New Orleans vs N.Y. Betting
Headline: Saints Look to Keep Slim Playoff Hopes Alive at Giants in Week 14
The New Orleans Saints will continue their improbable march toward the playoffs this weekend but things certainly don’t get any easier. In Week 14, New Orleans travels to MetLife Stadium to take on a Giants squad that, like the Saints, will be looking to avenge a disappointing Week 13 loss.
New Orleans Saints (5-7) vs. New York Giants (8-4)
Date/Time: Sunday, December 9, 4:25 PM ET
Venue: MetLife Stadium
Broadcast: FOX
Saints vs. Giants Betting Lines from GTBets
Spread: Giants -5 (-110)
Moneyline: OFF
Over/Under: 53 points
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The New Orleans Saints should be motivated this Sunday to avenge a loss at the hands of the Atlanta Falcons in Week 13. Drew Brees had his worst game in a very, very long time throwing five interceptions and spearheading just 13 points scored for his prolific offense. The Saints were bad last week and they still had a chance to win the game – unreal.
This week Drew Brees and company will be looking to get back to their elite status. The Saints are the 3rd best passing team in the NFL and the 27th ranked rushing team although New Orleans is starting to get things going a little with their running backs.
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The Saints are 5th in the NFL in scoring – 26.75 points per game and could have some success against a Giants defense that has seriously underachieved this season and showed that it was vulnerable against the Redskins last week.
The New Orleans defense continues to be the sore spot on this team. They are third last against the pass and dead last against the run. The Saints allow 27.75 points per game – good (or bad) for 28th in the NFL. The only things that this unit have going for it are the facts that New York didn’t look great against Washington’s suspect defense last week and the Saints have had an extra three days to prepare.
The New York Giants – the rest of their division is trying to give them the division title but the G-men don’t seem to want it! The Giants looked sluggish against Washington last week after putting together one of their best games this season the week before against Green Bay. Who knows which Giants team will show up? [soliloquy id=”82219″]
New York enters Sunday’s contest with the league’s 9th ranked passing game and the 15th ranked running game. Eli Manning and company still look a tad out of sort but Ahmad Bradshaw looks to be back to form- a good sign for all you Giants fans. New York is still a talented bunch – arguably one of the better total offense in the league – on paper! Now it is time to prove it!
Defensively, New York has been just OK at times this season – opposing teams are certainly having some success moving the ball. Where the Giants are strong however is limiting points. The G-men allow 20.25 points per game (9th in the NFL) but this unit is 22nd against the pass and 21st versus the run. Drew Brees should have some success against the Giants defense – nearly everyone does!
Betting Prediction
• New Orleans is 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing NY Giants
• The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Orleans’s last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Giants
• The total has gone OVER in 12 of New Orleans’s last 17 games
• The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Orleans’s last 6 games
• The total has gone UNDER in 6 of the NY Giants last 7 games
• The total has gone UNDER in 4 of the NY Giants last 5 games when playing at home against New Orleans
• NY Giants are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games at home
• The total has gone UNDER in 7 of the NY Giants last 9 games at home
This is a matchup of two pretty leaky defenses – similar to what we saw last week when New Orleans played Atlanta. The difference in that game was that the Falcons were able to generate the occasional stop while the Saints just couldn’t muster a defensive stand when they needed it. The same rings true this week – New York does enough to win but a wounded Saints squad keeps it close. I like the Giants by 3 in a game that comes down to the last play!
Pick: New Orleans Saints to cover the 5
