NFL Lines 2014, Week 4 Thursday Night

Extremely disappointed with ESPN’s decision to suspend Bill Simmons for voicing his opinion about NFL Commissioner Roger Gooddell being a liar. I count on Bill’s input and analysis in making my own NFL picks each week. Not that I follow him in lockstep, if anything, the opposite is true – if I find myself too much in agreement with him, I’ll try to find some games to switch. So for the next two weeks I’ll be on my own.

This week, I’m introducing a new wrinkle to the picks. In addition to picking all of the games, I’ll also be noting which games I think are the best bets. For instance, last week I had more confidence in my San Diego and Cincinnati picks than any others.

NY Giants at Washington -3

What I recently said about not overplaying the home favorites not withstanding, this line feels about right. It’s a divisional matchup, so it shouldn’t be surprising if it’s a close game. Washington is dealing with a lot of injuries this week, but they are better on both offense and defense than the Giants, and the home team has been outstanding on Thursday nights.