New Orleans Saints vs. Atlanta Falcons NFL Week 18 Odds, Plays and Insights

Jan 05, 2022

Check out odds, plays and more for the New Orleans Saints vs. Atlanta Falcons NFL Week 18 matchup on January 9, 2022.

NFC South foes will do battle in Week 18 of the NFL season when the New Orleans Saints (8-8) face the Atlanta Falcons (7-9).

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Odds for Saints vs. Falcons

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New Orleans has combined with its opponents to score more than 40 points in nine of 16 games this season.
So far this season, 62.5% of Atlanta's games (10/16) have had more combined points than Sunday's over/under of 40.
Sunday's over/under is 0.8 points higher than the combined 39.2 PPG average of the two teams.
This contest's over/under is 6.5 points under the 46.5 these two squads combine to give up per game in 2021.
Saints games this season feature an average total of 43.6 points, a number 3.6 points higher than Sunday's over/under.
The 40-point total for this game is 7.1 points below the 47.1 points per game average total in Falcons games this season.

New Orleans is 8-8-0 against the spread this year.
The Saints have covered the spread twice this season when favored by 4 points or more (in five chances).
New Orleans' games this year have gone over the point total six times in 16 opportunities (37.5%).
This year, the Saints average 5.9 fewer points per game (20.9) than the Falcons give up (26.8).
New Orleans is 5-1 against the spread and 5-1 overall in games when it puts up more than 26.8 points.
The Saints collect 300.5 yards per game, 63.6 fewer yards than the 364.1 the Falcons give up per contest.
In games that New Orleans totals over 364.1 yards, the team is 2-3 against the spread and 1-4 overall.
The Saints have 18 giveaways this season, while the Falcons have 20 takeaways.
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In Atlanta's 16 games this season, it has five wins against the spread.
The Falcons have covered the spread once this season when underdogs by 4 points or more (in seven chances).
Atlanta has gone over the point total in 37.5% of its opportunities this year (six times over 16 games with a set point total).
The Falcons score 18.3 points per game, comparable to the 19.7 the Saints allow.
Atlanta is 4-4 against the spread and 6-2 overall in games when it records more than 19.7 points.
The Falcons rack up 306.7 yards per game, only 15.4 fewer than the 322.1 the Saints allow.
In games that Atlanta churns out more than 322.1 yards, the team is 3-4 against the spread and 4-3 overall.
This season the Falcons have turned the ball over 23 times, one more than the Saints' takeaways (22).

At home this season, Atlanta has one win against the spread and is 2-5 overall.
At home, as 4-point underdogs or greater, the Falcons are winless ATS (0-1).
Atlanta has hit the over twice in seven home games this year.
This season, Falcons home games average 46.9 points, 6.9 more than this contest's over/under (40).
New Orleans is 5-3 overall, and 5-3 against the spread, away from home.
Away from home, the Saints have one win ATS (1-1) as 4-point favorites or more.
New Orleans has gone over the total in three of eight road games this year.
The average point total in Saints away games this season is 43.5 points, 3.5 more than this outing's over/under (40).