Must-Watch Games — NFL Week 8 (2025) & Betting Angles
Minnesota Vikings at Los Angeles Chargers
Thursday, Oct. 23 — 8:15 p.m. ET (Prime Video)
- Opening NFL odds make the Bolts (-3.5) slight chalk on both the point spread and moneyline, so bettors must lay a negative price with L.A. while Viking backers get a plus-money return.
- Underdog supporters can buy a half-point or slide Minnesota into a six-point teaser to create a friendlier spread.
- Expect a deep menu of player props on rookie J.J. McCarthy’s passing yards or touchdown total, wagers that isolate individual performance rather than the final score.
Washington Commanders at Kansas City Chiefs
Monday, Oct. 27 — 8:15 p.m. ET (ABC/ESPN)
- Current NFL odds have Kansas City favored by 10 to 10.5 points, with a moneyline in roughly the -600 to -700 range for the Chiefs, and +425 to +465 for Washington, and a total around 48.0 to 48.5 points in most markets. That means the spread still reflects a double‑digit gap, while the total sits just under the 50 mark, suggesting solid scoring potential but not a pure shootout.
- Chiefs backers might fold the KC moneyline into a multi-leg parlay for reduced juice, whereas Commanders believers can chase the bigger payday attached to the underdog number.
- The outcome will ripple through the season-long futures market, where both teams already appear on Super Bowl odds boards
NFL Week 8 Schedule & How To Watch
Games run from Thursday, Oct. 23, to Monday, Oct. 27, and six teams are on their bye: Arizona, Detroit, Jacksonville, the L.A. Rams, Las Vegas, and Seattle.
*All times Eastern
Thursday, October 23rd, 2025
- Minnesota Vikings at Los Angeles Chargers – 8:15 p.m. – Prime Video
Sunday, October 26th, 2025
- New York Jets at Cincinnati Bengals – 1:00 p.m. – CBS
- Chicago Bears at Baltimore Ravens – 1:00 p.m. – CBS
- Miami Dolphins at Atlanta Falcons – 1:00 p.m. – CBS
- Cleveland Browns at New England Patriots – 1:00 p.m. – FOX
- New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles – 1:00 p.m. – FOX
- Buffalo Bills at Carolina Panthers – 1:00 p.m. – FOX
- San Francisco 49ers at Houston Texans – 1:00 p.m. – FOX
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New Orleans Saints – 4:05 p.m. – FOX
- Dallas Cowboys at Denver Broncos – 4:25 p.m. – CBS
- Tennessee Titans at Indianapolis Colts – 4:25 p.m. – CBS
- Green Bay Packers at Pittsburgh Steelers – 8:20 p.m. – NBC / Peacock
Monday, October 27th, 2025
Washington Commanders at Kansas City Chiefs – 8:15 p.m. – ABC/ESPN
How to watch NFL Week 8
- Thursday Night Football streams exclusively on Prime Video; a Prime membership or a standalone TNF subscription is required.
- Sunday afternoon games are split between CBS and FOX; all CBS contests stream on Paramount+, while FOX games are available in the Fox Sports app with a pay-TV login.
- Sunday Night Football airs on NBC and streams live on Peacock.
- Monday Night Football is carried by ABC and ESPN; both networks stream in the ESPN app for authenticated users.
- Cord-cutter bundles (YouTube TV, Fubo, Hulu + Live TV, DirecTV Stream) carry CBS, FOX, NBC, ABC, and ESPN.
- NFL+ offers live local and prime-time games on mobile, plus NFL RedZone for whip-around coverage.
