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NFL Week 3 and College Football Week 4. Generated September 22, 2026 11:04 AM ET. Current lines update live from ESPN / DraftKings.

LAC at BUF
Sun Sep 27 13:00 ET · Highmark Stadium
Spread BUF -2.5 → BUF -7 (toward BUF 4.5)
Total 48.5 → 50.5
Rating vs. line +3.4 pts
Spot LAC travels 2,200 miles; LAC in an early East window (10 a.m. body clock)
Continuity no changes flagged
Crew TBA
Strong lean: BUF -7 54%
body-clock spot, power rating vs. the line (3.4 pts), rest edge
Lean: Under 50.5 51%
market baseline only
NE at JAX
Sun Sep 27 13:00 ET · EverBank Stadium
Spread JAX -1.5 → JAX -3 (toward JAX 1.5)
Total 45.5 → 45.5
Rating vs. line -2.4 pts
Spot standard week
Continuity no changes flagged
Crew TBA
Strong lean: NE +3 52%
power rating vs. the line (2.4 pts)
Slight: Under 45.5 51%
market baseline only
Army at Temple
Fri Sep 25 16:00 ET · Lincoln Financial Field
Spread Army -3 → Army -3 (no move)
Total 49.5 → 48.5
Rating vs. line -0.2 pts
Spot Army off a bye; conference game
Continuity no changes flagged
Strong lean: Army -3 52%
rest edge
Slight: Under 48.5 50%
market baseline only

This week: 12 strong, 16 lean and 120 slight calls across 87 games. The Results page shows every lean we have posted and how it did.

How we build it

Public data, no black box. Lines from ESPN and DraftKings, schedules and results from nflverse and ESPN, twenty-plus seasons of history behind the ratings.
Four things the box score hides. Rest, travel and body clock. Coaching and quarterback continuity. Officiating crews. Where the line opened and how it moved.
A call on every game, graded by how much it is worth. Strong (the desk's six strongest reads in each league that week), Lean (the next eight), Slight (the rest; a direction, not a bet). The model's percentage is printed on each one so you can see how far from a coin flip it is. A pass means the line is off.
The Results page is the product. Every lean, dated, with the line we posted it at. Never edited. Judge us on it.

Our picks are information and analysis, not a promise of results. Leans are the desk's model read; the Results page shows every one, hit or miss, and is never edited after the fact. Lines change; always confirm at your book. 21+ where applicable. If gambling is a problem for you or someone you know, call 1-800-GAMBLER.