NFL picks · 2026 Week 4 · Sunday, October 4
Packers vs Buccaneers — final
Green Bay Packers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 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
GB 17 · TB 14
The model's pick: Green Bay Packers by 0.1 — correct.
| Pick | Price | Our probability | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Over 38.5 safest side | -113 | 57.9% | LOSS |
| Over 38.5 value bet | -113 | 57.9% | LOSSclosed 38.5 -113 · beat the close by 3¢ |
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
Green Bay Packers 22, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 22
Projected margin
GB −0.1
market: GB −3 · actual: GB by 3
Projected total
44
market: 38.5 · actual: 31
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
GB -3.5 →GB -3
first posted, then the close
Total
38.5
never moved
GB moneyline
-180 →-155
first posted, then the close
First price we posted, then the last one before kickoff (our final refresh, not the book's official close).
NFL Week 4
The rest of the week
| Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints | Mon Oct 5 · 8:15 PM ET |
| Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns | PIT 24 · CLE 27 |
| Arizona Cardinals at New York Giants | ARI 24 · NYG 36 |
| Dallas Cowboys at Houston Texans | DAL 34 · HOU 30 |
| Denver Broncos at San Francisco 49ers | DEN 14 · SF 24 |
| Detroit Lions at Carolina Panthers | DET 26 · CAR 32 |
| Indianapolis Colts at Washington Commanders | IND 30 · WAS 13 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars at Cincinnati Bengals | JAX 22 · CIN 17 |
| Kansas City Chiefs at Las Vegas Raiders | KC 30 · LV 27 |
| Los Angeles Chargers at Seattle Seahawks | LAC 23 · SEA 30 |
| Los Angeles Rams at Philadelphia Eagles | LA 24 · PHI 20 |
| Miami Dolphins at Minnesota Vikings | MIA 10 · MIN 15 |
| New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills | NE 29 · BUF 26 |
| New York Jets at Chicago Bears | NYJ 12 · CHI 23 |
| Tennessee Titans at Baltimore Ravens | TEN 18 · BAL 24 |