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Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. New Orleans Saints
Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Sunday when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the New Orleans Saints meet at Mercedes-Benz Superdome.
Oddsmakers opened the Saints as -6.5-point favorites versus the Buccaneers, while the game's total opened at 47.
The Saints were a 12-10 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Cowboys. They covered the +2.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (22) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Tampa Bay was a 55-40 winner in its last match on the road against the Rams. They covered the +9-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 95 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 2-2 SU,2-2 ATS
Tampa Bay is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Tampa Bay's last 10 games
Tampa Bay is 4-16 SU in its last 20 games on the road
New Orleans:
Team record: 3-1 SU,2-2 ATS
New Orleans is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games
New Orleans is 17-4 SU in its last 21 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of New Orleans's last 13 games
Next up:
Tampa Bay home to Carolina Sunday, October 13
New Orleans at Jacksonville Sunday, October 13