Saints vs Falcons Odds and Betting Preview
If you are the New Orleans Saints, you can count yourselves very fortunate that you’re not off to an 0-2 start. However, at the same time, you can feel pretty secure that your quarterback is showing some great form once again. So now the Saints travel to face the Atlanta Falcons in one of the NFL’s most heated rivalries, and in an atmosphere that will undoubtedly be hostile. It will kick off at 1 PM ET at Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta, and will be carried live by FOX.
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Saints vs Falcons Odds:
In the pro football betting odds posted on this game by the folks at VietBet, Atlanta is favored at home:
Atlanta Falcons -2.5 (-120)
New Orleans Saints +2.5 (+100)
Over 53.5 points -110
Under 53.5 points -110
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Saints vs Falcons Odds and Week 3 NFL Betting Preview
Obviously the Saints got into that shootout in Week 1 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and came out on the short end of it, losing 48-40, as Ryan Fitzpatrick had a career day. That brough up a lot of questions about this team’s defensive unit, which appeared to have made a quantum leap last season.
Now if you want to be nitpicky about it, you could also cite the absence of former Heisman Trophy winner Mark Ingram, who has had to start the season with a four-game suspension that still has a couple of games to go. Remember that it was the combination between him and Alvin Kamara that was so unbelievably effective for New Orleans last season on their way to the playoffs.
After that opening loss, New Orleans struggled a lot against the Cleveland Browns last week at home, and if not for a number of missed place kicks by Zane Gonzalez (who was subsequently cut), they would be sitting at 0-2. Instead, they came out a 21-18 winner, as Drew Brees engineered a last-minute drive that led to a field goal.
The Falcons found things slow in their opener against Philadelphia, losing 18-12, but they made a nice comeback last week against the Carolina Panthers, winning 31-24 on their home field. Truth be told, they took advantage of some injuries on the Carolina side, but they also had a more dynamic attack. Rookie Calvin Ridley came alive with four catches for 64 yards, and he may yet be an appropriate complement to his fellow Alabama alum, Julio Jones, who now has 233 receiving yards after the first two weeks.
Matt Ryan, who has hit 62%, did not suffer a sack against the Panthers, and that’s a good sign. What is not necessarily a good sign is that this team has given up 5.2 yards per carry to opposing ground attacks. So they are lucky that the Saints still have to sit out Ingram.
Brees has completed an amazing 81.2% of his passes and has not been intercepted yet in 80 attempts. His top target, Michael Thomas, has already put together some monster numbers; in the first two games he has 28 catches for 269 yards. So even though Atlanta has a pretty capable defensive unit, allowing a combined 5.5 yards per pass attempt in facing both a former MVP (Cam Newton) and a Super Bowl MVP (Nick Foles), no one should get any delusions that they are going to stop Brees cold. And you should also take note that the Saints, with Brees quarterbacking, have covered ten of their last 15 as an underdog.
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By Charles Jay
