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

Jan 09, 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) have an NFC South matchup in Week 18 versus the Atlanta Falcons (7-9).

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Odds for Saints vs. Falcons

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New Orleans and its opponents have gone over the current 40-point total in nine of 16 games (56.2%) this season.
In 62.5% of Atlanta's games this season (10/16), the teams combined to score more than Sunday's total of 40.
The combined points per game average of the two teams, 39.2, is 0.8 points fewer than Sunday's over/under.
These two squads surrender a combined 46.5 points per game, 6.5 more than this contest's over/under.
Saints games this season feature an average total of 43.6 points, a number 3.6 points higher than Sunday's over/under.
In 2021, games involving the Falcons have averaged a total of 47.1 points, 7.1 more than the set over/under in this contest.

New Orleans has eight wins against the spread in 16 games this season.
The Saints have been favored by 3.5 points or more five times this season and have covered the spread in two of them.
New Orleans' games this year have hit the over six times in 16 opportunities (37.5%).
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 scores more than 26.8 points.
The Saints collect 300.5 yards per game, 63.6 fewer yards than the 364.1 the Falcons allow per contest.
In games that New Orleans churns out over 364.1 yards, the team is 2-3 against the spread and 1-4 overall.
The Saints have turned the ball over 18 times this season, two fewer than the Falcons have forced (20).
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Atlanta has five wins against the spread in 16 games this year.
This season, the Falcons have just one ATS win in seven games as an underdog of 3.5 points or more.
Atlanta's games this season have eclipsed the over/under six times in 16 opportunities (37.5%).
This season the Falcons average just 1.4 fewer points per game (18.3) than the Saints give up (19.7).
When Atlanta scores more than 19.7 points, it is 4-4 against the spread and 6-2 overall.
The Falcons collect 306.7 yards per game, only 15.4 fewer than the 322.1 the Saints allow.
In games that Atlanta churns out over 322.1 yards, the team is 3-4 against the spread and 4-3 overall.
The Falcons have turned the ball over 23 times this season, one more turnover than the Saints have forced (22).

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