NFL picks · 2026 Week 4 · Sunday, October 4

Jaguars vs Bengals — final

Jacksonville Jaguars at Cincinnati Bengals, NFL Week 4. The game has been played. This page keeps what we said before kickoff next to what happened — the picks stay up whether they won or lost.

Final

JAX 22 · CIN 17

The model's pick: Jacksonville Jaguars by 3.3 — correct.

PickPriceOur probabilityResult
JAX +2.5 safest side+10056.1% WINclosed 2.5 +100 · missed the close by 3¢
JAX ML value bet+12351.5% WINclosed +123 · beat the close by 2¢

Graded one unit per bet at the published price, exactly as it appeared on the board before kickoff. The whole week, pick by pick →

What we projected before kickoff

Jacksonville Jaguars 27, Cincinnati Bengals 23

Projected margin
JAX −3.3
market: CIN −2.5 · actual: JAX by 5
Projected total
50
market: 51.5 · actual: 39

A projection is an expected outcome, not a promise. One game proves nothing about a model either way; the season-long record is what counts, and it is all here.

Where the line went
Spread
CIN -2.5
never moved
Total
51.5
never moved
CIN moneyline
-134 →-136
first posted, then the close

First price we posted, then the last one before kickoff (our final refresh, not the book's official close).

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