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Atlanta Falcons vs. New Orleans Saints
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Sunday when the Atlanta Falcons and the New Orleans Saints meet at Caesars Superdome.
Oddsmakers opened the Saints as -5.5-point favorites versus the Falcons, while the game's total opened at 45.5.
Last time out for New Orleans, they were a 36-27 winner as they battled the Buccaneers at home. The Saints covered in the match as a +3.5-point underdog, while 63 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Atlanta was a 19-13 loser in its last match at home against the Panthers. They failed to cover the -2.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 32 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Atlanta:
Team record: 3-4 SU,3-4 ATS
Atlanta is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 6 games
Atlanta is 10-5 ATS in its last 15 games on the road
New Orleans:
Team record: 5-2 SU,4-3 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
New Orleans is 12-5-1 ATS in its last 18 games
New Orleans is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of New Orleans's last 10 games
Next up:
Atlanta at Dallas Sunday, November 14
New Orleans at Tennessee Sunday, November 14