What's Wright - NFL Week 8 Predictions: Packers-Steelers, Commanders-Chiefs, Bears-Ravens, Broncos-Cowboys & more!

Summary

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"What's Wright – NFL Week 8 Predictions: Packers-Steelers, Commanders-Chiefs, Bears-Ravens, Broncos-Cowboys & more!"
Date: October 25, 2025
Host: Nick Wright (with Damanze)
Episode: 383

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Episode Overview

Nick Wright and co-host Damanze dig into their NFL Week 8 predictions with analysis and betting advice, staying true to their signature blend of opinionated, rapid-fire sports talk and self-aware takes on gambling ups-and-downs. The episode is lively, with Nick reviewing his record, debating tricky matchups, and sharing “stay away” games. He rounds out the episode with five concrete picks, a teaser, touchdown and player prop bets, and plenty of banter.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

State of the Season & Personal Record (02:26)

• Nick’s Season Recap: Nick discusses his 17-18 season record so far, reviewing last week’s results: two easy winners (Giants +7 at Denver, Seattle -3 at Houston), but three ugly losses (notably Titans +7 vs Patriots and Jets +1.5 vs Carolina).
• Quote:

  “I’m okay with this 2 and 3, because the losses were so ugly that I feel like I got a little lucky.”
  —Nick Wright (03:00)

Week 8 Preview and the Challenge of the Slate (03:05)

• Numerous teams on a bye and large spreads make for a tough week to find value.
• Nick notes the challenge of making five picks this week and wonders if Damanze will change his typical teaser strategy.

Stay-Away Games Breakdown

Nick and Damanze break down games they are NOT betting on, offering insight into why each is a pass:

San Francisco @ Houston (10:49)

• Both teams are unpredictable (SF banged up, Houston’s defense strong but offense “putrid”).
• “I was like, you know what...the fact that I almost picked either side, I was like I’m staying away...” —Nick Wright (11:12)

Jets @ Cincinnati (12:23)

• Bengals almost picked, but Nick fears both sides due to Jets’ instability and Bengals' past struggles.

Cleveland @ New England (13:03)

• Patriots -7 “feels like a trap," given Cleveland’s D, but offense can’t come back from behind.

Giants @ Philly (14:13)

• Nick considered Giants, but worries their collapse against Denver could signify total implosion.

Buffalo @ Carolina (15:23)

• Bills are a great post-bye team, but Carolina’s home performance is strong—too risky to lay seven points on the road.

Tennessee @ Indianapolis (15:58)

• Indy's offense has looked good, Titans look "putrid," but a 14-point line is “insane."
• “In the off season, this game was going to…would have been like Indy by two and a half...now it’s 14.”
  —Nick Wright (16:33)

Washington @ Kansas City (16:54)

• Line is too big at Chiefs -12.5, even though it's a “revenge spot” against Marcus Mariota, who last beat the Chiefs in the playoffs pre-Mahomes (18:18).

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Nick’s Official Five Picks (20:33 onward)

Clear, game-by-game rationale with a blend of stats and vibes.
All lines from Hard Rock Bet.

1. Atlanta -7.5 vs Miami (20:33)

• Miami, previously competitive, just got blown out; Nick senses collapse.
• “It’s on the board that right now the Dolphins are just done...and I do know that the Miami defense can’t deal with Bijan.”
  —Nick Wright (21:50)

2. Chicago +6.5 at Baltimore (22:32)

• Ravens haven’t earned favorite status. Bears have edge in coaching, defense, and running game.
• “The Ravens defense has not earned the right to be a touchdown favorite over anyone…” —Nick Wright (22:56)

3. Tampa Bay -3.5 at New Orleans (23:43)

• Nick reluctantly goes against some of his principles, swayed by Baker Mayfield’s animosity towards New Orleans.
• “That Baker press conference, I was like, nope, I’m taking Tampa.” —Nick Wright (24:22)

4. Dallas +3.5 at Denver (24:39)

• Dallas’ strong offense vs Denver’s inability to score outside of rare explosions.
• Nick speculates kicker Brandon Aubrey could break field goal records due to Denver's altitude.
• “I am here to tell you Aubrey could hit the longest field goal in NFL history this weekend.” —Nick Wright (26:12)

5. Green Bay -3 at Pittsburgh (26:44)

• Green Bay due for a “statement game”; Nick downplays Rodgers’ big-game performance, backs Packers' defense to disrupt Pittsburgh.

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Teaser of the Week (Three-Team, Eight-Point, +100) (33:02)

By Damanze:

• Chicago up to +14.5 vs Baltimore

• Indy down to -6 vs Tennessee

• Dallas up to +11.5 at Denver

• “I think you…I like it…It would be a little bittersweet if your Ravens look unbelievable and just blow out Chicago and that costs you your teaser.”
  —Nick Wright (33:28)

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Touchdown & Player Prop Specials (34:18)

• Anytime Touchdown:
  • Travis Kelce (+120) on Monday night, with Nick predicting focus will be on Rice so Chiefs get Kelce in the end zone.
• Player Prop:
  • Bijan Robinson OVER 125.5 rushing + receiving yards vs Miami (35:05)
  • “That’s a big part of my Atlanta -7.5 pick, I think Bijan’s gonna have a monster game.”
    —Nick Wright (35:25)

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Memorable Moments & Quotes

• On Miami's Collapse:
  “I mean, Tua is just doing these self roasts…it’s gotten to a point to where I do think something’s wrong” —Damanze & Nick (22:03)
• On Betting Challenges:
  “I'm okay with it. I don't think I deserve to be better than 17 and 18.” —Nick Wright (03:00)
• Historic Chiefs Playoff Loss:
  “Marcus Mariota threw a touchdown pass to himself to beat the Chiefs and start the Mahomes era...” —Nick Wright (18:18)
• On Denver's Kicking Potential:
  “Aubrey could hit the longest field goal in NFL history this weekend. It’s on the board.” —Nick Wright (26:12)

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Timestamps of Important Segments

• [02:26] Nick’s Season Recap & Betting Show Format
• [03:00] Review of Last Week’s Results
• [10:34] Explanation of Team Byes & This Week’s “Stay Aways”
• [20:33] Nick’s Five Official Picks Begin
• [33:02] Damanze’s Teaser of the Week
• [34:18] Touchdown Genie & Bijan Prop
• [35:32] Episode Wrap

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Style & Tone Highlights

• Conversational, irreverent, analytical yet self-aware.
• Nick and Damanze riff off one another, blending sharp takes with playful banter and occasional self-deprecation.
• Betting advice is given with confidence but acknowledges luck and uncertainty.

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Summary Takeaways

Nick Wright’s Week 8 predictions focus keenly on team trends, injury impacts, and market psychology. He remains disciplined with “stay aways” but unapologetically backs his instincts—and gives listeners a trove of actionable picks, props, and logical reasoning for each. The episode balances real gambling insight with the show’s trademark humor and energy, making it both useful for bettors and enjoyable for fans.

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Transcript

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Welcome in what's Right with NICK GRIND Episode 383, our weekly Friday NFL gambling show where demons two out of every three weeks gives you winning teaser. I once a month give you a winning offer but I only take it when it's a winner. Maybe three out of four weeks give you a winning touchdown prop and every single week give you 500 picks. By 500 I just mean decidedly at 500 we're going to get hot. We have of we have avoided the disaster weekend. We've just had a bunch of two and threes, a four and one and a couple three and twos which has led us to a 17 and 18 record for the season. This episode is brought to you by Boost Mobile and and if we were doing straight to voicemail, that would also be brought to you by Boost Mobile on Fridays. We don't do it. We do tell you about how we did last weekend and all lines are brought to you by our friends at Hard Rock Bet Reminder Everyone like Rate Subscribe Review to the pod I'll be honest demanz I'm okay with this 2 and 3 because the losses were so ugly that I feel like I got a little lucky. So I had Tennessee plus seven against the Patriots. They started the game up seven nothing. I was feeling great. They then immediately went back to being the Titans. Cam were just setting the ball on the ground. They get annihilated. I had the jets plus a point nap against Carolina. I knew that was a bad bet when I said to Deanna who was sitting next to me in the second quarter when Carolina scored a touchdown to go up 10:10 to 3. Well that's over. She's like what do you mean? I was like well the jets can't score a touchdown obviously. At that point my only hope was two field goals to make it a 109 loss. That was bad. Giants plus seven at Denver. Easy easy winner. That should have been a moneyline winner. But Atlanta plus two at San Francisco. All the Sharps had the Niners. I thought the Sharps were crazy. They the Sharps were right. And then Seattle minus three against Houston, an easy easy winner. So two easy winners, three pretty bad losers puts us at 17 and 18 for the season. I'm okay with it. I don't think I deserve to be better than 17 and 18. I will tell you this. The Thursday night game existing plus six teams being on a buy this week made this a very difficult slate to find. Five games on a lot of huge spreads too. So this is a tough slate. I'm curious if demons a teaser for the first time maybe all year is going to be teasing a favorite down instead of an underdog up. I I don't know if you did or not that you you have been Most people tease the exact opposite way you do. Most people take seven point favorites down to a pick them. You take seven point dogs and are like give me more points. Yeah and I I actually think your way is is sharper but it is unique especially for someone who hasn't been doing it that long. I I wonder if this week it changes. We'll find out in a minute. I also want to remind you today's show is brought to you by our presenting sponsor, Hard Rock Bet. It's always a great week to try Hard Rock that sportsbook app, but especially this week. Game one in baseball. Tonight, the NBA is back and of course we're nearing the midway point of the NFL season. Speaking of football, I'm looking ahead to Monday night in Kansas City leagues on notice the Chiefs are the best team in football. If you need more proof, here's what the stats hub in the Hard Rock Bet app is showing you. Arrowhead at Chiefs at Arrowhead as a favorite 14 wins in a row Kareem Hunt on Monday night in can when Kansas City is the favorite four straight touchdown games in a row. If you haven't tried your first bet on Hard Rock Bet, still time for you to get $150 in bonus bets. If you win, just place a $5 bet and if it hits, you get not only your winnings but also an extra $150 in bonus bets. There are promos every day, so if you're listening later, open the app, check out what they've got going. Any day of the week. Download the Hard Rock Bet app today, take a look around and make your first deposit payable and bonus bets. Not a cash offer offered by the Seminole Tribe of Florida in Florida. Offered by Seminole Hard Rock Digital LLC in all other states. Must be 21 plus and physically present in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, New Jersey, Ohio, Tennessee or Virginia. To play. Terms and conditions apply. Concerned about gambling in Florid, call 1-888- admit it in Indiana. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem and wants help, call 1-809 with it gambling problem. Call 1-800- GAMBLER in Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, New Jersey, Ohio, Tennessee or Virginia.

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[Nick Wright]

All right, Cardinals, Lions, Jags, Raiders, Rams, Seahawks, all on a buy so we only have 12 games to go through. 7 stay aways go ahead Damanze San.

[Damanze]

Francisco at Houston Houston's 1 point favorites.

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[Damanze]

I thought about this one for the teaser. I didn't even want I didn't feel comfortable doing either side.

[Nick Wright]

You thought about teasing San Francisco up to like plus 8 or 9 I would imagine.

[Damanze]

Yeah I lowkey thought about teasing Houston up to the plus plus seven. Yeah and like once I saw I.

[Nick Wright]

Wouldn'T have liked that leg as a teaser. I wouldn't have minded San Francisco because I just don't think Houston's going to blow out anybody. I right this was almost one of my five picks but it wasn't because I here's what happened. I was like, you know what? San Francisco is so banged up and Houston looked so bad on Monday that no one's going to be betting Houston. Houston is at some point, you know the that Houston defense has been so good all year going up against a banged up Niners team. Whether it's pie first game back from injury, another Mac Jones game, I think Houston gets the win. And then when I was looking at it more, the more I looked at it I was like, I think I like San Francisco. And so the fact that I almost picked either side, I was like I'm staying away from it. Niners great chance to get to 6 and 2. Houston must win for Houston to have any chance of salvaging their season. Houston's defense is great. The offense is just putrid. I'm staying away. Next one.

[Damanze]

Jets at Cincinnati Cincinnati six and a.

[Nick Wright]

Half point favorites so I almost took Cincinnati but man like are the Jet because I do think Flacco is playing well and they're going to be throwing the ball all around but I also feel like laying a full touchdown with a Bengals team that as of a week ago hadn't won in a month felt foolish. I'm not betting on the jets right now getting less than a touchdown. They're just so bad. I also don't know what their quarterback situation is so I'm staying away.

[Damanze]

Next Cleveland at New England New England 7 point favorites.

[Nick Wright]

I think the sharp side Here is Cleveland because the Patriots haven't played a good defense yet. The Cleveland defense obviously is great. The problem is Drake May is playing at such a high level, they do have a chance that they could jump out early on Cleveland. And if they get up 14, nothing. It just feels like the bets just snap dead that Cleveland has no path to backdoor cover to come back. Like their path is that this game is 10:10 at halftime and it's, you know, they, they keep it low scoring, they make it a long possessions game, run the ball. But if they get down early, this is not an offense that you're like, okay, even If I'm down 17 at halftime, maybe they, you know, get a backdoor late cover. Cleveland just roll over and Gabriel can't throw the ball more than five yards down the field right now. So I stayed away from it. Next.

[Damanze]

Yeah. J Giants at Philly. Philly 7 1/2 point favorites.

[Nick Wright]

I want it. I thought about the Giants long and hard because divisional game they just beat them all of the Philly even with Hertz having the perfect passer rating only one by six, all of those things. My concern to Monze is I need to see the Giants play a game post that Broncos loss because it's possible that just murdered them. Yeah, it's possible. That's their version of Caleb and the Bears hail Mary last year game against Washington that it's just about to spiral entirely. And so I and if Philly Jalen looks so good in the last game, it's possible Philly comes out and it's.

[Damanze]

Just rolling and they did just play them. I honestly thought them just playing the Eagles and beating them gave the Eagles a better chance at kind of cooking them in this game.

[Nick Wright]

It absolutely might just on general principle, I don't love laying more than a touchdown in a divisional game, but the Giants might just be dead team walking. So I, I'm staying away.

[Damanze]

Next Buffalo at Carolina. Carolina seven point dogs.

[Nick Wright]

Carolina's been good at home. Just flatly with that said, the Josh Allen has never lost a game off a buy and the Bills have to have it. And so it feels like a game that Buffalo Maybe is up 243 at halftime, but I don't want to lay seven points on the road against a team that's been good at home. So I'm staying away from it.

[Damanze]

Next we got Tennessee at Indy. Indy's 14 point favorites.

[Nick Wright]

I almost bet the Colts. I mean you almost bet the Colts. I did, yeah. I mean Tennessee's just been so putrid and the Colts offense has been so good. But 14 points feels like an insane number. I mean, I think number I, I feel like the in the off season this game was going to would have been like Indy by two and a half.

[Damanze]

Right.

[Nick Wright]

Or Indy by three and a half. And now it's 14. All right, go ahead. Did you want to say something?

[Damanze]

No. Tennessee is just really bad. I, I, I wouldn't really feel comfortable taking it either. I didn't even put him in a teaser. We got.

[Nick Wright]

I would have considered, I would have considered teasing Indy to plus 6. I would have considered that. You know what I mean? Teasing them down. But I, but it's probably smart not to.

[Damanze]

All right, last one Monday night football game. We got Washington at Kansas City. Another big spread. Kansas City, 12 and a half point favorites.

[Nick Wright]

Just too many points.

[Damanze]

I also they covered last time. I think this might have been the same spread as the Raiders game.

[Nick Wright]

Yep. Here is a shocking fact and I could ask you to say it, but you'll. You, you, I would think you have no chance of getting it because no one will get this unless they're like really deep in the weeds. Old school Chiefs fan. There are two active quarterbacks. Let me make sure I'm right about that. There's only two. Hold on. That I'm not forgetting anybody. So, so there's like.

[Damanze]

Daniel already knows what you're talking about.

[Nick Wright]

Hold on. No, I, Yeah, I bet he does. Yes, I'm right about this. There are two active quarterbacks who have beaten the Kansas City Chiefs in a playoff game. One is obviously Joe Burrow. Do you know who the other one is?

[Damanze]

Yeah.

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[Nick Wright]

Oh, they told you.

[Damanze]

Well, no, I mean.

[Nick Wright]

Or you're deciphering it from the.

[Damanze]

Yeah, no, I think it's a. I think it's Marcus Mariota.

[Nick Wright]

It is Marcus Mariota. The last playoff game the Chiefs played without Patrick Mahomes as the starting quarterback was a playoff game. The Chiefs led 21 to 3 on the Tennessee Titans and Marcus Mariota at home. And Marcus Mariota threw a touchdown pass to himself to beat the Chiefs and start the Mahomes era mark. So it's a revenge spot for the Chiefs and against Marcus Mariota. But I'm still not laying the 12 and a half. It's just too many points. All right, we will get to the five picks that I am going to make. But first let me tell you guys, as the holidays approach, get what you need to personalize your home with Wayfair shop holiday decor for every room in the house, whether it's Christmas trees wreaths or inflatables for the front yard. Wayfair is your one stop shop. Everyone wants their home ready for for hosting during the holiday season and there's no better place than Wayfair to make sure you have every kitchen essential, brand new holiday linens and towels for guests or seating rugs and lamps for a living room refresh. Wayfair has everything your home needs and there's no better time than now to get your home ready for hosting. There's something for every style and every home no matter your space or budget. Wayfair makes it easy to to tackle your home goals this holiday season with endless inspiration for every space and budget. Free and easy delivery even on the big stuff. No more huge delivery fees for furniture. Get big stuff like sofas, dining room, tables, beds and more shipped for free. Get organized, refreshed and ready for the holidays. For way less head to Wayfair.com right now to shop all things home. That's W A y f a I.com Wayfair Every style, every home all right Damonte, let's go to my picks. All lines from Hard Rock Bet. I'm going to try not to overthink these. I'm going to try. I like all five of these. It's a tough slate. Some of them are in line with my general rules, some are a bit against. We're rolling with them anyway. Let's do them.

[Damanze]

Disastrous striking in Miami. You're taking Atlanta minus seven seven and a half. It's the Dolphins.

[Nick Wright]

You think I'm laying too many points?

[Damanze]

I feel, I mean with everything that's going on over there. I understand. But yeah, that is seven and a half is a lot with Atlanta.

[Nick Wright]

It's a lot with Atlanta. I unders. I get that. I just think it's on the board that right now the Dolphins are just done because here's the thing. They had been competing so week one they got annihilated. But week two they played a close game against the Patriots, led in the fourth quarter. Week three was the Thursday night game against Buffalo. It's tied in the fourth quarter. Week four they beat the Jets. Week five they play the Panthers. They I lose by three on a last minute touchdown. Week four, that Chargers game that the Chargers I think kick a field goal at the gun to win it or close to the gun to win it. So they had been right there and then last week they lost 31 to 6 and Mike McDaniel is flustered and to a Did you see to his press conference yesterday the whole Line. I mean. I mean to it is just doing these self roasts.

[Damanze]

It's gotten to a point to where I do think something's wrong.

[Nick Wright]

You think? Yeah.

[Damanze]

Do you think something's wrong?

[Nick Wright]

I think something's wrong. So I just think Miami might just be done and if they. They just got blown out by the Browns and I just don't know that 2 is going to be able to do with that Miami secondary and I do know that. That the Miami defense can't deal with Bijan. All lay the seven and a half with Atlanta next.

[Damanze]

You got Chicago plus six and a half at Baltimore. So I'm. I don't. It's still up in the air if Lamar is coming back. It seems I. Lamar.

[Nick Wright]

Lamar is going to play. I mean Vegas Hard Rock certainly thinks.

[Damanze]

That'S what Hard rock is saying. 100 with that spread.

[Nick Wright]

But I guess I, you know this the benefit is if for some reason Lamar doesn't play, then I love this side of it.

[Damanze]

Yeah.

[Nick Wright]

But it's just as simple as the Ravens defense has not earned the right to be a touchdown favorite over anyone, much less a team that I think. I think the ra. I think the Bears have the coaching edge in this game. They certainly have the better defense and up to this point in the season they've had the better running back.

[Damanze]

So ping pong table is gone now. So yeah, I kick it up a little bit.

[Nick Wright]

It should be noted they took that ping pong table out after the Chiefs loss. The next game they played was the Texans and they lost I think 44 to 3. But I think Chicago could win outright and six and a half points. I just think the Ravens have not earned the right to be a touchdown favorite. So I'll take Chicago plus the six.

[Damanze]

And a half Next Tampa Bay minus three and a half at New Orleans.

[Nick Wright]

So this goes against a lot of my principles laying more than a field goal. Divisional matchup. New Orleans has been frisky adjacent after last week was terrible. However Baker evidently. I didn't know this hates the Saints.

[Damanze]

He does. Yeah, I heard that. Yeah.

[Nick Wright]

He thinks that they like tried to hurt him and that they're dirty that Tampa's coming off a tough loss and I think Baker's gonna try to pour it on.

[Damanze]

Yeah. So they couldn't really get any offense going. So I'm sure.

[Nick Wright]

Correct.

[Damanze]

Yeah.

[Nick Wright]

So that this might be bad analysis but that Baker press conference I was like, nope, I'm taking Tampa. It's as simple. And Baker I think wants to get, you know, get himself back near the top of that MVP hierarchy. I'll lay the three and a half.

[Damanze]

With Tampa next Dallas plus three and a half at Denver.

[Nick Wright]

Bonix and the Broncos have played 10 games where the defense allows 20. Just 20. They're two and eight straight up. Do we think Dallas is going to be able to score 20? I do. Dallas has been the most prolific offense in football. I don't think Denver can win a shootout and so I'll take Dallas.

[Damanze]

Shootout. I'm not sure I'm, I'm riding with you on the pick but I think Denver might be able to win in a shootout.

[Nick Wright]

I just don't think Denver can. I don't think Denver can score enough points.

[Damanze]

They will.

[Nick Wright]

I know, I know they scored 33 in the fourth quarter last week but they have been so inept quarters one through three. I, I Dallas is going to be able to move the ball. I'm getting more than a field goal and by the way alert for everyone. I don't know what the weather's going to be like there. Here's a fun one guys. See if you can find this prop for the offer. Brandon Aubrey could kick a 70 yard field goal. It's in at at altitude. We are going if the weather is Let me look real quick. What is the weather this weekend in Denver? As long as we have decent weather. Denver, Denver, Colorado. The air. Yeah the air is thinner and so.

[Damanze]

The the ball moves through it a little bit better.

[Nick Wright]

100% all right. 10 day. Gosh darn it. All these ads. Stop it. Sunday in Denver High of 69. No wind. I I I am here to tell you Aubrey could hit the longest field goal in NFL history this weekend. It's on the board. I'll take Dallas plus three and a half.

[Damanze]

Last one Damanze Green Bay minus three at Pittsburgh.

[Nick Wright]

This is just I don't think Aaron plays his best in big spots. This is a really big spot. I think Green, Green Bay's due to look impressive right? Green Bay has not looked impressive since week one.

[Damanze]

Has been.

[Nick Wright]

Yeah, he has not looked impressive since week one and so and they can listen the only Aubrey Props we can find are his number of field goal maze or number of points. I don't want either one of those but just what are the odds? Is there like a general prop bet like will someone hit a 70 yard field goal this this year it doesn't even have to be Aubrey related like I just think it's a real chance this weekend. I think Green Bay's better than Pittsburgh. I think that I don't love laying points against Mike Tomlin in Pittsburgh, but I think Green Bay's defense is going to be able to disrupt Rodgers timing. Some of that quick passing stuff isn't going to work and I just think Green Bay is due for a statement game. Green Bay -3 so my five picks two dogs, three favorites four road teams Atlanta laying seven and a half at home against Miami, Chicago getting six and a half in Baltimore, Tampa Bay laying three and a half in New Orleans, Dallas getting three and a half in Denver and Green Bay laying three and a half laying three in Pittsburgh. Hey guys, you ever notice how everything seems to be it keeps going up, Rents going up, streaming services going up. Even your favorite burrito spot is charging you extra for salsa. Boost Mobile. You and your phone don't have to play the Will this go up soon Game. Why? Because Boost Mobile has unlimited talk, text and data plan at a price that'll never go up. In fact, to the same price you'll pay for life. Switch now for unlimited wireless that'll never go up. Only at boost mobile after 30 gigs, customers may experience slower speeds. Customers will pay $25 per month as long as they remain active on the Boost Unlimited plan.

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All right, Damanze. Last week's teaser was a tough one, especially given the leg that screwed you on it. Go ahead, tell the audience what it was.

[Damanze]

I should have taken the bait. Tennessee +15 didn't cover +15 thing.

[Nick Wright]

What's the I don't blame you and your other two were unbelievable. Indie plus 10 against the Chargers. Indy wins by 14. You covered that one by 24 points. Giants plus 15 at Denver. Giants lose by one. But you were at one point covering that one. But you entered the third fourth quarter covering that one by 34 points. Demons. The Titans won. They lose by if they just kick a field goal late, you push. They were up 103 after the first quarter. Yeah, you were.

[Damanze]

I mean that's they got the new coach bump and they're just still trash. Like yeah, they got a little bit of it.

[Nick Wright]

That's an unlucky one.

[Damanze]

This week we're doing a three team eight pointer plus a hundred. Um, we're going to be teasing Chicago up to four to 14 and a half against the Ravens. We're teasing Indy down to six points up against the Titans.

[Nick Wright]

I think that's a smart one. I like that one a lot.

[Damanze]

And Indy takes care of the trash team, so I think we should be good there. And then Dallas up to plus 11 and a half against that Broncos defense.

[Nick Wright]

I. Listen, I'm a little. The only one. I'm going to give this a B plus. I think you. I, I like it. Indy, it would be a little bittersweet for you if your Ravens look unbelievable and just blow out Chicago and that costs you your teaser.

[Damanze]

That would be sad. But that's a win. That's a win, lose, lose, win, whatever you want to call it. Because that'd be exciting because right now the Ravens are looking pretty done. So that would be nice. I would love to see them smack the Bears.

[Nick Wright]

Yep. But I, I would have considered teasing the Niners up to plus nine, but I think that's a great teaser. All right. Touchdown Genie. I am. I'm going to give you guys one this weekend. I think Travis scores.

[Damanze]

Okay.

[Nick Wright]

I think a lot of, lot of focus on Rice. Monday Night Football. Big moment. I think they get, they, they try to get Travis in the end zone. Travis Kelsey plus one, 20 anytime. Touchdown. So that's my touchdown Genie. So last. I, I'm bummed about last week's offer because if you guys remember, you tried to get me to do Bijan rushing yards and I was like, no, because I think he's going to be receiving more. So I did BIJAN Total yards plus one or over 130. He had 52 or. I'm sorry, I did. Yeah. I. He had 52 yards receiving but only 40 yards rushing. So it did not hit. What do we have this week?

[Damanze]

We're spinning the block on that one. That. That tends to cash the following week. So we're just going to do the same thing. So this week we're going to roll with Bijan Robinson. He's going up against the Dolphins. They suck. B. John, over 125 and a half rushing plus reception yards at minus 1 15. Does that interest you?

[Nick Wright]

Yes.

[Damanze]

There we go.

[Nick Wright]

Because that's a big part of my Atlanta -7 and a half pick is that I think Bijan's gonna have a monster game.

[Damanze]

Yes, sir.

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