Super Bowl Betting Odds: New Orleans Saints (+5) (Over/Under 56.5)
The New Orleans Saints are underdogs in the Super Bowl. That marks the first time they this season in which they will be getting points, if you don’t count Week 17 in which they sat all their starters, of course. New Orleans won each of their first 13 games before promising not to rest starters if an undefeated season was on the line. In the end, that didn’t matter, as the Dallas Cowboys were the first team to beat the Saints this season, in week 14.
Before that, the Saints seemingly handled all of their top-rated opponents. Dominating wins over the Philadelphia Eagles (48-22), the New York Jets (24-10), the New York Giants (48-27), and the New England Patriots (38-17) made them the most respected team in the NFL heading into the back end of the regular season.
From that game on it was two close wins over non-playoff teams like the Washington Redskins (in an amazing comeback) and the Atlanta Falcons, and three straight losses to end the season, making many question the Saints’ confidence heading into the playoffs.
But the questions were answered in Week 2 of the playoffs when the Saints Defense came in and shut down one of the best post season quarterbacks of all time, Kurt Warner, as the Saints dominated the Arizona Cardinals 45-14.
Last week’s playoff win over the Vikings wasn’t quite as easy – in fact, the Vikings outplayed the Saints throughout, but New Orleans resilience and turnover causing defense kept New Orleans in the game, and sent the game into overtime. From there, the Saints won the toss and kicked a field goal to win it short after that.
The Saints started the season 13-0 SU but finished 13-3. They were 8-8 ATS despite starting 6-0 against the spread. They were 4-4 ATS away from New Orleans, 7-1 straight up. They ranked 1st in total yards and 1st in points scored this season.
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