Week 4 NFL Betting Lines

Written by Anthony Moretti

Lines for Week 4 of the NFL season are already posted. Let’s take a look at each game and see what to make of the early odds. You can click on each matchup for a more detailed preview of the game (updated throughout the week as they become available). All odds are based on 5Dimes opening lines and are subject to change.

Sunday October 2, 2011

1:00 PM EST | Saints -7 at Jaguars (O/U 46.5) – I’m not really surprised at this line. The Saints haven’t looked great to start the season, but they can put up a lot of points and the Jags will have trouble keeping up.

1:00 PM EST | Titans at Browns -1 (O/U 37.5) -The Titans had an inflated line last week after their big win over the Ravens, but it looks like oddsmakers have made another adjustment this week. Cleveland should feel a little slighted by this line as a 2-1 team at home.

1:00 PM EST | Bills -3 at Bengals (O/U 44) – Buffalo has earned a lot of respect with their come-from-behind victories over the Raiders and Patriots the last two week and I think this line reflects that. The Bengals aren’t as bad as anyone thought they would be, but they haven’t been able to finish close games.

1:00 PM EST | Vikings -1 at Chiefs (O/U 40) – Speaking of not being able to finish, the Vikings are setting records for losing leads. Kansas City finally got back on track last week, even though they lost at San Diego it had to be nice not to get blown out. Arrowhead has always been a tough place to play, so this line is a bit surprising, but I think we’ll see it move toward the Chiefs before game time.

1:00 PM EST | Panthers at Bears -6.5 (O/U 44) – The Bears are a tough team to figure out, but they do typically play well at home. Cam Newton and the Panthers did get their first win last week, but this spread is certainly justified.

1:00 PM EST | Steelers at Texas -3 (O/U 45.5) -This is one line that jumped out at me for Week 4. I wonder what it would have been if it wasn’t for the Steelers losing to the Ravens in their opener. Don’t get me wrong, the Texans are a good team, but this line should move toward the Steelers throughout the week.

4:05 PM EST | Falcons -4 at Seahawks (O/U 45) -Seattle is one of the toughest places to play on the road, but the Falcons rolled there last year. I expected this line to be more like Atlanta -3, but there has already been early action on the Falcons and it doesn’t look like this spread is going anywhere but up.

4:05 PM EST | Giants -1 at Cardinals (O/U 44.5) -Still not much respect for the Giants out there and this is one of the spreads that sticks out the most heading into Week 4. People do forget that traveling from one side of the country to another is more difficult that it seems, but I can’t imagine that the Giants won’t be favored by at least a field goal by game time.

4:15 PM EST | Dolphins at Chargers -9 (O/U 46) – The Chargers will have high spreads all season because of their ability to score, but they still make a lot of mistakes and the Dolphins have played up (and down) to their competition so far this year so I doubt this line reaches double-digits.

4:15 PM EST | Broncos at Packers -13 (O/U 47.5) – Green Bay is another team that is getting inflated numbers because of their great offense (not to mention the fact that they are the defending Super Bowl Champions), but it’s hard to argue with this spread based on how the Broncos have played so far this season.

4:15 PM EST | Patriots -4.5 at Raiders (O/U 53.5) – What would this line have been before last week? I’m thinking at least Pats -7. New England loses at Buffalo and the Raiders beat the Jets in Oakland and here we sit with the Pats at -4.5. This seems like a line oddsmakers threw out because they weren’t sure what it should be. Don’t forget that the Bills caught some incredible breaks last week and that this New England offense still puts up a boat load of points.

8:25 PM EST | Jets at Ravens -3.5 (O/U 40.5) – This is another line that was impacted a lot by what happened last week. The Jets lost at Oakland and the Ravens blew out the Rams in St. Louis. With that being said, home field advantage is somewhere between 1-3 points depending on the venue, so I won’t argue much with this one.

Monday October 3, 2011

8:35 PM EST | Colts at Buccaneers -10 (O/U 41.5) – After the Colts showing up against the Steelers last Sunday night I was a little taken back by this line, but the Colts are on the road here and the Bucs could easily make a statement by winning on a big stage.

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