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Picks, Parlays, and Props Week 8

Matt Ryan led the Falcons to their second win of the season by hitting his favorite target Julio Jones over and over again.

(Gerry Broome / Associated Press)

Welcome back to “Picks, Parlays, and Props,” in which I’ll be going over the tastiest games of the NFL slate every week of the season. Where’s the value, what favorite’s getting too many points, and who’s going to score the first TD? For answers to questions like these and to see if I’m actually any good at this, stick with me.