NFL picks · 2026 Week 8 · Sunday, November 1
Raiders vs Jets — final
Las Vegas Raiders at New York Jets, NFL Week 8. The game has been played. This page keeps what we said before kickoff next to what happened — the picks stay up whether they won or lost.
Final
LV 38 · NYJ 33
The model's pick: New York Jets by 0.8 — wrong.
| Pick | Price | Our probability | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| NYJ ML safest side | -125 | 53.0% | LOSS |
| Under 46.5 value bet | -108 | 52.5% | LOSSclosed 46.5 -108 · same number |
Graded one unit per bet at the published price, exactly as it appeared on the board before kickoff. The whole week, pick by pick →
What we projected before kickoff
New York Jets 23, Las Vegas Raiders 22
Projected margin
NYJ −0.8
market: NYJ −2 · actual: LV by 5
Projected total
45
market: 46.5 · actual: 71
A projection is an expected outcome, not a promise. One game proves nothing about a model either way; the season-long record is what counts, and it is all here.
Where the line went
Spread
NYJ -1.5 →NYJ -2
first posted, then the close
Total
45.5 →46.5
first posted, then the close
NYJ moneyline
-108 →-125
first posted, then the close
First price we posted, then the last one before kickoff (our final refresh, not the book's official close).
NFL Week 8
The rest of the week
| Chicago Bears at Seattle Seahawks | Mon Nov 2 · 8:15 PM ET |
| Carolina Panthers at Green Bay Packers | CAR 19 · GB 27 |
| Arizona Cardinals at Dallas Cowboys | ARI 33 · DAL 30 |
| Atlanta Falcons at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ATL 0 · TB 16 |
| Baltimore Ravens at Buffalo Bills | BAL 10 · BUF 36 |
| Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers | CLE 6 · PIT 27 |
| Indianapolis Colts at Jacksonville Jaguars | IND 7 · JAX 42 |
| Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos | KC 24 · DEN 28 |
| Los Angeles Chargers at Los Angeles Rams | LAC 9 · LA 24 |
| Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions | MIN 15 · DET 19 |
| New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins | NE 24 · MIA 19 |
| Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Commanders | PHI 10 · WAS 27 |
| Tennessee Titans at Cincinnati Bengals | TEN 36 · CIN 43 |
