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New Orleans Saints vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Monday when the New Orleans Saints and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers meet at Raymond James Stadium.
Oddsmakers opened the Buccaneers as -6.5-point favorites versus the Saints, while the game's total opened at 42.5.
Tampa Bay was a 23-17 loser in its last match on the road against the Browns. They failed to cover the -3-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 40 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Last time out for New Orleans, they were a 13-0 loser as they battled the 49ers on the road. The Saints failed to cover in the match as a +8.5-point underdog, while 13 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
New Orleans:
Team record: 4-8 SU,4-8 ATS
New Orleans is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
New Orleans is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Orleans's last 5 games
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 5-6 SU,3-7-1 ATS
Tampa Bay is 1-7-1 ATS in its last 9 games
Tampa Bay is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games
Next up:
New Orleans home to Atlanta Sunday, December 18
Tampa Bay at San Francisco Sunday, December 11