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Washington Football Team at Atlanta Falcons odds, picks and prediction

Nathan Beighle

Sportsbook Wire

The Washington Football Team (1-2) visit the Atlanta Falcons (1-2) Sunday of Week 4 for a 1 p.m. ET kickoff at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Below, we look at the Washington vs. Falcons odds and lines, and make our best NFL picks, predictions and bets.

Both teams have kicked off the season in disappointing fashion but they each have a narrow victory over the New York Giants.

The Falcons come into Week 4 with losses to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Philadelphia Eagles, the latter of which was a 26-point defeat. TE Kyle Pitts has yet to be heavily involved with the Falcons' short-pass strategy having crushed their ability to consistently move the ball. Led by veteran QB Matt Ryan, Atlanta is tied for 21st in first downs per game.

As for Washington, after starting QB Ryan Fitzpatrick went down, it became the QB Taylor Heinicke show. Washington is tied for 26th in first downs per game.

Washington at Falcons odds, spread and lines

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Money line: Washington -125 (bet $125 to win $100) | Falcons +102 (bet $100 to win $102)
Against the spread (ATS): Washington -1.5 (-112) | Falcons +1.5 (-108)
Over/Under (O/U): 47.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)

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Washington at Falcons key injuries

Washington

RB Antonio Gibson (shin) questionable
DT Matt Ioannidis (knee) questionable
DB Benjamin St-Juste (concussion) out

Falcons

DL Marlon Davidson (ankle) out
WR Russell Gage (ankle) out

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Washington at Falcons odds, lines, predictions and picks

Prediction

Falcons 23, Washington 20

Money line

"LEAN" to the FALCONS (+102) as home underdogs.

Ryan came into the season with high expectations and with RB Mike Davis, the offense has disappointed. WR Calvin Ridley hasn't been the same caliber, but with the targets still there, expect him to eventually explode. Pitts should also start to play a larger role.

The Falcons gave up 80 points through the first two weeks. With CB A.J. Terrell a full participant in practice, the Falcons defense should be able to slow down the Washington offense and WR Terry McLaurin.

Against the spread

PASS on the Falcons +1.5 (-108) as there wasn't a single game in Week 3 that was decided by a single point.

If you're looking to go with the Falcons, just take them to win outright.

Over/Under

BET on the UNDER 47.5 (-115) as the best value on the total. While the Buffalo Bills offense dismantled Washington last week, Atlanta isn't at that level.

Washington will have DE Chase Young going at arguably the worst offensive line in the NFL. Pro Football Focus ranked the Falcons as the 24th-best offensive line at the start of the season. It's proven to be even worse than that.

Ryan's experienced and can manage to avoid some of the pressure, but it's likely Washington can consistently overpower Atlanta.

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