What are we in for when the New Orleans Saints match up with the New England Patriots? Tipico Sportsbook isn’t counting on a barn burner, posting their second-lowest over/under of the week (42.5). Only one game is expected to feature a lower scoring output when the Jets and Broncos kick off (41.5).
And Tipico has the Patriots as home favorites, but only barely. New England is favored by 2.5 points over the visiting Saints, having scored just 16 points in Week 1 and 25 points against the Jets in Week 2. Mac Jones’ offense is hardly a high-flying unit. Can New Orleans capitalize on that?
The defensive matchup is in the Saints’ favor, but they’ve got to prove they can move the ball on offense once Bill Belichick takes away Alvin Kamara. Carolina showed last week that New Orleans doesn’t have the firepower to adapt when their best player is smothered in coverage. Now it’s on Sean Payton to course-correct. We’ll see soon whether he’s up to the task.
