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

Jan 08, 2022

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

The New Orleans Saints (8-8) and Atlanta Falcons (7-9) will battle in a Week 18 NFL clash of NFC South rivals.

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New Orleans and its opponents have gone over the current 40-point total in nine of 16 games this season.
In 62.5% of Atlanta's games this season (10/16), the teams combined to score more than Sunday's over/under of 40.
The combined points per game average of the two teams, 39.2, is 0.8 points fewer than Sunday's over/under.
This contest's over/under is 6.5 points under the 46.5 these two squads combine to give up per game in 2021.
The average total in Saints games this season is 43.6, 3.6 points above Sunday's total of 40.
In 2021, games involving the Falcons have averaged a total of 47.1 points, 7.1 more than the set total in this contest.

New Orleans has played 16 games, with eight wins against the spread.
The Saints have covered the spread twice this season when favored by 3.5 points or more (in five chances).
New Orleans 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 Saints rack up 20.9 points per game, 5.9 fewer than the Falcons surrender per contest (26.8).
When New Orleans scores more than 26.8 points, it is 5-1 against the spread and 5-1 overall.
The Saints rack up 63.6 fewer yards per game (300.5) than the Falcons allow per outing (364.1).
New Orleans is 2-3 against the spread and 1-4 overall when the team churns out more than 364.1 yards.
The Saints have turned the ball over 18 times this season, two fewer than the Falcons have forced (20).
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Against the spread, Atlanta is 5-10-1 this year.
The Falcons have been underdogs by 3.5 points or more seven times this season and covered the spread once.
Atlanta's games this year have gone over the point total in 37.5% of its opportunities (six times in 16 games with a set point total).
The Falcons put up just 1.4 fewer points per game (18.3) than the Saints give up (19.7).
Atlanta is 4-4 against the spread and 6-2 overall in games when it records more than 19.7 points.
The Falcons average 306.7 yards per game, only 15.4 fewer than the 322.1 the Saints give up.
In games that Atlanta totals more than 322.1 yards, the team is 3-4 against the spread and 4-3 overall.
The Falcons have turned the ball over one more time (23 total) than the Saints have forced a turnover (22) this season.

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