NFC South: Week 4 Betting Trends and Odds

The New England Patriots are playing the Atlanta Falcons in a pivotal Sunday Night Football game that the Falcons must win in order to stay relevant in the NFC South. The Patriots are 3-0 right now while the Falcons are 1-2. If they drop this game against the Patriots, they could fall badly behind the New Orleans Saints in the divisional race.

“I feel good. 3-0. You can’t ask for anything better,” Patriots defensive tackle Vince Wilfork said. “We know our offense, sooner or later, they’re going to start clicking.”

Despite winning three straight games, the Patriots have looked shaky at times, with Tom Brady throwing interceptions and struggling to work with his young core of receivers.

“I think throwing an interception right to a strong safety last week doesn’t help, especially (when) two plays before I had a wide-open guy,” Brady said. “I think plays like that are more the problem. I have to do a good job finding the open guys, guys that are running free and then hit them. That will help our red-zone offense more than anything.”

The Falcons, meanwhile, have struggled to shore up their defense. Their offense hasn’t lived up to the explosive potential it displayed last year either, with wide receiver Roddy White hobbled with a high ankle sprain. The Falcons 27-23 loss to the Miami Dolphins last week illustrated the team’s problems with closing a game and making the right decisions down the stretch.

“We did not play very good situational football. We’re talking about red zone, two minute and third downs,” Falcons coach Mike Smith said. “We gave up 10 points in two-minute situations — a field goal at the end of the half, and seven points at the end of the game.”

Here are the betting trends and odds for the NFC South in Week 4, courtesy of OddsShark.com.

New England Patriots vs. Atlanta Falcons

Atlanta Falcons: Pick ‘Em

A few Patriots at Falcons trends to consider:
New England is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
New England is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of New England’s last 7 games
New England is 14-5-2 ATS in its last 21 games on the road
Atlanta is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against New England
Atlanta is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Atlanta is 15-6 SU in its last 21 games
Atlanta is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games

Arizona Cardinals vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Tampa Bay Buccaneers: -2.5 Point Favorites

A few Cardinals at Buccaneers trends to consider:
Arizona is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Arizona’s last 8 games when playing Tampa Bay
Arizona is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Arizona is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Tampa Bay is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Tampa Bay’s last 8 games when playing Arizona
Tampa Bay is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Arizona
Tampa Bay is 2-6-1 ATS in its last 9 games