Public Favors Saints
The San Francisco 49ers travel to New Orleans this Sunday to take on the Saints. Oddsmakers have made the Saints 5.5-point favorites.
Kickoff: 1:05PM ET FOX
Odds: Oddsmakers from online sports book SBG Global have established the Saints as a 5.5-point favorite.
Over/Under: 48
Public Betting:
Current public betting information shows that 56% of bettors favor the Saints –5 over the 49ers.
Top Trends for this game:
NEW ORLEANS is 51-77 ATS (-33.7 Units) in home games since 1992.
NEW ORLEANS is 51-77 ATS (-33.7 Units) in home lined games since 1992.
NEW ORLEANS is 38-60 ATS (-28.0 Units) in home games against conference opponents since 1992.
NEW ORLEANS is 51-74 ATS (-30.4 Units) in home games in dome games since 1992.
NEW ORLEANS is 51-74 ATS (-30.4 Units) in home games in games played on turf since 1992.
Head-to-Head Series History:
NEW ORLEANS is 2-0 against the spread versus SAN FRANCISCO over the last 3 seasons
NEW ORLEANS is 2-0 straight up against SAN FRANCISCO over the last 3 seasons
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
Key Player Injuries:
SAN FRANCISCO
[QB] Alex Smith IR – Shoulder – 09/07/08
[CB] Shawntae Spencer IR – Knee – 09/24/08
[OT] Jonas Jennings missed last game %27?%27 – Shoulder – 09/21/08
NEW ORLEANS
[DB] Aaron Glenn missed last game %27?%27 – Knee – 09/21/08
[TE] Mark Campbell missed last game, "?" – Hamstring – 09/22/08
[RB] Aaron Stecker missed last game %27?%27 – Hamstring – 09/21/08
[OT] Jammal Brown left last game, "?" – Hip – 09/22/08
[CB] Randall Gay left last game, "?" – Hamstring – 09/22/08
[WR] David Patten left last game, "?" – Groin – 09/22/08
[DT] Antwan Lake missed last game %27?%27 – Groin – 09/21/08
[WR] Marques Colston expected to miss 4-6 weeks – Thumb – 09/10/08
[OG] Jamar Nesbit has been suspended for 4 games – Suspension – 09/23/08
[LB] Scott Fujita missed last game is %27?%27 – Knee – 09/22/08
[TE] Jeremy Shockey expected to miss 3-6 weeks. – Hernia – 09/22/08
[LB] Mark Simoneau IR – Back – 09/12/08
Prediction:
The 49ers are out to prove that their early season success isn’t a fluke while the Saints are trying not to fall too far behind the rest of the NFC South. New Orleans is banged up with WR Marques Colston and TE Jeremy Shockey expected to miss Sunday’s game. San Fran’s defense is young, but if it can stay away from giving up the big play, they have a shot to pull off the upset. Still, New Orleans has enough weapons to beat the Niners, especially at home and even if the defense has been suspect over the past three weeks. We predict the Saints over the 49ers 33-30.
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