Week 7 was very good. Week 8 was not.

I went 7-6 straight up. Bad. And 4-9 against the spread. Very bad.

Simms was 8-5 and 5-8, respectively.

For the year, I’m 80-40-1 straight up. Simms is 79-41-1.

Against the spread, I’m 67-54. Simms is 62-59.

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Ravens (-7.5) at Dolphins

Lamar Jackson gets a chance to go back to Miami and avenge a Thursday night upset from four years ago.

Florio’s pick: Ravens 22, Dolphins 10.

Simms’s pick: Ravens 31, Dolphins 20.

Bears (-3) at Bengals

Cincinnati’s defense is the perfect tonic for a Bears team that needs to get back on the right track.

Florio’s pick: Bears 34, Bengals 27.

Simms’s pick: Bears 30, Bengals 24.

Vikings at Lions (-8.5)

This one will go very differently than J.J. McCarthy’s most recent game in Mi

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