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Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. New Orleans Saints
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the New Orleans Saints will be battling on the gridiron at Mercedes-Benz Superdome on Sunday in season-opening action.
Oddsmakers opened the Saints as -4.5-point favorites versus the Buccaneers, while the game's total opened at 49.5.
New Orleans was a 26-20 loser in its last match at home against the Vikings. They failed to cover the -7-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 46 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Last time out for Tampa Bay, they were a 28-22 loser as they battled the Falcons at home. The Buccaneers failed to cover in the match as a +0-point underdog, while 50 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 7-9 SU,5-9-2 ATS
Tampa Bay is 3-7-2 ATS in its last 12 games
Tampa Bay is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Tampa Bay's last 14 games
New Orleans:
Team record: 13-4 SU,11-6 ATS
New Orleans is 11-4 ATS in its last 15 games
New Orleans is 12-3 SU in its last 15 games
New Orleans is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Next up:
Tampa Bay home to Carolina Sunday, September 20
New Orleans at Las Vegas Monday, September 21