Saints Welcome Packers in Football Weekend Betting

Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints have stumbled out to a 2-4 start both straight-up and against the spread, setting up an almost must-win situation when Green Bay comes to town for Sunday Night Football.

The NFL betting odds for this huge NFC showdown on the 5Dimes current board actually have this game listed as a pick'em with a total line of 56. The 5-2 SU (4-2-1 ATS) Packers come into this primetime battle with a 1-7 record both SU and ATS in their last eight road games as underdogs, while the Saints are a perfect 4-0 ATS in their last four home games against the NFC North. The total has gone OVER in nine of the last 10 games between these two conference foes.

Earlier on Sunday, the Baltimore Ravens will go on the road to face the Cincinnati Bengals in the second game of this season’s series. The Ravens lost the first meeting 23-16 on opening day as 1-point home favorites with the total staying UNDER the 43.5-point line. The betting odds this time around for this AFC North clash have also been set as a pick'em with the total set at 45.5. Baltimore is 5-2 this season both SU and ATS, but it is just 3-7-1 ATS in its last 11 games against the Bengals.

Some of the shine may be missing from the Big Ten these days, but one of the biggest rivalries in all of college football will be renewed this Saturday when Michigan squares off against Michigan State. It has been a rough go of it for the Wolverines this season with a 3-4 record both SU and ATS, and they come into this game listed as 17-point road underdogs. The total has set the total at 49.5. The 6-1 SU (4-3 ATS) Spartans are currently ranked No. 8 in the AP Top 25 and they are 6-0 ATS in the last six meetings against their bitter rivals.

Saturday’s college action wraps things up with a Pac-12 clash between No. 14 Arizona State and the Washington Huskies in a 10:45pm ET kickoff. The Sun Devils have been listed by 5Dimes as 3.5-point road favorites and the betting odds on the total have been set at 61.5. Arizona State comes into this conference clash with a perfect 8-0 record both SU and ATS in its last eight games against Washington.