We’re on to Week 8 of the 2024 NFL season, coming off a successful 3-leg Week 7 parlay. Let’s build on that success and keep things rolling into the new weekend.
In Week 7, the Philadelphia Eagles rode RB Saquon Barkley against his former team, easily covering as 3-point road favorites against the New York Giants in a 28-3 rout.
For the second leg, sometimes you need a little misfortune for the other team. The Kansas City Chiefs were the pick as 2-point ‘dogs in a Super Bowl rematch in Santa Clara. The San Francisco 49ers saw WR Deebo Samuel exit with an illness and WR Brandon Aiyuk checked out with a serious injury. San Francisco was disheveled after that, and the Chiefs ended up with the big 28-18 road win.
In the third and final leg of the parlay, we went with a 2.5-point underdog in the Sunday Night Football game, backing the Pittsburgh Steelers, who won in convincing fashion (37-15) against the visiting New York Jets …
… and the 3-teamer cashed for a $68.52 profit on a $10 wager. Let’s do it again, shall we?
Please excuse the fact this story was published a little later than you’re used to, but we were waiting for the official injury report for the Monday Night Football Game.
After looking at BetMGM Sportsbook’s NFL Week 8 odds, here is our “Winner winner chicken dinner” NFL parlay bet to cash in on among SportsbookWire’s NFL expert picks and predictions.
For this week’s parlay, we have 2 Sunday plays and a Monday night play.
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Winner winner chicken dinner NFL parlay
WEEK 8
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Leg 1: PACKERS -4 (-110) at Jaguars – 1 p.m. (FOX)
The Green Bay Packers (5-2) visit the Jacksonville Jaguars (2-5) for this cross-conference matchup.
Looking to the Pack, QB Jordan Love is cooking along with a cadre of receivers who could make some noise against a leaky Jaguars pass defense. The Packers rank inside the top 10 in total yards (383.1), passing yards (228.1), rushing yards (155.0) and points (26.6) per Game.
The Jaguars pass defense allows 273.9 yards per game, which ranks 31st in the NFL — or second-to-last. The Jags also allow 27.7 points per game (PPG), so the Packers offense should be able to get loose in plenty of open spaces.
BACK PACKERS -4 (-110) to kick off our Week 8 three-leg parlay.
Leg 2: OVER 41 (-110) – Panthers at Broncos – 4:25 p.m. (CBS)
The Carolina Panthers (1-6) visit the Denver Broncos (4-3) in — what might be hard to believe but — a Super Bowl 50 rematch. We rolled with a Super Bowl rematch in our second leg last week, so let’s hope lightning strikes twice.
The Panthers turn back to QB Bryce Young, who was benched heading into Week 3 for veteran QB Andy Dalton. The Red Rifle led the Panthers to a 36-22 victory at the Las Vegas Raiders that week, but they have gone 0-4 since.
However, the real problem for the Panthers has been the defense. This team has allowed 34 or more points in 4 straight outings, including a 40-burger last week against the Washington Commanders — in a 40-7 loss. The Over has connected in 4 of the past 5 games for Carolina.
The Broncos have surprisingly cashed Overs in 3 in a row and scored 26 or more points in 3 of the past 5, including their 2 matchups against NFC South teams so far this season. Denver dropped 33 on the New Orleans Saints in the Week 7 Thursday night game — in a 33-10 road victory — as rookie QB Bo Nix continues to get his swerve on.
BACK OVER 41 (-110) as our middle play.
Leg 3: STEELERS -6 (-110) vs. Giants – Monday, 8:15 p.m. (ABC/ESPN)
For the final pick of our 3-team parlay, we’ll roll with the Pittsburgh Steelers (5-2). They did us a solid last week against the Jets, so we’ll ride with them again, this time the New York Giants (2-5), who we faded last week, too.
Giants LB Brian Burns (Achilles, groin) and DT Dexter Lawrence (hip) look like they’re going to gut it out and play as both were not listed on the injury report. However, both players were limited in practice, which is good news for the Steelers offense.
That offense has turned up the intensity in the past 2 weeks, averaging 34.5 PPG, while allowing just 14.0 PPG and covering both games in back-to-back wins.
There was some concern with Pittsburgh changing from QB Justin Fields — who was 4-2 in the first 6 games — to veteran QB Russell Wilson, but the experienced Willson finished strong after a slow start on SNF against the Jets last week. With a downfield threat, this Pittsburgh offense looks even more dangerous, especially against inferior teams with a banged-up defense.
Roll with STEELERS -6 (-110) for the third and final leg of this winning parlay.
PARLAY CARD
- PACKERS -4 (-110) at Jaguars
- OVER 41 (-110) Panthers at Broncos
- STEELERS -6 (-110) vs. Giants
Parlay payout: Bet $10 to profit $59.58 (payout = $69.58).
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