The New Orleans Saints are 0-5 straight up and 0-4-1 against the spread in their last five night game appearances. The Saints hope to snap this losing streak this Monday night when they host Washington.
Saints, Brees set as betting chalk on Monday night odds
The New Orleans Saints will try to build on their lead in the NFC South with a win over Washington on Monday night, with Drew Brees and company clear odds favorites.
New Orleans is a 6.5-point home favorite at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. In their last 10 games at home the Saints are 9-1 SU.
Washington vs. New Orleans
When: Monday, October 8, 8:15 p.m. ET
Where: Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
Betting Line / Total: New Orleans -6.5 / 52.5 Points
New Orleans Betting Preview
Alvin Kamara rushed for 134 yards and three second-half touchdowns in New Orleans’ 33-18 road win over the New York Giants last Sunday, improving to 3-1 SU and 2-2 ATS on the season in the process.
Drew Brees passed for 217 yards in the win, bringing his season total to 1,295 passing yards and his career total to 71,740. Brees sits 200 yards short of Peyton Manning’s record for the most total passing yards in NFL history and can break that record with 201 yards or more on Monday night.
The Saints enter their bye week next week. New Orleans is 8-2 SU and 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games before a bye per the OddsShark NFL Database.
Washington Betting Preview
Washington comes into Monday night with the third best total defense in the league allowing 278 yards per game and the third best passing defense allowing 187.3 yards per game. Washington would love to spoil Drew Brees’ quest for the record with a shutdown performance on defense.
Before their bye last Sunday, Washington picked up a 31-17 win over Green Bay to move to 2-1 SU and ATS on the season. Washington is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games against New Orleans and 6-0 ATS in its last six.
Sunday night’s total is set at 52.5 points. The OVER is 5-0 in the last five meetings between these two teams.
This game was chosen for Monday Night Football in anticipation of the record potentially being on the line, and here we are. But in addition to the record being on the line, this is a big game for both of these teams, who are off to strong starts to the 2018 season. It should be a fun one to watch.
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