The defending Super Bowl champion New England Patriots (6-0) will put their unbeaten record on the line versus an AFC opponent for the second straight week when they host the Miami Dolphins (3-3) in the Week 8 Thursday night game. The Patriots have lost two of the last three meetings with the Dolphins both straight up and against the spread, and they are 3-1-2 ATS this season, with both pushes coming at home.
Point spread: The Patriots opened as 7.5-point favorites; the total was 51.5 early in the week, according to sportsbooks monitored by Odds Shark (line updates and matchup report).