Kickoff is minutes away, and the New Orleans Saints are underdogs again. It’s been quite a while — this is the first time in 2020 that they have not been favored to win a game, and the vast majority of NFL experts have gone against them.
Per NFL Pickwatch, just 15% of surveyed picks came in for New Orleans. A commanding 85% of picks went to Tampa Bay, including all six members of the NBC panel on “Sunday Night Football.”
We’ll see if that confidence is rewarded. The Saints (and Saints fans in particular) have historically relished playing the underdog role during the Sean Payton era. And for what it’s worth, they’re just 5-2 in games they have been favored (and picked) to win. Maybe they can start things off on the right foot with a victory while everyone is ruling them out.
