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Atlanta Falcons vs. New Orleans Saints

The Atlanta Falcons and the New Orleans Saints will meet on the gridiron at Caesars Superdome on Sunday in a battle of division rivals.

Oddsmakers opened the Saints as -3.5-point favorites versus the Falcons, while the game's total opened at 42.

New Orleans lost its last outing, a 17-16 result against the Buccaneers on December 05. The Saints covered in that game as a +3-point underdog, while the 33 combined points took the game UNDER the total.

Atlanta lost its last outing, a 19-16 result against the Steelers on December 04. The Falcons failed to cover in that game as a +1-point underdog, while the 35 combined points took the game UNDER the total.

Atlanta:
Team record: 5-8 SU,7-6 ATS
Atlanta is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games
Atlanta is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games

New Orleans:
Team record: 4-9 SU,5-8 ATS
New Orleans is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Orleans's last 6 games
New Orleans is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home

Next up:
Atlanta at Baltimore Saturday, December 24
New Orleans at Cleveland Saturday, December 24