another very important factor here is that PINNACLE has gone to 10.
we all know they are no squares over there, and have some of the sharpest minds in the industry on board, so their move to 10 is significant, as the minutes turn to hours I suspect we will see more follow pinnacles lead. And although I know nothing of these two teams from a football team, by reading the charts it looks like we may even see a 10.5 out there at some point.
If the feeling is that it will go up to 10. I just locked in at -9
mathematically, there isnt a HUGE difference between the 8-9.5 spread.
One way you can confirm this is by playing with the drop down menus over at Pinnacle, they charge much less for buying 1/2 points through these numbers than they do for buying a 1/2 point say from a 9.5 to a10.
SS d1g1t
(of course, that is not to say that you shoudnt always shop for the best available point and you should blindly play a game that has moved from 8 to 9.5.... but just sayin......)