NFL Picks Week 8 - Cleveland Browns at Chicago Bears

The Cleveland Browns and the Chicago Bears will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday at 1:00pm EST when they meet at Soldier Field in a game that can be seen on CBS. NFL odds makers at online sportsbooks currently have the Bears listed as 14-point favorites as the week 8 NFL pick against the Browns with a betting total of 40. The Browns lost to Green Bay 31-3 as 9-point underdogs in week 7 NFL odds. The combined score fell UNDER the posted over/under total of 41.5.

Derek Anderson passed for 99 yards with a interception for Cleveland and Jamal Lewis rushed for 47 yards on 5 carries. The defense for the Browns against the Packers was utterly atrocious allowing Rogers to through for 246 yards with 3 touchdowns. The Browns had a measly 139 total yards with only 12 of 29 passes completed by Anderson. Head coach Eric Mangini is trying to put the blame on himself instead of letting the players bicker, "I don't think we played very well. I don't think we coached very well. I thought we were making progress in a lot of areas. I don't think we showed that today -- at all," said Mangini after the loss. The Browns are 1-6 straight up, 3-4 against the spread and will be trying not to "win" their 3rd straight loss heading into week 8 NFL betting picks.

The Bears lost to Cincinnati 45-10 as 2-point favorites in week 7 NFL picks. The combined score went OVER the posted over/under total (43). Jay Cutler passed for 251 yards with a touchdown and three interceptions for Chicago while Devin Hester caught eight passes for 101 yards and a TD. The former Bear turned Bengal running back Cedric Benson lit up his former team for a career high 189-yrds and a touchdown. The Bears are 3-3 straight up, 3-3 against the spread as the favorite in NFL picks and will try not to lose their 3rd straight game of the season as 14-point favorites in week 8 NFL picks.

Whitmore's NFL Picks: Man oh man, the Browns really don't have any excuses... they are just bad but the Bears aren't that much better but they are at Soldier Field. The NFL pick for this week 8 match-up is to take the Bears at home laying the points against the Browns to the UNDER in a 2-team parlay. Vegas odds at Caesars sportsbook have the Chicago Bears -14 favorites against the Baltimore Ravens with a total of 40.