Saints vs. Buccaneers Odds
The New Orleans Saints look to end their streak of shaky play on Sunday at 1PM ET when they take on Tampa Bay on the road.
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The Saints are 3-2 on the season and 1-1 on the road while the Bucs are a surprising 3-1 overall and 1-1 at home. These two teams have split their last 22 meetings.
Oddsmakers from online sportsbook BroburySports.com have made New Orleans a 4-point favorite on the road. The over/under has been set at 44.
The opening spread had the Saints favored by 4.5 points and the odds were up to 5 at one point before dropping down to 4. The over/under opened at 44.5 but dropped the hook as the week moved on.
The Saints have lost two of their last three including an embarrassing 30-20 loss at Arizona last weekend where the Cardinals scored two defensive touchdowns. The Saints haven’t won a game by more than five points all season as Drew Brees has thrown for 1,410 yards with nine touchdowns and five interceptions. The rushing game hasn’t done much as Pierre Thomas and Reggie Bush have both dealt with injuries.
Tampa Bay is 3-1 with two wins coming by three points. The Bucs have been able to compete in games with good defense, as they have nine interceptions on the year, which ranks second in the NFL. On offense, Josh Freeman has thrown for 824 yards and five touchdowns while rookie receiver Mike Williams has 19 catches for 238 yards and three touchdowns.
The trends are in the favor of New Orleans for this game as the Saints are 6-2 against the spread in their last eight games in Tampa Bay and 11-3 in their last 14 after a straight up loss. Tampa Bay is just 2-11 ATS in their last 13 home games.
The Saints will continue to be without Bush and Thomas as each have knee injuries while defensive end Will Smith is questionable with a groin injury. Tampa Bay could be without Williams, who is questionable with a foot injury.
Almost 19,000 bets have been placed on this game with the Saints getting 71% of the public wagers at -4 against Tampa Bay.
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