Dream Podcast - NFL Week 8 THE PICKS !!

Munaf Manji and Dave Essler talk NFL betting for Week 8. Munaf Manji takes over hosting duties for the NFL Week 8 Dream Pod with RJ Bell out, and he welcomes Uncle Diamond Dave Essler for a full card of weighted picks, team totals and player props. At 0:04 Munaf opens with a limited time offer, one month of NFL All Access from The Sports Nerd at Pregame.com for 99 dollars with code NERD99, as he rides an 18 and 3 run over his last 21 NFL picks. At 2:56 Dave jokes that he feels like a minor leaguer called up overnight to pitch in Yankee Stadium. At 4:48 Dave makes the Denver Broncos plus the points at home against the Kansas City Chiefs his three weight, admitting he got burned backing Kansas City last week and refusing to repeat the mistake, citing Denver as unbeaten at home, the stronger defense after adjusting for schedule and 37 and 19 as home underdogs in recent history, with a lean to the under at 40 and a half. At 6:47 Munaf adds that Bo Nix is 18 and 4 straight up and 16 and 6 against the spread at home, and that Denver has held Kansas City to an average of 9 and a half points in two Nix era meetings. At 9:05 Munaf lays double digits with the Jacksonville Jaguars minus 10 against an Indianapolis Colts team in fire sale mode after trading DeForest Buckner and Quenton Nelson, noting the Colts are 0 and 8 straight up and 1 and 7 against the spread in Jacksonville since 2018. At 12:03 Dave brings in the weather, with rain and wind forecast across Florida, and prefers the Colts team total under 17 and a half. At 14:07 Dave lays 12 and a half with the Cincinnati Bengals against a banged up Tennessee Titans team missing Calvin Ridley, with Carnell Tate limited and Cam Ward struggling to reach 200 passing yards, and he suggests a first half look before the Bengals head to Madrid. At 17:28 Munaf backs the Arizona Cardinals team total over 23 and a half against a Dallas Cowboys defense that keeps getting torched, and Dave calls it very sharp, predicting a 31 to 21 Arizona win. At 21:51 Dave, a longtime Patriots follower, takes the Miami Dolphins plus 7 at home against New England as his one weight, citing heavy rain, gusting wind and a long history of close Patriots games in Miami. At 24:45 Munaf confirms New England is 4 and 10 straight up and 3 and 10 and 1 against the spread in Miami since 2012. At 26:27 Dave calls the Malik Willis rushing yards prop a two weight play, with lines from 32 and a half to 36 and a half across books. At 29:55 Munaf closes his card with Caleb Williams under 227 and a half passing yards against a Seattle Seahawks defense that has not allowed a 200 yard passer all season, and Dave says he is a buyer. At 33:15 the guys preview Ravens at Bills, where Dave shares a striking note on the 2026 Bills elite offense and leaky defense and both hosts like the Ravens team total over. At 36:37 they split on Browns at Steelers, with Dave leaning Pittsburgh and Munaf leaning Cleveland. At 39:33 they break down the undefeated Minnesota Vikings at the Detroit Lions, where Dave eyes a T.J. Hockenson prop and would back Minnesota if Kyler Murray plays clean. At 43:23 Dave leans Jets over the Raiders and Munaf wonders whether Fernando Mendoza will see the field, before the two sign off with RJ Bell expected back next week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices