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NFL Week 8: Tampa Bay Times staff predictions

 
Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston (3) scrambles with the ball during the first half of an NFL football game between the Carolina Panthers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla., on Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017. LOREN ELLIOTT | Times
Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston (3) scrambles with the ball during the first half of an NFL football game between the Carolina Panthers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla., on Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017. LOREN ELLIOTT | Times
Published Oct. 28, 2017

Here's the Times' Bucs coverage team's predictions for week 8 of the NFL season:

GametimedayMartin Fennelly, @mjfennellyTom Jones, @tomwjonesErnest Hooper, @hoop4youRick Stroud, NFLStroudThomas Bassinger, @tometricsGreg Auman, @gregauman
Against the spread (last week)-----8-77-86-93-124-1112-3
Against the spread (overall)-----57-4954-5253-5349-5749-5748-58
Straight up (last week)-----13-210-57-811-47-811-4
Straight up (overall)-----68-3867-3961-4560-4645-6164-42
Upsets of the week-----4-34-34-34-32-52-5
Locks of the week-----4-34-35-24-36-13-4
Carolina at Tampa Bay (-2.5)1 PM/SundayTB 27-24TB 27-17TB 20-17TB 27-24CAR 35-28TB 23-17
Miami at Baltimore (-3.5)8:25 PM/ThursdayMIA 13-12MIA 13-9 (U)BAL 21-20MIA 19-17MIA 21-17BAL 20-14
Minnesota (-9.5) at Cleveland9:30 AM/SundayMinn 27-13MIN 31-20MIN 30-10 (L)MIN 30-17MIN 34-23MIN 31-13
L.A. Chargers at New England (-7.5)1 PM/SundayNE 27-23NE 30-10NE 28-17NE 30-24NE 31-21NE 31-21
Chicago at New Orleans (-9.5)1 PM/SundayNO 27-10 (L)NO 31-9 (L)NO 17-10NO 24-17NO 28-20NO 38-24
Atlanta (-5.5) at N.Y. Jets1 PM/SundayATL 23-17ATL 24-21ATL 24-14ATL 30-21ATL 30-27ATL 21-14
San Francisco at Philadelphia (-12.5)1 PM/SundayPHI 34-17PHI 33-7PHI 30-10PHI 35-20 (L)PHI 26-7PHI 38-14 (L)
Oakland at Buffalo (-2.5)1 PM/SundayOAK 27-24BUF 23-20OAK 23-13 (U)OAK 27-21(U)BUF 26-9 (L)OAK 24-21 (U)
Indianapolis at Cincinnati (-10.5)1 PM/SundayCIN 31-17CIN 23-13CIN 14-7CIN 14-7CIN 33-23CIN 24-13
Houston at Seattle (-5.5)4:05 PM/SundaySEA 23-10SEA 20-14SEA 20-10HOU 24-21SEA 32-24SEA 31-24
Dallas (-2.5) at Washington4:25 PM/SundayDALL 31-27WAS 27-23DAL 27-24DAL 24-23WAS 25-23 (U)DAL 24-21
Pittsburgh (-3.5) at Detroit8:30 PM/SundayDET 21-20 (U)DET 21-20PITT 31-30PIT 31-27PIT 42-26PIT 31-24
Denver at Kansas City (-7.5) 8:30 PM/MondayKC 24-14KC 30-20KC 28-20KC 30-24KC 28-21KC 34-21