NFL Week 8 predictions, best bets: Picks against the spread for every game

Here on the gulf coast of Florida, the leisure activity options are pretty vast.I could go to the beach or play golf.Maybe take a boat out into the intracoastal, play poker at the card room, see a concert or eat shrimp tacos.In the words of the late, great John Belushi on “Saturday Night Live” …But nooooo!!!!I spend most of my waking hours reading, watching and listening to content about the Jets.My head is full of incredible stats, such as the Jets have been outscored 107-6 in the final two minutes of the first half in Aaron Glenn’s first 24 games.

I know the team is 5-19 in his tenure.I’ve heard quite a bit about how offensive coordinator Frank Reich calls plays that Fred Flintstone could have run at Prinstone University, and that he might not realize he has a great receiver named Garrett Wilson.I’ve read something about the Jets having just one interception since the beginning of last season.

And how every loss seems to have some historical stat or embarrassing element tied to it.It’s enough to make you want to pick the opposing team in every game the Jets play.And honestly, that might have been a better idea than what I’ve been doing, trying to objectively figure them out each week these past 32 ¹/₂ seasons in this space.Probably the most frustrating thing about this Jets season is that this shouldn’t be happening.

The offense, in particular, appears to be loaded with young playmakers.They’ve had three different 100-yard receivers and two 100-yard runners, yet the most they’ve scored in any game is 25 points.That’s also part of the peril of blindly betting against them.

The talent’s there, and the victories could start to come with just a little better coaching.All of this leads us to Sunday’s game at MetLife Stadium against the old-AFL rival Raiders.They’ve dropped four in a row in a brutal stretch against the Chiefs, Patriots, Bills and Rams — alternating three-point losses and blowouts.

They’re getting close to flip...