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New Orleans Saints vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The division rival New Orleans Saints and Tampa Bay Buccaneers are set to renew hostilities on Sunday when they meet at Raymond James Stadium.
Oddsmakers opened the Buccaneers as -11.5-point favorites versus the Saints, while the game's total opened at 42.5.
The Buccaneers were a 48-14 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Panthers. They covered the -10-point spread as favorites, while the total score (62) made winners of OVER bettors.
New Orleans lost its last outing, a 25-10 result against the Raiders on December 29. The Saints failed to cover in that game as a +1.5-point underdog, while the 35 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
New Orleans:
Team record: 5-11 SU,6-10 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
New Orleans is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
New Orleans is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Orleans's last 5 games
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 9-7 SU,10-6 ATS
Tampa Bay is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
Tampa Bay is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games