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Atlanta Falcons vs. New Orleans Saints NFL Betting Odds & Spread

Written December 4, 2008 by Jason Lowry

Now we have spent the whole season calling the Falcons the surprise of the season, but its now time to really start thinking about this team being a legit threat to not only make the playoffs but win the division as well. With the two leaders of the division squaring off on Monday Night Football, the Saints have a chance of moving into a tie for 2nd in the division with a win on the road over the Saints this Sunday. Now the Saints aren’t completely out of the picture, but their 20-23 loss to Tampa Bay last week really hurt their chances of playing in the postseason. For those of you looking to do some NFL betting this Sunday the oddsmakers have the Saints 3 point favorites at home over the Falcons at BetUS.com

Atlanta comes into this one winners of two straight and 4 of their last 5, after their impressive 22-16 win over the Chargers last week. The Falcons used another solid performance from the two new guys this year, as rookie quarterback Matt Ryan threw for 207 yards and 2 scores, while free agent pickup Michael Turner ran it 31 times for 120 yards, as the Falcons pulled off a big road win. Another player that got in on the fun was Roddy White who had 6 catches for 112 yards, but was unable to find the endzone for the 3rd straight week. Now the Falcons have the difficult task of winning on the road this week, and doing so against an NFC South team has been nearly impossible this season. Now the Falcons are going to need another big game from their big 3, but their defense will likely be the deciding factor in this one.

Now the Falcons defense continues to cause problems for opposing teams this season, but stopping the Saints is never an easy task. When these two teams hooked up in Atlanta Drew Brees threw for 422 yards, but the Falcons defense had the bigger game, picking off Brees 3 times, and keeping the Saints from making the plays when needed. Now playing in New Orleans won’t be easy, but this unit has the talent to go in their and pull of the big win, and really increase the Falcons chances of playing past the regular season. Bet Falcons +3 at BetUS.com

Now we already have talked about how good this division is at home, and the Saints have only lost once, in a game against the Vikings they could have won. In the Saints last home game they put up 51 points on the Packers, and you just have to have that feeling that they won’t let the home fans down. Last week the Saints really needed a win, but wound up losing on a last second field goal. Drew Brees had a rough game last week, as he threw 3 interception on the road again, and really hurt the teams chances of pulling off the big win. Reggie Bush was back in action, but was not a factor, and was benched for the 2nd half of this one. Now we think Bush will be a much bigger factor this week, but even if the offense scores all day the defense still has to do its part in this one.

Now last time the Saints defense went up against the Falcons it didn’t end well for this unit, as they allowed Ryan to throw for 248 yards and 2 scores, and Turner to run it 27 times for 88 yards and a score, so its no question the Falcons are going to come in with the confidence they can score in this one. Now we really like the Saints offense this week, as we think they are going to put up some numbers, but it will be up to the defense if they are going to come away with the win in this one. Bet Saints -3 at BetUS.com

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