From 2014-16, the New Orleans Saints stumbled through a three-year stretch of back-to-back-to-back 7-9 seasons, and the Sean Payton/Drew Brees Era looked to have reached its competitive end.
The Saints, however, have followed up with 11-5 and 13-3 division-winning campaigns, and they opened April 28 as clear 2019 NFC South favorites with a 10½-win total – two more than any of their division rivals – at the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook.
Still, Brees is now 40, and the Saints will be attempting to bounce back from a second consecutive crushing postseason loss – one which has spurred a major pass-interference/replay rules change.
As for the underdogs, if you wage $100 you will win $125. NFL totals betting is rather self-exploratory. Also known as over/under, this form of betting involves placing a wager on the total number of points scored by both teams combined in a game. As you can see, the Bills had a season totals line of 6 with an over at -155 and an under at +125. This means if you believed the Bills would win more than 6 games in 2017, then you would have to bet $155 to win $100. And if you believed they wouldn’t win 6 games, then you would bet $100 to win $125. 37.5 total score. Over (-125) Under (+105) In this case, if you are betting that the total score will be over 37, then you will need to bet $125 in order to win $100. The (-) sign shows that this is a likely outcome –a favorite outcome on this type of game or specific match-, so you have to pay more to win less.
So does the Big Easy crew have another run left in it? That’s the central question as we continue our division-by-division overview of the updated NFL win totals with the …
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NFC South: Predicted win totals
(Odds from Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook)
- How to Bet NFL Win Totals NFL season win totals are similar to a traditional OVER/UNDER bet except instead of betting on a single game, you’re betting on all 16 of them at once. For instance, a traditional totals bet involves you deciding if the total number of points scored by both teams will go OVER or UNDER the oddsmaker’s set number.
- Total score over/under betting is one of the three most popular NFL bets. The concept is quite simple: In a total score over/under bet, you pick how many combined points will be scored in a game between the two teams.
The most notable move here has been the Panthers’ total dropping a half-win to 7½ – much due to the skepticism about QB Cam Newton’s surgically-repaired shoulder. Meanwhile, wagering on the Falcons and Saints has been trending in different directions with bettors siding with the Atlanta over and the New Orleans under. Finally, the Bucs’ opening total of 6½ looks to have been a solid one, as there has been no movement in either direction over the last 2½ months.
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Betting on a bounce-back season for the Falcons is very tempting, but we’ll side with the Panthers and count on them at least getting back to .500 after a 7-9 finish a year ago. Almost lost in that finish is that Carolina was 6-2 at midseason before stumbling through a 1-7 second half as Newton’s shoulder woes intensified. We’ll bank on a healthier Cam and a climb back to .500 and beyond.
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The Saints are an option, but we’ll go with the Bucs. Tampa Bay is coming off back-to-back 5-11 seasons and, while new head coach Bruce Arians should benefit quarterback Jameis Winston and the offense, the Tampa Bay D remains a major question mark after surrendering the second-most points (464) in the league and cut ties with veteran stalwart Gerald McCoy over the offseason.