Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints Point Spread Pick and Betting Odds. In this sixth week regular season match, the 1-4 New Orleans Saints will play host to the 5-0 Atlanta Falcons at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. The game is set to kickoff on Thursday, October 15th at 20:25 ET, and the Falcons are current favourites to win, with a -3 point start at odds of -125, according to BetOnline. Total lines on the odds stand at 51 points.
Betting Odds
Point Spread: Falcons -3
Total Line: 51
The Falcons are running through this season so far with five consecutive wins, although their game against Washington this past week showed some clearly visible cracks in their offensive play. The team needed a pick-six in overtime in order to beat the Redskins, 25-19. The Falcons’ quarterback, Matt Ryan was held to just 24-of-42 passing for 254 yards, and he wasn’t able to claim any touchdowns against Washington. Not only that, but wide receiver Julio Jones, who took five catches for 67 yards, was also restricted from his usual explosive gameplay.
While the Falcons are leading the way in the NFC South division, being the only team within to have claimed victories in all their games played so far, they’ll need to work a lot harder in order to keep such a position. The Falcons are averaging 32.4 points per game, giving them a position of 3rd offensively, although the team’s defence unit has allowed an average of 366.4 yards to be taken from them, giving them a 20th position for yards lost.
The Saints, on the other hand, are flailing at the bottom of the division, having lost four of the five games they’ve already played. Last week saw them lose out to the Philadelphia Eagles, who forced New Orleans into retreat with a 17-39 score. While the Saints’ offence was at one time the team’s most functional and reliable unit, this season has seen them fall apart week after week. Drew Brees threw for 335 yards and two touchdowns against the Eagles, but essentially cancelled out his actions by turning the ball over three times via two fumbles and an interception in the second half, leading Philadelphia to their victory.
The Saints’ poor offence has provided them with a position of 21st overall, thanks to only managing an average score of 20.6 points per game. Defence is also on the low end, allowing opponents to score an average of 28.6 points per game, while an average of 409 yards has been given up, giving them the lowest overall ranking of 32nd in this area. There’s only been a total of three forced fumbles on opponents so far this season, and four interceptions on Drew Brees and Luke McCown have not helped matters.
Atlanta at New Orleans Betting Trends
Atlanta is 5-0 straight up in their last 5 games overall.
The Falcons are 2- 7 straight up in their last 9 games on the road against New Orleans.
The game total has gone under in 4 of Atlanta’s last 5 games against New Orleans.
New Orleans is 2-5 against the spread in their last 7 games.
The Saints are 1-6 straight up in their last 7 home games.
Injury Report
Atlanta
G Mike Person Ankle “?” Thursday vs. New Orleans
WR Julio Jones Hamstring “?” Thursday vs. New Orleans
LB Justin Durant Elbow “?” Thursday vs. New Orleans
WR Devin Hester Toe IR – designated to return (eligible to return week 12)
G Jon Asamoah Undisclosed IR
T Lamar Holmes Foot PUP
New Orleans
WR Marques Colston Shoulder expected to miss Thursday vs. Atlanta
DL Bobby Richardson Hip “?” Thursday vs. Atlanta
G Jahri Evans Knee “?” Thursday vs. Atlanta
T Terron Armstead Knee “?” Thursday vs. Atlanta
P Thomas Morstead Quad “?” Thursday vs. Atlanta
LB Davis Tull Shoulder IR
S Rafael Bush Pectoral IR
Consensus Pick (ATS)
Atlanta: 83%
New Orleans: 17%
Free NFL Pick
The Falcons are really beat up at receiver and might not be able to exploit the Saints porous pass defense that’s allowing 273.2 yards per game. New Orleans is built more to run now than pass and they haven’t done that averaging a paltry 85.4 yards per game. We don’t expect either team’s offense to flourish on Thursday.
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