The New Orleans Saints will travel to Raymond James Stadium on Sunday night to take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in an NFC South matchup.
The Saints are third in the division with a 6-7 record and are coming off a 30-9 road win over the New York Jets. Taysom Hill went 15-of-21 for 175 yards.
The Bucs are leading the division with a 10-3 record and are riding a four-game winning streak after defeating the Buffalo Bills at home 33-27 in overtime. Tom Brady finished 31-of-46 for 363 yards with two touchdowns.
Saints at Buccaneers Stats
Looking at the New Orleans Saints stats
Running back Alvin Kamara has been playing well whenever he is on the field as he has 173 carries for 650 yards (3.8 yards per rushing attempt) with four rushing touchdowns and 36 receptions for 335 yards (9.3 yards per catch) with four receiving touchdowns.
In his last game against New York, Kamara finished with 27 rushing attempts for 120 yards (4.4 yards per carry) with a rushing touchdown as well as four catches for 25 yards (6.3 yards per reception).
The New Orleans Saints defense has been playing well as they are giving up 21.9 points per game. In their previous game against the New York Jets, New Orleans allowed nine points on 256 total yards of offense (178 passing, 78 rushing).
The Jets were 0-of-3 inside of the red zone throughout the game, but New Orleans needs to limit the opposing running game as they allowed 4.6 yards per carry.
Looking at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers stats
Running back Leonard Fournette is questionable for the Bucs with an ankle injury but is expected to play. So far this year, he has 171 rushing attempts for 778 yards (4.6 yards per carry) with eight rushing touchdowns as well as 62 receptions for 421 yards (6.8 yards per catch) with two receiving touchdowns.
In his last game against Buffalo, Fournette had 19 carries for 113 yards (5.9 yards per attempt) with a rushing touchdown and four catches for 19 yards (4.8 yards per reception).
The defense of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have been playing well as they are allowing 22.8 points per game. In their previous game against the Buffalo Bills, Tampa Bay gave up 27 pints on 466 total yards of offense (293 passing, 173 rushing).
The Bills were 2-of-13 on third down attempts and 2-of-3 on fourth down opportunities. The Bucs need to limit the big play as Buffalo averaged 6.1 yards per play throughout the game.
Betting Trends for New Orleans Saints at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Saints are 6-1 ATS in their last seven games vs Tampa Bay
- Saints are 36-15 ATS in their last 51 road games
- Saints are 25-10 ATS in their last 35 games as an underdog
- Buccaneers are 4-13-1 ATS in their last 18 games after allowing 150+ rushing yards in the previous game
Who to Bet Saints at Buccaneers
The top sportsbooks across the United States are listing the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an 11.5 point home favorite, but that is too high. The Saints are giving up 26 points in their previous five games, while the Buccaneers are allowing 25 points in their last three games.
All in all, go with the Saints to cover the spread here.