The team that has outright won has also prevailed versus the spread in each of those nine matchups, and that trend is just one part of a Week 9 NFL betting guide. Should your Week 9 NFL picks include Mahomes,

Check out the best bets this week from Athlon Sports’ NFL staff: Chargers -10.5 over Titans Lions -8.5 over Vikings Rams -13.5 over Saints

Bowen: Collins (concussion) is trending toward a Week 9 return. I normally wouldn't take this bet against the Broncos' defense, but with Pat Surtain II -- the league's top cover corner -- out because of a pectoral injury, I like Collins to hit the over. Look for a lot of in-breaking targets and boundary isolation throws to Collins.

We turn the page to 14 games in Week 9 with the Jets, Browns, Eagles and Buccaneers on byes. Lamar Jackson is now confirmed to make his official return from a hamstring injury on “Thursday Night Football” after the Ravens deemed it safer within a short week.

Thursday Night Football player prop projections from Covers. Our best TNF computer picks for Ravens vs. Dolphins tonight.

Patrick Mahomes vs. Josh Allen? Can Denver and New England keep winning? Picks, predictions and stats for every Week 9 game.

Favorites went 11-2 against the spread during Week 8, which was the best weekly showing by favorites since December 1985, according to Action Network’s Evan Abrams. It was the second straight week that favorites cleaned up — in Week 7, those favored went 10-5 against the spread.

The Baltimore Ravens face the Miami Dolphins on Thursday Night Football at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.