NFL Free Picks – New Orleans Saints vs. Kansas City Chiefs
The New Orleans Saints travel to Kansas City to take on the Chiefs. The Chiefs are coming off of five straight losses including a one point loss to the San Diego Chargers last Sunday. For Kansas City this game is going to come down to some serious defensive pressure because that’s the only way they’ll be keeping the Saints out of the end zone. Sports betting fans have to appreciate how the Chiefs continue to play hard, though.
At this point in the season, the Chiefs, with a young roster and questions at the quarterback position are 1 and 8 straight-up but 5 and 4 against the BetUS online wagering spread. That’s a better record against the spread than both the Oakland Raiders and the Detroit Lions.
The New Orleans Saints are an enigma. There isn’t a whole lot to write about this team any more other than to say that consistency is not their strong suit. They tend to play very well at times and then play terribly at other times. They tend to play good defense and then awful defense. They tend to execute offensive plays perfectly and then suddenly look like they have just learned what the game of football is.
This team started out the season doing very well against the BetUS online betting spread. Since then, they’ve tailed off to secure a record of 5 and 4. Their straight-up record of 4 and 5 isn’t helping matters either.
Here are the BetUS online sportsbook betting odds for this game.
Kick-off: 11/16/2008 1:00 pm est.
New Orleans Saints – 5 – 110 – 230 O 50 – 110
Kansas City Chiefs + 5 – 110 + 190 U 50 – 110
Here are a few online wagering trends that might help us find a good online bet in this game.
The New Orleans Saints are 4 and 0 against the spread in their last 4 games after an against the spread loss.
The Over is 7 and 1 in the New Orleans Saints last 8 games versus a team with a losing record.
The Kansas City Chiefs are 2 and 7 against the spread in their last 9 games at home.
The Over is 8 and 2 in the Kansas City Chiefs last 10 games at home.
The trends say that the Saints cover the 5 points and I have to agree. I don’t see where the Chiefs can get within 10 points, much less 5, against the Saints. New Orleans is the better all around team. They have the better offense and the better defense.
To me, the Saints should bounce back in a big way against this team. I see this game going under because of the Chiefs’ lack of offensive firepower but I won’t worry about that online bet.
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Instead, I’ll go with the Saints to cover the 5 point spread.
