Patriots Remain Favorites Over Chiefs In Week 4

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Sep 23, 2014

LaMarr Woodley, Tom BradyThe New England Patriots get the prime time treatment in Week 4, as they travel to face the Kansas City Chiefs on Monday Night Football. The Patriots opened as 3-point favorites, with the line then climbing to 3.5 points and 4 points at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com.

New England defeated Oakland in Week 3, but came up a touchdown short of the huge 14-point spread. The Patriots are 1-2 against the spread to start the season, and 4-6 ATS in their last ten games. Kansas City blew past Miami on the road to easily surpass the 4.5-point spread. The Chiefs are 2-1 ATS to start the season, and 5-5 ATS in their last ten games. New England is 2-7 ATS in its last nine road games, while the Chiefs are 0-5 ATS in their last five home games.

Week 4 opens with a divisional matchup between the Wasington Redskins and the New York Giants. Washington opened as a 6-point favorite, but the line quickly dropped to Washington -3 at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. Washington is 1-10 straight up in its last 11 games, but New York is 3-10 SU in its last 13 road games.

The early schedule features a pair of key divisional games. Chicago hosts Green Bay as an early 1.5-point favorite, but with the two teams struggling in this kind of situation. Chicago is 1-9-1 ATS in its last 11 home games, while Green Bay is 2-9-2 ATS in its last 13 overall games. Indianapolis hosts Tennessee and that line is already on the move. The Colts opened as a 6.5-point favorite, and some sportsbooks have moved that number up to 9 points. Tennessee is 1-6-1 ATS in its last eight games, while Indianapolis is 6-2 ATS in that same span.

The late afternoon features the biggest spread, with San Diego installed as a 14.5-point favorite against Jacksonville. San Diego is 5-0 ATS in its last five games, but is 5-11 ATS in its last 16 games as a double-digit favorite, according to the OddsShark NFL Database.

New Orleans and Atlanta both opened as road favorites this week. New Orleans is a 3-point favorite in Dallas, and Atlanta is a 2.5-point favorite in Minnesota. The Saints are 2-8 ATS in their last ten road games, and the Falcons are 4-8-1 ATS in their last 13 road games.

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