Underachieving teams face off on Sunday as the New England Patriots play host to the Washington Commanders. New England (2-6) enters off a 31-17 loss at Miami in Week 8, while Washington (3-5) fell at home to Philadelphia, 38-31. The Patriots have won the last four meetings, including most recently a 33-7 road win in 2019.

Kickoff from Gillette Stadium is set for 1 p.m. ET. New England is a 3-point favorite in the Patriots vs. Commanders odds via SportsLine consensus, while the over/under is 41.5. Before making any Washington vs. New England picks of your own, you NEED to check out the NFL predictions from the SportsLine Projection Model.

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 enters Week 9 of the 2023 NFL season on an incredible 174-123 run on top-rated NFL picks that dates back to the 2017 season. It is also on a 28-15 roll on top-rated NFL picks since Week 7 of last season.

The model also ranked in the top 10 on NFLPickWatch four of the past six years on straight-up NFL picks and beat more than 94% of CBS Sports Football Pick'em players four times during that span. Anyone who has followed it is WAY up!

Now, it has simulated Commanders vs. Patriots 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Over the total, and it also says one side of the spread hits well over 50% of the time! You ABSOLUTELY need to see it before locking in your own picks. 

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