Battle lines are already being drawn up across the NFL with teams eyeing a shot at Super Bowl LV, with the Kansas City Chiefs hoping to defend their title while everyone else looks to dethrone them. Some squads have better chances than the rest, thanks to intelligent roster design and bold moves in free agency.
And the oddsmakers at BetMGM expect the Saints to be in that number. Their initial over/under win totals have the Saints at 10, which is a nice spot considering New Orleans has won 26 of their last 32 regular season games. The only team in the NFC with a higher total is the San Francisco 49ers, narrowly, at 10.5. Just two other teams sit above them: the Chiefs (11.5) and the Baltimore Ravens (11).
As luck would have it, the Saints are set to host both the 49ers and the Chiefs inside the Mercedes-Benz Superdome this season. So we should get a quick read on just how New Orleans stacks up against other Super Bowl contenders.
We’d be remiss not to survey the rest of the NFC South, while we’re here. BetMGM’s oddsmakers have put up over/under win totals for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (9), Atlanta Falcons (7.5), and Carolina Panthers (5.5), which feels bold given those teams’ combined record of 19-29 last year. Tom Brady and Teddy Bridgewater may have their work cut out for them in playing catch-up with the Saints.
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