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Vikings-Chargers predictions and more NFL Week 8 picks, plus 9 players who need to be traded
ONE RECEIVING PROP I LIKE: Keenan Allen over 4.5 receptions (-150): The Chargers have played seven games this year and Allen has gone over this total in six of them, including a Week 7 loss to the Colts where he caught a season-high 11 passes. Allen has been especially good at home: In his four games at SoFi, he's averaged 7.5 receptions per game.
Bettors are backing receivers and red-zone specialists in the Vikings-Chargers Thursday Night Football first touchdown market at BetMGM. Who tops the board?
Jalen Hurts threw four touchdown passes, while Saquon Barkley (150 yards) and Tank Bigsby (104) fueled a 276-yard rushing performance in a 38-20 vengeance win against the Giants. The Eagles benefited from a pair of controversial calls going their way, including one to negate a would-be Hurts fumble on the Tush Push. The defense tallied five sacks.
According to SportsLine's Inside the Lines team and Projection Model, no team faces a bigger swing game in Week 8 than the Chargers
The Minnesota Vikings lost to the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 8 and dropped their record fo 3-4 on the year after hoping the defense would bounce back from a tough Week 7. The team as a whole was very underwhelming as they made the Chargers look like Super Bowl contenders.
The Oregon Ducks have a long lineage of players who make it to the next level. Let’s take a look at how the NFL Ducks performed in Week Eight.
NFL pundits have made their predictions on who they believe will win the Week 8 primetime matchup between the Chargers and Vikings