The New Orleans Saints are set to take on the Minnesota Vikings at U.S. Bank Stadium. NBC will broadcast the action and this pivotal Sunday Night matchup gets underway at 8:20 p.m. ET.
New Orleans Saints +1 -105 ov 52
Minnesota Vikings -1 -115 un 52
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There could be some good in-game betting opportunities while the showdown is underway, and Vegas has placed the over/under (O/U) at 53 points.
Odds have shifted from when they were originally posted. The line opened at -2 and the game’s over/under has yet to change after being initially set at 53.
The Saints have gained 0.6 units so far in 2018 and are 4-2 against the spread (ATS). The team has posted an O/U record of 3-3. The Vikings are up 3.4 units this season. The team is 4-2-1 ATS and has an O/U record of 4-3.
The Saints have gone 5-1 straight up (SU) in 2018 while the Vikings are 4-2-1 SU.
The Saints are coming off a 24-23 victory over Baltimore last week where Drew Brees completed 22 passes on 30 attempts for 212 yards and two touchdowns. Alvin Kamara (64 rushing yards on 17 attempts, one TD) and Mark Ingram (32 yards on 12 carries) provided the ground attack in the win while Michael Thomas (seven receptions, 69 yards, one TD) and Benjamin Watson (six catches, 43 yards, one TD) manned the receiving duties.
Minnesota just picked up a 37-17 win over the Jets in Week 7. The team’s defensive unit held its territory in the victory, holding the Jets to only 206 passing yards and 71 rushing yards. Trenton Cannon had a productive outing in the loss for New York, recording 69 yards on four catches. For Minnesota, Kirk Cousins completed 25-of-40 passes for 241 yards and two touchdowns. Latavius Murray (69 rushing yards on 15 attempts, two TDs) spearheaded the ground game in the win as Adam Thielen (nine receptions, 110 yards, one TD) and Stefon Diggs (eight catches, 33 yards) led the receiving attack.
New Orleans has run the ball on 42.8 percent of its offensive possessions this year while Minnesota has an overall rush percentage of 33.6 percent. The Saints have rushed for 108 yards/game and have 11 touchdowns via handoffs this year. The Vikes are logging 87 rushing yards per game and have four total rush TDs.
The Saints offensive scheme has tallied 313 yards per game through the air overall and has 13 passing scores so far. The Vikes have put up 309 pass yards per outing and have 14 total pass TDs.
Defensively, New Orleans has allowed 72 rush yards and 309 pass yards per game. The Minnesota defense has allowed 280.0 yards per game to opposing passers and 89.7 yards per game to opposing runners. The Vikes are allowing an adjusted net yards per pass attempt (ANY/A) of just 6.53 to opponents, while the Saints have given up a staggering 8.55 ANY/A.
Offensively, Brees has amassed 1,507 passing yards this season, and has connected on 75 percent of his 191 attempts with 10 passing scores and has yet to throw an interception. Brees has a pristine 8.33 adjusted net yards per pass attempt overall, although that number is 10.55 over the last two outings.
Kirk Cousins has completed 186-of-266 passes for 1,929 yards, 13 TDs and two INTs for Minnesota. His ANY/A stands at 7.14 for the season and 5.81 over his past two games.
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The Minnesota defense has recorded 21 sacks on the year while New Orleans has just 13.
Both teams have lost six fumbles this season.
The Saints offense has registered two pass plays of 40 or more yards, while the Vikings have put up three such plays.
Both defenses have allowed seven pass plays of 40 yards or more. The New Orleans defense has given up nine pass plays of 30+ yards while Minnesota has given up 16 such plays.
The New Orleans offense has created two rushing plays of 20 or more yards, while Minnesota has created eight such runs.
The Saints defense has allowed two rushing plays of 20 or more yards, while the Vikings have given up zero such runs.
The O/U for Minnesota’s previous match was 44.5. The over cashed in the 37-17 win over the Jets.
In its last three matches, Minnesota is 3-0 ATS and the over cashed in two of those three.
Over its last three matchups, New Orleans is 3-0 ATS and the under cashed in two of those three.
The O/U for New Orleans’ previous game was set at 49. The under cashed in the team’s 24-23 victory over Baltimore.
As a team, New Orleans has averaged 3.9 yards per rush attempt across its past three contests and 3.3 over its last two.
Minnesota has averaged 4.6 yards per carry over its last three matchups and 5.1 over its last two.
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