The great thing about NFL betting on Sundays is that win or lose, you have a brand-new set of point spreads and totals coming down the pike mere minutes after the week’s game finish.
Depending on your NFL betting strategy, you may want to attack those lines the second they hit the board. Or you may want to play it cool and wait for some line moves and get a better deal later in the week.
These are our best betting tips when it comes to the NFL Week 4 odds to bet now and bet later.
Denver Broncos (-2.5) at New York Jets: Bet Now
After the way the Broncos and Jets performed in Week 3, the Week 4 Thursday Night Football matchup is shaping up to be a game only a gambler could love – especially if you grab Denver under the field goal right now.
The 0-3 Broncos hit the board at -2.5 on the road, fresh off a bruising loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at home. Denver is dinged up, missing bodies on both sides of the ball, but at least it’s not New York. Gang Green was flattened on the road by Indianapolis in Week 3 and QB Sam Darnold threw more INTs returned for touchdowns (2) than touchdowns for his actual team (1).
I wouldn’t blame anyone for passing on this primetime turd altogether, but if you like the Broncos or can’t, in clear conscience, bring yourself to bet on the Jets, grab Denver under the key number of a field goal now.
Pittsburgh Steelers at Tennessee Titans (-1): Bet Later
The lookahead line for this matchup was around Tennessee -2.5 last week, but when the actual opener hit the board Sunday night, the Titans were giving -2 for only a few minutes before getting slimmed to 1-point home chalk.
The Steelers are coming off an impressive performance against Houston to improve to 3-0 SU on the year. And while Tennessee is also 3-0 SU to start 2020, its been far less dominant in those wins and is 0-3 ATS with those three games decided by a combined six points.
The Titans could be missing Pro Bowl LT Taylor Lewan for Week 4, facing a Pittsburgh pass rush that leads the league with 15 sacks. But if you’re putting your money on the Music City, wait it out and see if this sucker jumps the fence with action coming in on the Steelers. You could get an extra point or two on the home side.
Buffalo Bills at Las Vegas Raiders (Over 49.5): Bet Now
The Bills’ offensive transformation continues to post points, with Buffalo edging the L.A. Rams with 35 points at home in Week 3. Josh Allen and the Bills passing game are tops in all the land and have helped Buffalo blow through all three totals so far this season.
Week 4 presents a taller task, with the total for the team’s trip to Sin City sitting just below 50 points. That’s not going to last long, given the state of the Raiders defense but also how well the Vegas offense performed in its first game in Allegiant Stadium.
The Raiders scored 34 points in that Monday Night Football win over the New Orleans Saints and scored 34 points in their opening game against the Carolina Panthers. The Week 3 result, a 36-20 loss at New England, had a lot to do with the Patriots dominating the football (34:39 TOP) and not giving Las Vegas much time to do anything on offense (as well as some injuries to WR that you should keep an eye on). Even so, the final score still went Over and makes the Silver and Black 3-0 Over/Under on the year.
If you’re banking on a big-time shootout in the Nevada desert, get the Over now.
Arizona Cardinals at Carolina Panthers (Under 51.5): Bet Later
The total for this Week 4 game is a bit puzzling, considering the makeup of the Panthers playbook. Carolina, which will still be without star RB Christian McCaffrey this Sunday, is involved in a game with a total at 51.5 points – and it climbed to 51.5 after opening at 51.
The Panthers are far from an explosive team under Teddy Bridgewater and managed to post just 21 points in Week 3’s win over the Los Angeles Chargers, despite the Bolts coughing the ball up four times (three fumbles, one INT).
Now, the other side of this coin, the Arizona Cardinals, will likely do the lion’s share of the scoring in this one. But Arizona hasn’t really blown the doors off opponents either and the defense has been more impressive than the offense, checking opponents to only 20.3 points per game and staying Under in all three games so far.
Like I said, the initial move was to the Over, so wait it out and see if this gets to the key number of 52 before pouncing on the Under.
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