Saints Hope Home Cooking Works Again vs. 49ers
By Charles Jay
Yes it was indeed a rough outing last week for San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, and things might not get any easier for him this week, as he goes up against the New Orleans Saints, who are giving indication that they may be in the midst of a turnaround. While San Francisco has lost two in a row, New Orleans has won its last two ballgames in impressive fashion, and on Sunday at 1 PM ET, these teams line up in football betting action at the Superdome in the Big Easy.
For VietBet customers who might have had the Niners for the straight-up win at home against St. Louis last week, it had to be agonizing as Kapernick fumbled at the goal line with two seconds left. This was supposed to be a fired up San Francisco team, coming out of a bye week and after a 42-17 defeat at the hands of the Denver Broncos. But they didn’t show that kind of intensity. The offensive line, considered by many football betting observers at one time to be the best in the league, has surrendered fourteen sacks over the last two games. Kaepernick was dumped eight times and suffered eight quarterback “hits.” And the Rams had not done a very good job rushing the passer up until that game.
The bad news, and the bad timing, is that New Orleans has chalked up victories in its last two games, winning by a combined 39 points against Green Bay and Carolina. The Saints have now taken over first place in the NFC South, and the 28-10 road victory over the Panthers was a good barometer for this team that had been snake-bitten away from home up until then.
Pro Football Betting Lines – Saints vs 49ers: the Saints are laying points in this one:
- New Orleans Saints – 6
- San Francisco 49ers +6
- Over 48.5points -110
- Under 48.5 points -110
With 15 touchdown passes and eight interceptions on the season, Drew Brees, who most experts agree is ticketed for the Hall of Fame, is not having his best season. However, the Saints’ offense continues to operate at a high level of efficiency, averaging a shade under 437 yards per game and converting on 51.3% of their third down chances. Injuries have been a concern lately for New Orleans, which is why it was very encouraging to see Jimmy Graham, the All-Pro tight end, catch seven passes last week. And talk about filling a vacuum – Pierre Thomas and Khiry Robinson have been out of action, so all running back Mark Ingram, the Heisman Trophy winner, did was run for 272 yards over the last two games. He’s got almost as many yards as San Francisco’s Frank Gore, and has a better average per carry.
VietBet patrons know that it’s kind of a desperate time right now for San Francisco, which finds itself three games behind the Arizona Cardinals in the NFC West, and with the Seattle Seahawks also to contend with. And in this game they will have to go up against one of the strongest football betting trends in the NFL, as New Orleans has shown a considerable amount of mastery at home. Consider that the Saints, with Sean Payton coaching on the sidelines (keeping in mind that he was suspended for all of 2012), have won 20 straight games at the Superdome, with an incredible 18-1-1 record against the NFL pointspread during that time. So be careful going up against the guys in Black and Gold.
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