NFL Week 8 odds: ‘Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda’ parlay; five bets that would’ve won big

Patrick Everson

FOX Sports Betting Analyst

With NFL Week 8 odds – and National Tight Ends Day – behind us, there are plenty of people playing Monday morning quarterback. So we at FOX Sports are gonna play Tuesday morning quarterback for the sports betting crowd.

No question, the public betting masses enjoy wagering on parlays. And we get it. Betting a little to win a lot is appealing, like the lottery, or in this instance, perhaps a mini-lottery.

However, remember this, too: Parlays are a bookmaker’s best friend.

That being said, what if I told you that betting $10 on: the second tight-end ever to record 1,000 yards in his rookie season to score first; the Bears leading rusher to score first; the NFC’s Super Bowl participant from two seasons ago to win straight up; a team that made the AFC Divisional round last season to cover a three-point spread; and a matchup between last year’s passing leader and a former Heisman Trophy winner to go over 46 points would profit you over $9,000?

In Week 8, it would have. So with that in mind, here’s this week’s edition of …

Woulda Coulda Shoulda

Wouldn’t it have been nice to turn 10 bucks into nine thousand dollars or so? The following five-team parlay in DraftKings Sportsbook’s NFL Week 8 odds would’ve done just that:

Kyle Pitts +1100 to score the first touchdown in the Falcons-Buccaneers gameD’Andre Swift +800 to score the first touchdown in the Bears-Commanders gameEagles moneyline +130 vs. BengalsBills -3 (-110) vs. SeahawksCardinals-Dolphins Over 46.5 total points (-110)

Again, Sunday was National Tight Ends Day. So we had to include a tight end among first touchdown scorers. Pitts fit the bill, hitting the end zone just two minutes in during Atlanta’s 31-26 victory at Tampa Bay.

The Bears-Commanders game was a field-goal fest through almost three quarters, with Washington leading 12-0. So that was the biggest sweat of this hypothetical five-leg player-prop…

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Publish date : 2024-10-29 18:42:14

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