NFL Week 4 Odds, Trends and Preview

With the season well underway, NFL betting is picking up the pace every week. Whether you wager on NFL point spreads or ‘totals’, with three weeks in the books there are plenty of NFL statistics and betting trends available to handicap the upcoming games.

By looking at the NFL Week 4 schedule, a couple games jump off the screen and both of them take place in the state of Pennsylvania.

The early game that should get the most NFL betting action is a match-up of AFC North Rivals. The 3-0 Pittsburgh Steelers are 1.5 point favorites as they host the 2-1 Baltimore Ravens.

Pittsburgh will once again be without quarterback Ben Roethlisberger; however, Steelers faithful should have no fear as Charlie Batch threw for three touchdowns while racking up a 106.5 QB rating.

Baltimore’s Joe Flacco finally had a big game this past Sunday hooking up with Anquan Boldin for three touchdowns.

Considering both teams prides themselves on defense, it isn’t surprising that Vegas currently has the ‘total’ at 34.5 points. Here is something to think about before placing your over-under wager on this game: surprisingly, the last 15 times the Ravens visited the Steel City, the ‘over’ covered ten times.

The Keystone State will be hosting another intriguing match-up later in the day as the Washington Redskins visit the Philadelphia Eagles. The storyline on this game will be all about the opposing quarterbacks. After 11 years as signal caller for the Eagles, Donovan McNabb returns under center for the 1-2 Redskins. It will be interesting to see how the City of Brotherly Love greets #5.

All eyes will also be on the other quarterback as Michal Vick looks to continue his miraculous comeback. Vick has been nothing short of amazing this season for the Eagles, throwing six touchdowns and zero interception while accumulating a 110.2 quarterback rating.

The point spread for this NFC East match-up is currently Washington +6. They have covered the spread consistently in this spot over the years; the last 44 times Washington was a road dog between 3.5 and 7 points, they covered the point spread 30 times.

To check the rest of this weekend's NFL odds, head over to Oddsauthority.com.