The Atlanta Falcons and New Orleans Saints both had their sights set on the NFC South title before this season. But only one of them has played up to that standard to this point in the year. Atlanta is favored by three points going into this game, while the total has been set at 48 points by oddsmakers. Here, we break down this Falcons vs Saints clash in the NFC South and make our NFL betting predictions for this contest in the betting markets.
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Falcons Starting to Create NFC South Separation
The Atlanta Falcons have gone 6-3 to start the 2024 NFL season, riding a two-game winning streak into Sunday’s matchup with the Saints. Atlanta beat the Dallas Cowboys in Week 9, with Kirk Cousins throwing three touchdown passes and no interceptions in that contest. Cousins has seven touchdowns and zero interceptions over his last two outings and another turnover-free game could mean a third straight win for Atlanta.
Saints Desperately Seeking a Win
After winning their first two games of the season, the New Orleans Saints have dropped seven consecutive games. Their most recent loss came at the hands of the Carolina Panthers, a team thought by many to be the worst in the NFL. Here, the Saints will look to get back into the win column, with the play of Derek Carr set to determine whether or not that happens. Carr came back from injury in Week 9, completing just 18 of his 31 pass attempts against Carolina, and he will need to be better in this game.
Falcons vs Saints Best Bet
It is hard to justify betting on the New Orleans Saints at this point in time. In theory, Carr should get better as he gets used to being back on the field, but New Orleans is struggling on both sides of the ball right now and we can’t back them in this game either. We will lay the points with the visitors in this Falcons vs Saints matchup, as Atlanta should continue to put distance between themselves and the rest of the NFC South.
