New Orleans Saints vs. San Francisco 49ers Betting Preview
Where: Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, CA
When: Sunday, November 6, 2016, 5:05 PM ET
Line: New Orleans Saints (-3) at San Francisco 49ers (+3); total: 51.0 – view all NFL lines
TV Broadcast: FOX
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Betting on the New Orleans Saints (-3)
With their first signature win of the season in the books, the New Orleans Saints can now focus at an even better goal in Week 9: getting back to the .500 mark.
The Saints must’ve shocked a lot of fans when they upset the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, 25-20, and how they got that victory at home is quite a fascinating story on its own. Drew Brees completed just 27 passes for 265 yards and a lone touchdown, but he did get a huge boost from backup running back Tim Hightower in the running game.
Hightower, who pretty much took over New Orleans’ backfield after starter Mark Ingram lost a fumble early in Sunday’s contest, made the most out of his opportunity by rushing for 102 yards on 26 carries. The sixth-year back out of Richmond, believe it or not, became the first Saints player to rush for over 100 yards this season.
The Saints defense, which is infamously known as one of the worst in the NFL for the past few seasons, suddenly showed up as well by picking off Russell Wilson on one occasion and limiting Seattle to less than 75 rushing yards.
Perhaps the Saints will rely heavily on Brees’ arm once more, and there’s really nothing wrong with that game plan, especially since they’re set to take on the bumbling 49ers up next. Plus, they’ve won seven of the last 10 meetings against San Francisco (4-5-1 ATS), so next Sunday’s affair is definitely a great chance for them to be taken seriously as an budding playoff contender this season with a dominant road win in the Bay Area.
Betting on the San Francisco 49ers (+3)
So far, the San Francisco 49ers can all but call this season a lost one. Not unless there was some voodoo magic that’s been conjured up during their bye week, the Niners simply do not have enough talent to be deemed as a threat even to other mediocre clubs in the NFL.
Head coach Chip Kelly’s decision to have Colin Kaepernick start in favor of Blaine Gabbert has not yielded any significant improvements. Through his first two starts of the season, Kaepernick has only completed 46 percent of his pass attempts for 330 yards at an average of just 5.24 yards per completion. And even though he actually has 150 rushing yards on just 17 carries this season, Kaep’s main duty is to run the passing game well and leave the ground attack to Carlos Hyde.
Unfortunately for San Francisco, Hyde hasn’t been able to top the 80-yard rushing mark in each of his past three starts, and he’s even dealing with a bum shoulder entering the team’s bye week. While his status for Week 9’s game has yet to be determined, what the Niners plan to do with him is pretty much a moot point given how the defense is simply atrocious.
The 49ers’ D is surrendering 31 points per game, bad enough for second-worst in the league. To add insult to injury, they’ve also lost their last three home games (SU/ATS) by a combined score of 91-55 against the Buccaneers, Cardinals and Cowboys. And with that in mind, could you even imagine how they’ll be able contain Brees and the high-flying Saints offense in Week 9? We certainly can’t.
Writer’s Prediction
The Saints (+3) torch the Niners with ease, 34-16.
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