NFL Week 8 Opening Lines, Odds & Best Bets: Vikings could be in line for first loss against Lions
We are already approaching the halfway point of the 2026 NFL regular season, as Week 8 is on the immediate horizon. It kicks off with Thursday Night Football between the Panthers and Packers, while the other primetime matchups are Eagles vs Commanders and Bears vs Seahawks.
Make sure you check out our NFL predictions as we add our picks on the side and total for every game throughout the week – and throughout the entire season. Also don't miss the NFL best bets page for our top picks. For now, let's break down the NFL Week 8 opening lines and give our best early bet to make.
NFL Week 8 opening lines and odds
Odds available at DraftKings Sportsbook at time of publishing
- Carolina Panthers +3.5 (-105) vs Green Bay Packers -3.5 (-115) - Thursday Night Football
- Cleveland Browns +3.5 (-108) vs Pittsburgh Steelers -3.5 (-112)
- Tennessee Titans +10 (-108) vs Cincinnati Bengals -10 (-112)
- Atlanta Falcons +2.5 (-115) vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers -2.5 (-105)
- Baltimore Ravens +5.5 (-108) vs Buffalo Bills -5.5 (-112)
- Arizona Cardinals +4.5 (-102) vs Dallas Cowboys -4.5 (-118)
- Minnesota Vikings +3 (-108) vs Detroit Lions -3 (-112)
- Las Vegas Raiders +1.5 (-122) vs New York Jets -1.5 (+102)
- Indianapolis Colts +7.5 (-108) vs Jacksonville Jaguars -7.5 (-112)
- Los Angeles Chargers +6.5 (-108) vs Los Angeles Rams -6.5 (-112)
- New England Patriots -7.5 (-115) vs Miami Dolphins +7.5 (-115)
- Kansas City Chiefs -1.5 (-110) vs Denver Broncos +1.5 (-110)
- Philadelphia Eagles +2.5 (-115) vs Washington Commanders -2.5 (-105) - Sunday Night Football
- Chicago Bears +3 (-102) vs Seattle Seahawks -3 (-118) - Monday Night Football
Best bet for NFL Week 8: Detroit Lions -3 over Minnesota Vikings (-112)
At 6-0, is it time to start putting some respect on the Vikings’ name? Well, no. At least not a lot of it. They beat a Green Bay team that was already in shambles at the time, survived an ugly 9-3 affair against Chicago after Caleb Williams left with a hamstring injury, defeated a Tampa Bay squad that started 0-5, scraped past the lowly Dolphins 15-10, got the best of a currently 2-5 New Orleans outfit and most recently edged out the inept Colts 16-10.
At some point Minnesota is going to get burned, and that point could be now against the toughest opponent it will have faced so far this season. That’s not to say that the Lions are setting the world on fire these days, but they are 4-2 and boast a prolific offense that can score even on the Vikings’ stout defense. Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last five home games against Minnesota, with three of those four victories coming by double-digits. Jared Goff and company should be able to prevail by at least a field goal on Sunday.
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