Bucs vs. Saints Betting Preview and Prediction - Week 1

• Saints are the biggest favorite in Week 1 with a line of -9.5 versus the Bucs
• Only one time in the last eight meetings has New Orleans won by more than the current spread
• Drew Brees set an NFL record by completing 72% of his passes last year and the Saints only got better

Gambling911.com has your Bucs vs. Saints betting preview for Week 1.  The line on this game was Saints -9.5.  This is the biggest number of any NFL game in Week 1.  The total here is 49.5. The Saints are a big favorite to win 10 or more regular season games at -160.  Tampa Bay was expected to win 6.5 regular season games by the oddsmakers.

Bucs vs. Saints Game Trends

The home team has won the last four in this series.

Only one time in the last eight meetings has New Orleans won by more than the current spread.

Did you know? Since 1992, Tampa Bay has played in 15 games where the total was greater than or equal to 49.5, and in all but three of those, the total stayed UNDER that number. 

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New Orleans Saints Prediction for This Season

Drew Brees Has More Weapons in 2018

Saints starting quarterback Drew Brees set an NFL record by completing 72% of his passes last year, totaling 4,334 yards, 8.1 yards per attempt.  He had 23 touchdowns versus 8 interceptions.

Now he gets some serious weapons.

From SI.com:

Michael Thomas is a true No. 1 receiver, capable of everything teams ask of their top playmakers. Mark Ingram and Alvin Kamara made history last season, combining for 1,852 rushing yards, 139 receptions, 1,242 receiving yards and 25 touchdowns. Cameron Meredith, Ted Ginn, Ben Watson and Tre’Quan Smith round out an offense that will be able to attack defenses in seemingly countless ways every single week. Teams will have to outscore the Saints to beat them, and that won’t be easy.

NFL Week 1 Betting Odds

- Mary Montgomery, Gambling911.com