Week 8 NFL score predictions, best picks today: Expert reveals exact scores for every NFL game — SkimNews
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- Eric Cohen released exact score predictions for all 14 Week 8 NFL games after finishing the 2025-26 season 188-96-1 (66%) straight-up and going 59-47-1 (56%) on his 2026 NFL picks.
- Buffalo Bills (-3, total 54.5) are Cohen's top pick over Baltimore with a 31-25 score and the Over also hitting; the Bills have won four of the last five meetings, including two in the playoffs.
- Lamar Jackson is expected to return from an ankle injury, but has averaged just 11.5 rushing yards and 2.6 yards per carry in his return games, which Cohen says makes Derrick Henry easier to slow down.
- Baltimore Ravens have blown back-to-back halftime leads of 10+ points in losses to Cleveland and Cincinnati, while Buffalo arrives off a bye with road wins at the Rams and Raiders; teams with a rest advantage playing at home are 12-3 against the spread.
- Cleveland Browns won two games this season by the league's second-most common score, 27-24, and face the Pittsburgh Steelers again this weekend with Pittsburgh a 3.5-point home favorite, one of 10 teams favored by more than a field goal.
- Cohen identified three Week 8 games where the underdog wins outright, with the full slate and those three picks available only through SportsLine.
- CBS Sports' computer model also backs the Steelers and Rams in its Week 8 picks, while a separate self-learning AI slate forecasts every game — three forecasting approaches converging on the same full-week board.
Why it matters: Cohen's 66% straight-up season record gives bettors a track record to weigh, and Buffalo backers get two propositions in one pick — a six-point win over Baltimore and the Over at 54.5 points. Baltimore's two straight blown 10-point halftime leads give bettors a documented reason to question its fourth-quarter resilience.
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