The New Orleans Saints are 12-4 SU and 9-7 ATS in their last 16 games against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Saints hope to bounce back from an ugly loss last Sunday with a strong road win this weekend over Tampa Bay.
- New Orleans Saints vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Matchup Report)
- Date/Time: November 17, 1 p.m. ET
- TV Coverage: FOX
- Sportsbook Odds: New Orleans -5.5 | O/U 51 (Line History)
Sportsbook Odds Analysis
Early bettors are unfazed by New Orleans’ poor performance last Sunday, betting the Saints enough to drive them up from 4.5-point favorites to -5.5 favorites against Tampa Bay. The total has dropped one point from 51 down to 50 at Sportsbook.
New Orleans News & Notes
The Saints entered last Sunday’s game against the lowly Atlanta Falcons with a 6-0 SU and ATS record over their previous six games. With Drew Brees back and a bye week to prepare for one of the NFL’s worst teams, a win seemed like a foregone conclusion for New Orleans as a 14-point home favorite. The final score of 26-9 wasn’t surprising, but the fact that it was Atlanta winning by that score instead of New Orleans certainly was.
What an absolute dud. Fortunately for New Orleans, the team is still fine with a 7-2 SU and 6-3 ATS record on the season, but they’ll want to get back on track with a win this week to avoid any negative momentum. The Saints are 3-0 SU and ATS over their last three road games.
Tampa Bay News & Notes
One thing has been consistent over Tampa Bay’s last seven games – there hasn’t been any shortage of offense. The Buccaneers snapped a four-game losing streak with their 30-27 win over the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday, but still fell to 0-5 ATS over their last five after failing to cover as 5.5-point favorites.
That was the seventh straight Buccaneers game in which at least 50 total points were scored. The OVER is 7-0 during this stretch and the average total has been a whopping 65.3 points per game.
The Buccaneers are now 3-6 SU and 2-7 ATS in their first nine games under head coach Bruce Arians. Tampa Bay is 0-4 SU and ATS in its last four games as a betting underdog.
Betting Pick: Saints -5.5
Sean Payton, Drew Brees and the Saints don’t have too many bad showings on back-to-back weeks. After New Orleans laid an egg last week, the Buccaneers give the Saints a nice opportunity to bounce back with a big win.
- The Saints are 10-3 ATS in their last 13 games on the road.
- The Buccaneers are 6-22 SU in their last 28 games at home vs teams with winning records.
- The total has gone UNDER in 5 of the Saints’ last 6 games on the road vs the Buccaneers.
