Steelers vs. Packers prediction, odds: 2025 Week 8 Sunday Night Football picks, Aaron Rodgers best bets

Aaron Rodgers will host his longtime former team when the Green Bay Packers (4-1-1) visit the Pittsburgh Steelers (4-2) on 'Sunday Night Football' in NFL Week 8. Rodgers and the Steelers should be extra motivated to get back into the win column following a 33-31 loss to Joe Flacco and the Cincinnati Bengals. Jordan Love and Packers will be a confident bunch, however, following their come-from-behind 27-23 victory against the Arizona Cardinals in Week 7. 

Kickoff from Acrisure Stadium is set for 8:20 p.m. ET. Green Bay is a 3-point favorite in the latest Packers vs. Steelers odds, and the over/under for total points scored is 45.5. The Packers are -162 money line favorites (risk $162 to win $100), while the Steelers are +135 underdogs. Before making any Steelers vs. Packers picks, be sure to see what the SportsLine projection model has to say. 

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The model, which simulates every NFL game 10,000 times, is up well over $7,000 for $100 players on top-rated NFL picks since its inception. The model is on a sizzling 43-28 run on top-rated picks dating back to 2024. Anybody following its NFL betting picks at sportsbooks and on betting sites could have seen strong returns.  

Now, the model has zeroed in on Steelers vs. Packers. You can head to SportsLine now to see its picks. Here are several NFL odds and betting lines for Packers vs. Steelers on 'Sunday Night Football':

Why the Packers can cover

The spotlight will be on the quarterbacks on Sunday night, but Micah Parsons and the Packers defense will be the secret weapon on the road. Green Bay's run defense is allowing the second-fewest yards per game (76.5) and will aim to punish Pittsburgh's modest run game. Meanwhile, Love is averaging 8.2 yards per pass with a 69.3% completion rate and a 10-2 TD-INT ratio, so he should be eager to air the ball out against a Steelers defense that allowed Flacco to throw for 342 yards with three touchdowns. See which team to back at SportsLine. 

Why the Steelers can cover

Pittsburgh is 3-3-0 ATS on the season and 2-1-0 ATS at home, compared to Green Bay which is 2-4-0 ATS and has failed to cover as the betting favorite in four straight games. Rodgers has thrown for 1,270 yards through six games -- the fourth-most in the NFL -- and has a 14-5 TD-INT ratio following a four-touchdown outing against the Bengals. The T.J. Watt-led defense is allowing 374.7 total yards per game but has been good at forcing the opposition into making mistakes, and isn't likely to take its foot off the gas like Arizona's defense did against Green Bay in Week 7. See which team to back at SportsLine. 

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How to make Steelers vs. Packers picks

For 'Sunday Night Football' in NFL Week 8, the model is leaning over the total, projecting 46 total points, and also says one side of the spread hits in well over 50% of simulations. See what it is at SportsLine.

Who wins Packers vs. Steelers, and which side of the spread hits well over 50% of the time? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Steelers vs. Packers spread you need to jump, all from the model that is 43-28 on top-rated picks since 2024, and find out.