following a night game and has covered one of its last six times while playing the first of consecutive road contests. ... The Jaguars have covered one of their last four road games vs. AFC South rivals and have covered two of the previous nine meetings on the road. ... Jacksonville has covered five of its last six games prior to a contest at Indianapolis and has covered five of its previous six times before a bye week. ... Six of the Jaguars' last seven games have stayed under the total. ... The Texans are 4-3 vs. the number, including 2-1 at home. ... Houston has covered its last four home games against AFC South rivals and has covered four of its previous five contests overall vs. AFC South opponents. ... The Texans have covered their last three games following consecutive road contests but have failed to cover their previous five times following a game at Tennessee. ... Houston is 1-3-1 vs. the spread in its previous five contests following a double-digit win, and all three of its home games have stayed under the total.

Arizona at Baltimore

The Cardinals are 1-4-1 against the number, including 1-2 on the road. ... Arizona is 5-15-1 against the spread in its last 21 games and is 7-19-2 vs. the number in its previous 28 contests, including playoffs. ... The Cardinals have covered one of their last six times when playing a road game sandwiched between two home contests and have failed to cover their previous eight times after surrendering more than 21 points in their previous outing. ... Arizona has covered one of their last five games against AFC teams and is 1-4-1 vs. the spread in its previous six road contests vs. AFC foes. ... The Cardinals have covered one of their last s ix games following a double-digit loss. And five of their previous six road contests have stayed under the total. ... The Ravens are 4-2 against the number, including 3-0 at home. ... Baltimore has covered six of its last eight times when playing a home game sandwiched between two road contests and has covered its previous five home contests prior to consecutive road games. ... The Ravens have covered five of their last six games following a non cover, including playoffs and have covered nine of their previous 12 contests vs. NFC teams. ... Baltimore has covered two of its last eight games as a favorite of more than seven points and has covered one of its previous four regular-season contests prior to facing the Steelers.

Miami at New York Giants

The Dolphins are 0-6 against the spread, including 0-3 on the road. ... Miami has failed to cover its previous four road contests and has failed to cover its last nine games overall. ... The Dolphins have covered their previous three road contests against NFC opponents and have covered their last five times as a dog of 10 points or more. ... Miami's previous five contests have stayed under the total, and nine of its last 11 road games have stayed under the total. ... The Giants are 3-3 vs. the number, including 1-2 at home. ... New York has covered one of its last seven games against AFC opponents and has failed to cover its previous four contests as a favorite of eight points or more. ... The Giants have covered two of their last seven games as a favorite and have covered five of their previous 14 contests overall. ... New York's last four home games have gone over the total, and five of their six contests have gone over the total.

Minnesota at Carolina

The Vikings are 3-3-1 vs. the spread, including 1-2 on the road. ... Minnesota is 0-4-1 against the number in its last five regular-season games vs. NFC South opponents and is 1-4-1 against the spread in its previous six road contests against NFC South foes. ... The Vikings have failed to cover their last six regular-season games following a cover at home and have covered one of their previous nine regular-season contests following a cover. ... Minnesota has covered three of its last four games after hosting the Packers, and four of its previous six contests have gone over the total. ... The Panthers are 5-1-1 against the number, including 4-0 at home. ... Carolina has covered its last five home games and has covered four of its previous five contests against NFC North teams. ... The Panthers have covered their last three times while playing the second of consecutive home games but have failed to cover their previous three contests prior to a bye week. ... Five of Carolina's seven games have gone over the total.

New Orleans at St. Louis

The Saints are 4-3 against the spread, including 1-3 on the road. ... New Orleans has covered two of its last nine road games, including playoffs, and has covered one of its previous six contests as a road favorite, including playoffs. ... The Saints have failed to cover their last four road games against NFC West opponents and have covered one of their previous four times following a double-digit win. ... New Orleans has covered 10 of its last 11 road games sandwiched between two home contests and has covered its previous four regular-season contests as a favorite of more than seven points. ...The Rams are 0-6 vs. the number, including 0-3 at home. ... St. Louis has failed to cover its last seven, and nine of its previous 10, games and has covered one of its last six home contests. ... The Rams have covered one of their previous seven times as a dog of 10 points or more and have covered one of their previous seven contests following consecutive road games. ... St. Louis' last three contests have stayed under the total.

Washington vs. Buffalo at Toronto

The Redskins are 3-3 vs. the spread, including 2-1 on the road. ... Washington has covered six of its last eight times while playing the second of consecutive road games and has covered its previous three contests on artificial turf. ... The Redskins have covered their last four games as a dog of more than three points. ... Washington is 4-0-3 against the number in its previous seven contests against AFC squads but is 1-4-3 against the spread in its last eight games vs. AFC East opponents. ... The Bills are 4-2 vs. the number, including 2-1 at home. ... Buffalo is 11-5-1 vs. the spread in its previous 17 contests and has covered five of its last six games following a bye week. ... The Bills are 7-1-1 against the number in their previous nine contests against NFC East foes and are 7-3-1 against the spread in their last 11 home contests vs. NFC East teams. ... Buffalo has covered three of its previous four games against NFC opponents overall but is 1-3-1 vs. the number its last five times when playing the first of consecutive home contests. ... The Bills' previous seven games have gone over the total.

Detroit at Denver

The Lions are 4-2-1 vs. the spread, including 2-0-1 on the road. ... Detroit is 4-0-1 against the number in its last five road games and has covered its previous five contests on grass. ... The Lions are 0-9-1 against the spread in their previous 10 contests as a road favorite and have covered one of their last 11 games after failing to cover as a favorite. ... Detroit's previous three contests have stayed under the total. ... The Broncos are 2-4 vs. the number, including 0-3 at home. ... Denver has failed to cover its last four games against NFC opponents and has covered one of its previous nine contests vs. NFC North foes. ... The Broncos have failed to cover their last four home games and have covered two of their previous 10 home contests sandwiched between two road games. ... Denver has failed to cover its last eight games following a cover and has failed to cover its previous six contests following a cover on the road. ... The Broncos have failed to cover their last three home games prior to consecutive road contests and have failed to cover their previous three times prior to facing the Raiders. ... Eight of Denver's last nine home games have gone over the total.

Cleveland at San Francisco

The Browns are 2-2-2 vs. the spread, including 1-0-1 on the road. ... Cleveland is 3-9-2 against the number in its last 14 games and has failed to cover its previous four times after surrendering fewer than 17 points in its previous outing. ... The Browns are 2-6-2 against the spread in their last 10 games against NFC teams. ... Three of Cleveland's previous four contests have stayed under the total, and four of its last five road games have stayed under the total. ... The 49ers are 5-0-1 vs. the number, including 2-0-1 at home. ... San Francisco is 4-0-1 vs. the spread in its previous five home contests and has covered four of its last five times following a game on artificial turf. ... The 49ers have covered their previous five contests as a favorite and have covered their last five games as a favorite of five points or more. ... San Francisco has covered three of its last four games against AFC teams and has covered three of its previous four contests vs. AFC North opponents. ... The 49ers are 8-0-1 against the number in their last nine home games sandwiched between two road contests, and their previous five home contests have gone over the total.

Cincinnati at Seattle

The Bengals are 5-1 against the spread, including 3-0 on the road. ... Cincinnati has covered eight of its last nine games and has covered its previous four road contests. ... The Bengals have covered six of their last seven games following a cover at home and have covered three of their previous four times while playing the first of consecutive road contests. ... Cincinnati is 0-6-2 vs. the number in its last eight games against NFC West foes, and five of its six contests have gone over the total. ... The Seahawks are 3-2-1 vs. the spread, including 2-0 at home. ... Seattle is 3-0-1 against the number in its last four games and has covered its previous four road contests, including playoffs. ... The Seahawks have covered four of their last five times following consecutive road games and have covered eight of their previous nine times after scoring fewer than 17 points in their previous outing. ... Seattle is 1-4-1 against the spread in its last six games against AFC teams, and six of its previous eight home contests have gone over the total.

New England at Pittsburgh

The Patriots are 4-2 vs. the number, including 2-0 on the road. ... New England has covered its last six road games and has covered its previous six times as a favorite of fewer than seven points. ... The Patriots have covered seven of their last eight games on grass and are 32-13 vs. the spread in their previous 45 regular-season road contests. ... New England has covered eight of the previous 10 meetings, including playoffs, and has covered its last five, and 23 of its previous 30, road games sandwiched between two home contests. ... The Patriots have covered their previous six contests following a non cover. ... The Steelers are 3-4 against the number, including 2-1 at home. ... Pittsburgh has failed to cover its last three games as a dog, including playoffs, and has covered one of its previous four times prior to facing the Ravens. ... The Steelers have failed to cover their last four regular-season games vs. AFC East opponents and have covered two of their previous nine regular-season contests following a cover. ... Pittsburgh has covered six of its last seven games as a home dog, and eight of its previous 11 contests, including playoffs, have gone over the total.

Dallas at Philadelphia

The Cowboys are 3-2-1 against the spread, including 2-0-1 on the road. ... Dallas is 5-0-1 vs. the number in its last six games as a dog and has covered three of its previous four road contests sandwiched between two road games. ... The Cowboys have covered five of their last seven regular-season games following a double-digit win but have failed to cover their previous four times after surrendering 17 points or fewer in their previous outing, including playoffs. ... Dallas has failed to cover its last three games against NFC East rivals and is 1-4-1 vs. the spread in its previous six contests on grass. ... Three of the Cowboys' last four games have stayed under the total. ... The Eagles are 2-4 against the number, including 0-2 at home. ... Philadelphia has covered five of its last six games against NFC East rivals and has covered its previous nine contests after facing the Redskins. ... The Eagles have failed to cover their last three night games and have covered two of their previous seven times while playing the first of consecutive night contests. ... Philadelphia has failed to cover its last five games following a cover, including playoffs, and has covered one of its previous five times following consecutive road contests.

San Diego at Kansas City

The Chargers are 2-4 against the spread, including 1-2 on the road. ... San Diego has covered its last three night games and has covered three of its previous four times while playing the second of consecutive road contests. ... The Chargers have covered their last three games following a straight-up loss as a favorite and have covered four of their previous five contests vs. AFC West rivals. ... San Diego is 3-10-1 vs. the number in the last 14 meetings in Kansas City, and its previous five, and eight of its last 10, road contests have gone over the total. ... The Chiefs are 4-2 vs. the spread, including 1-1 at home. ... Kansas City has covered its previous four contests and has covered its last eight games as a dog of fewer than five points. ... The Chiefs have covered four of their previous five times following a straight-up win vs. the Raiders and have covered six of their last seven night games. ... Kansas City is 7-0-1 against the number its last eight games following consecutive road contests, and three of its previous four games have stayed under the total.  

Source: http://www.profootballweekly.com/2011/10/27/week-eight-trends-and-tips-3

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