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Christian D'Andrea

Straight-Up NFL Picks, Week 8: Betting on the Rams and fading the Giants despite overwhelming evidence

Week 7’s underwhelming slate of games led to a handful of upsets but not many close finishes. Week 8 looks better on paper; will it come through?

My chalk-heavy approach last week left me lagging behind the rest of the crowd — one more foot of offense from the Jacksonville Jaguars would’ve helped. This week only features two upsets (Tampa Bay Buccaneers over the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday night and the Los Angeles Rams over the San Francisco 49ers) and another that just feels that way (the New England Patriots winning in New York), none of which are especially interesting.

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