Week 4 NFL Picks: Tips for Vegas Odds and Over/Under Score Predictions

Bettors might have stumbled a bit entering Week 4 of the NFL season.

Picking the Cincinnati Bengals over the Miami Dolphins on Thursday Night Football was simple enough, the former taking care of business 22-7 to help nail down a predictable seven-point spread.

For those who thought the Bengals would post a blowout and get past the 44.5 over/under, though, the bankroll building didn’t work out as intended.

Luckily for those bettors who hit on a slight hiccup, the rest of the Week 4 slate offers plenty of value to nail down. For those who didn’t have any problems, well, keep the train moving down the tracks.

NFL Week 4 Odds

Odds courtesy of Odds Shark.

New Orleans at San Diego (-4) Over/Under: 52

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Here’s a fun one to keep bettors entertained with what should be plenty of scoring. 

A cross-conference matchup between the New Orleans Saints and San Diego Chargers pits Drew Brees against Philip Rivers. The names around the quarterbacks might have changed over the years, but the efficiency of the offenses hasn’t gone anywhere.

Brees and the Saints have already totaled more than 30 points in two games, though it is the defense unable to keep pace. New Orleans has lost all three games while allowing an average of 32.0 points and 448.3 yards per game, ranking the unit 31st in both categories.

While the Saints defense has been unable to reload well enough after injuries to stay competitive, the Chargers haven’t had any such problem on offense. 

Well-publicized losses such as Keenan Allen and Danny Woodhead haven’t hurt the Chargers much. Tyrell Williams has stepped up at wideout with 11 catches for 201 yards and a score, and running back Melvin Gordon has looked great, scoring four times over three games.

Rivers hasn’t been shy in gushing over the fact he finally has a competent running game again, as captured by Joel Erickson of the New Orleans Advocate:

We’re better overall in the run game, everybody involved, from the …

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