Week 8 predictions

Las Vegas Raiders at New York Jets

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Week 8, 2026 · Sunday, Nov 1, 6:00 PM · outdoors

Las Vegas Raiders
1–0 · Elo 1420 · Kirk Cousins (+70)
Elo: NYJ 53%Spread: NYJ 54%
New York Jets
1–0 · Elo 1444 · Geno Smith (+22) · Home

What the forecasters say

ForecasterFavorsNYJLVNote
EloNYJ 53%53%47%NYJ 1444 vs LV 1420, implied spread NYJ −1.0
Closing spreadNYJ 54%54%46%NYJ -1.5
The blendNYJ 54%54%46%

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The spot: Coin flips

Every model has the game between 45% and 55%. Replays: these resolved 50/50, and confident picks on them cost the most points per game. Leave the slider near 50. A wrong 65% costs more than a right one earns.

New York Jets over the Raiders: Elo 53%, market 54%. Coin flip: stay near 50. Smith is worth 22 Elo; Cousins is worth 70 Elo.

Details

Line movement

No market has priced this game yet. Kalshi and Polymarket usually list games about a week out; sportsbooks earlier.