We've now entered the halfway point of the season for most clubs and, with the trade deadline approaching, Week 8 is poised to be an extremely pivotal slate for a number of different reasons. On top of a se sing various players on the roster before the deadline, we have a number of key matchups that could set the course for division races the rest of the way. Baltimore and Pittsburgh will be duking it out in a critical AFC North head-to-head and the will try to salvage their season when they head up Buffalo to face the . In the NFC, the ever-competitive NFC West will see if the can hand Seattle its second-straight lo s after starting the year undefeated. All that makes for an exciting week when looking at these games from a betting perspective. Before we jump into the Week 8 slate, we'll quickly look back at a solid Week 7. I was able to go 12-2 straight up and 9-4-1 ATS. Big wins included picking San Francisco Trey Sermon Jersey as a straight-up winner over New England, covering with the , and predicting a blowout win by the . Tenne see not pulling out the win and the Bills failing to cover were some of the few lo s from a generally strong week for us. As we try to build off that, let's kick it off with my locks of the week. All odds via William Hill Sportsbook. Who'll cover the spread in Week 8? Pete Prisco, R.J. White and Kenny White join Will Brinson on the Pick Six Podcast to pick every game; listen below and for daily NFL goodne s fired into your eardrums. Locks of the Week Minnesota at Green Bay Sunday, 1 p.m ET (FOX) Point spread: Green Bay -6.5 Green Bay has been a cash cow this season, owning a 5-1 ATS record coming into Jacob Cowing Jersey Week 8 and especially beating up on teams that are either at or below .500 (5-0 ATS). The last time these two games squared off was back in Week 1 where they combined for 77 points in a win, marking their third straight victory for both ATS and SU against the . With and his prolific offense now at Lambeau Field, they can look to build upon their 7-3 ATS record as a home favorite over the last two seasons. Pick:Green Bay -6.5 Score prediction: Green Bay 33, Minnesota 20 Tampa Bay at N.Y. Giants Monday, 8:15 p.m. ET (ESPN) Point spread: Tampa Bay -10.5 The are clicking on all cylinders as of late and has been lighting the NFL on fire through the air. They now travel to New York where they'll be a double-digit road favorite against the lowly Giants. Head coach Joe Judge has some familiarity with Brady thanks to their years in New England together, but the Giants don't have the horses to keep up in this one. New York has also struggled at MetLife Stadium, owning an 0-3 ATS record there this season. Over the last five seasons, Tom Brady has covered in 75% of the games he's been a double-digit favorite in and covers 77% of the games he's faced a team that is under .500. Pick:Tampa Bay -10.5 Score prediction: Tampa Bay 30, New York 13 Atlanta at Carolina Thursday, 8:25 p.m. ET (FOX/NFLN) Point spread: Carolina -2.5 The just seem to invent new ways to lose games on a weekly basis, which does make for a fun team to fade. Carolina was able to beat them in Atlanta a few weeks back and is as solid of a quarterback as they come to place a wager on. Terique Owens Jersey He's covered 76% of the games he's started in his career and has been even better after a straight-up lo s, which the will be doing after falling to the last week. Under that circumstance, Bridgewater covers 82% of his games. Expect a nice bounceback for him and the Panthers here. Pick:Carolina -2.5 Score prediction: Carolina 27, Atlanta 21 L.A. at Miami Sunday, 1 p.m. ET (FOX) Point spread: L.A. Rams -4 It's a new day in Miami as the will officially make the change at quarterback, starting No. 5 overall pick . While this marks a new era for the Dolphins, I don't expect it to begin with a W. Tagovailoa gets the le s than desirable task of squaring up against and the Los Angeles Rams defense that ranks just outside the top 10 in the NFL in DVOA. While some may look at the Rams playing on short rest as a negative, it was actually pretty lucrative for bettors leaning their way last season going 3-0 ATS in that scenario. Pick:L.A. Rams -4 Score prediction: L.A. Rams 23, Miami 14 New England at Buffalo Sunday, 1 p.m. ET (CBS) Point spread: Buffalo -3.5 The Patriots find themselves at a cro sroads in their season. At 2-4, they head into Buffalo to take on the first place Bills in a game that could dash their chances of clawing back into the AFC East race. While they haven't given a good reason to lean their way as of late, this feels like a make-or-break scenario that Bill Belichick will have his team ready for George Odum Jersey . This matchup is also pretty solid for New England as Buffalo's poor run defense plays into one of New England's few strengths offensively. also has a great familiarity with Sean McDermott's defense after seeing in practice every day during their shared time together in Carolina. Take the points and, if you're feeling bold, roll with the moneyline at +170. Pick:New England +3.5 Score prediction: New England 24, Buffalo 17 Rest of the bunch N.Y. at Kansas City (-19.5) Pick: N.Y. Jets +19.5 Score prediction: Kansas City 24, N.Y. Jets 7 Las Vegas at Cleveland (-2.5) Pick:Las Vegas +2.5 Score prediction: Las Vegas 20, Cleveland 17 Indianapolis (-2.5) at Detroit Pick:Detroit +2.5 Score prediction: Detroit 24, Indianapolis 16 Pittsburgh at Baltimore (-3.5) Pick:Pittsburgh +3.5 Score prediction: Baltimore 27, Pittsburgh 24 Tenne see (-6) at Cincinnati Pick:Cincinnati +6 Score prediction: Tenne see 24, Cincinnati 21 L.A. (-3) at Denver Pick:L.A. Chargers -3 Score prediction: L.A. Chargers 20, Denver 16 New Orleans (-4) at Chicago Pick:New Orleans -4 Score prediction: Brandon Aiyuk Jersey New Orleans 23, Chicago 17 San Francisco at Seattle (-3) Pick:Seattle -3 Score prediction: Seattle 24, San Francisco 20 Dallas at Philadelphia Pick:Eagles -9.5 Score prediction: Eagles 24, Cowboys 14 Picks Record Against the spread in Week 7:9-4-1 ATS overall:47-42-1 Straight up in Week 7:12-2 SU overall:60-30-1