Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Zay Flowers (4) warms up on the field during an NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts in Indianapolis, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Zach Bolinger)
Week 8 of the NFL Season has arrived, and we are back with another set of Best Bets from our TSN Betting team.
Let’s get to the action. Here are our team’s best bets.
Domenic Padula: Zay Flowers over 79.5 receiving yards
Flowers has registered 84 or more receiving yards in all three games with Lamar Jackson at quarterback and I believe that streak continues this afternoon in Buffalo. The Bills have allowed the fifth-most receptions and seventh-most receiving yards per game to opposing wide receivers this season. When these teams met a year ago, Flowers had seven receptions for 143 yards and a touchdown. Baltimore’s defence has been atrocious, which should lead to another high scoring affair in Buffalo. I’m high on several skill position players in this matchup, but Flowers might be in the best position of them all and I didn’t hesitate to bet the over 79.5 receiving yards.
Connor Ford: Bhayshul Tuten Over 13.5 Receiving Yards
Tuten is coming off his most productive receiving game of the season, recording four catches for 48 yards and two touchdowns against the Texans in Week 6. This week he’s up against a Colts defence that’s allowing 7.74 yards per target to the running back position - the third highest mark in the NFL. Indianapolis’ recent trades have signaled that they are prioritizing the future over this season, so I don’t expect them to be overly inspired this week.
Tuten’s role in the Jags backfield has continued to grow throughout the season. He’s played over 60 percent of the snaps in his last three games after playing in a near even split with Chris Rodriguez the first few weeks. Tuten has run 48 routes in the Jags last two games, compared to 31 combined for Rodriguez and LeQuint Allen. He should continue to be the preferred RB option in passing situations. Tuten has gone over this number in all but one game this season and I like him to go over again in Week 8.
Drew Morrison: Kyler Murray Over 24.5 Rushing Yards
The Lions downfield defence is vastly improved with the return of Brian Branch. But, it’s still a long way from being championship calibre. As a unit, they’re 2nd in the NFL with 21 sacks, one shy of the league leaders. What that stat doesn’t show is how often inside pressure pushes the opposing quarterback outside. The Lions consistently fail to seal the edge. Kyler Murray can escape, he will have room to run, and if he’s at all concerned about Branch downfield, he’ll take off. Murray’s 5.3 yards per carry is better than any of the Vikings running backs and he’s been running more of late, with an average oi 45 rushing yards in his last two games.
Luke Bellus: Indianapolis Colts +10.5 @ Jacksonville Jaguars
Nothing about the NFL makes sense. It’s important to remember that.
Up is down and down is up. Which is totally fine, as long as you know that.
There is pretty much no reason to back the Colts today. Over the las two weeks the organization has fired GM Chris Ballard and started to trade away vets as a trade deadline selloff has begun.
The Colts haven’t won a game in Jacksonville since 2014, and under head coach Liam Cohen, the Jaguars are 6-1 against the spread at home as a favourite.
I don’t really know why this spread isn’t more in Jacksonville’s favour. So while Bhayshul Tuten hopefully has a good day for Connor, I’m betting on the Jags already having an eye on the Baltimore Ravens for Week 9 Thursday Night Football and let the Colts hang around and cover this massive number in a divisional game.