Thursday Night Football Preview: New Orleans Saints (5-6) vs. Atlanta Falcons (10-1)

New Orleans Saints vs. Atlanta Falcons

– The New Orleans Saints and the Atlanta Falcons will meet on the gridiron at Georgia Dome on Thursday in a battle of division rivals.

Oddsmakers currently have the Falcons listed as 3-point favorites versus the Saints, while the game’s total is sitting at 55.

The Saints were a 31-21 loser in their most recent outing at home against the 49ers. They failed to cover the 2-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (52) made winners of OVER bettors.

In their last action, Atlanta was a 24-23 winner on the road against the Buccaneers. They earned a push of the 1-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (47) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.

Current streak:
Atlanta has won 2 straight games.

Team records:
New Orleans: 5-6 SU, 6-5 ATS
Atlanta: 10-1 SU, 6-4-1 ATS

New Orleans most recently:
When playing in November are 9-1
When playing on turf are 7-3
After being outgained are 6-4
When playing within the division are 7-3

Atlanta most recently:
When playing in November are 8-2
When playing on turf are 7-3
After outgaining opponent are 7-3
When playing within the division are 6-4

A few trends to consider:
New Orleans is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Atlanta
New Orleans is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 12 of New Orleans’s last 16 games
New Orleans is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
Atlanta is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Atlanta is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta’s last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta’s last 7 games

Next up:
New Orleans at NY Giants, Sunday, December 9
Atlanta at Carolina, Sunday, December 9

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