The New Orleans Saints are 5-0 straight up and 4-1 against the spread over their last five games. The Saints can extend their winning streak to six games with a win this Sunday night against the Minnesota Vikings.
Saints small betting favorites at Vikings for Sunday night
The New Orleans Saints will try to stay hot on the road this Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings, with the sportsbooks giving them a small edge on the NFL Week 8 odds.
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New Orleans is a 1-point road favorite in Minnesota at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. In their last 12 games played in the month of October, the Saints are 11-1 ATS.
New Orleans Saints at Minnesota Vikings
When: Sunday, October 28, 8:20 p.m. ET
Where: U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Betting Line / Total: New Orleans -1 / 53 Points
New Orleans Saints
Since losing to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 48-40 in their season opener and then needing a fourth quarter comeback to survive the Cleveland Browns in a 21-18 win at home, the Saints have gotten on a roll with a 4-0 SU and ATS record over their last four games.
New Orleans has been outstanding on offense ranking sixth in the NFL in total yards per game with 409.8 and second in scoring with 34 points per game. Besides the Los Angeles Rams, no team in the NFC has looked as strong as the Saints through the first half of the season.
The Saints are just 1-7 SU in their last eight road games against the Vikings per the OddsShark NFL Database. New Orleans is also just 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games against Minnesota overall.
Minnesota Vikings
Minnesota has turned its season around in the month of October going 3-0 SU and ATS over its last three games since starting 2018 off with a disappointing 1-2-1 SU and 1-3 ATS mark.
While the Vikings have looked sharp in recent weeks, all four of their wins have come against teams that are currently below .500. A win over a team of New Orleans’ caliber would set the tone for the second half of Minnesota’s season.
Sunday night’s total is set at 53 points. The OVER is 8-2 in the last 10 games between New Orleans and Minnesota.
Both the Saints and the Vikings enter this weekend’s action with a one-game lead in their respective division races. This is a big game for both teams even before you factor in the emotion coming off last season’s wild playoff meeting.
Four of the last seven games between these two teams have been decided by five points or less, and Sunday’s matchup could be another tight one.
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