| The New Orleans Saints and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will meet on the gridiron at Raymond James Stadium on Sunday in a battle of division rivals. Oddsmakers currently have the Saints listed as 4½-point favorites versus the Buccaneers, while the game's total is sitting at 43½. New Orleans lost its last outing, a 30-20 result against the Cardinals on October 10. The Saints failed to cover in that game as a 7-point favorite, while the 50 combined points took the game OVER the total. In their last action, Tampa Bay was a 24-21 winner on the road against the Bengals. They covered the 7?point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (45) was profitable news for OVER bettors. Team records: New Orleans: 3-2 SU, 0-5 ATS Tampa Bay: 3-1 SU, 3-1 ATS New Orleans most recently: When playing in October are 7-3 When playing on grass are 6-4 After outgaining opponent are 9-1 When playing within the division are 6-4
Tampa Bay most recently: When playing in October are 3-7 When playing on grass are 3-7 After outgaining opponent are 5-5 When playing within the division are 3-7 A few trends to consider: New Orleans is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games on the road New Orleans is 19-5 SU in its last 24 games The total has gone OVER in 6 of New Orleans's last 9 games when playing Tampa Bay New Orleans is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Tampa Bay The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Tampa Bay's last 11 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games at home Tampa Bay is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games Tampa Bay is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing New Orleans Next up: New Orleans home to Cleveland, Sunday, October 24 Tampa Bay home to St. Louis, Sunday, October 24 |