The New Orleans Saints (1-0 SU, 0-1 ATS) will take to the road for Week Two of the 2016-17 NFL season, as they travel to East Rutherford, New Jersey to take on the New York Giants (1-0 SU, 0-1 ATS). Kick-off is set for 1:00 PM ET and set to air on FOX in regional markets. The Saints come in off a gut-wrenching 35-34 nailbite defeat at home against the Oakland Raiders. The Giants were benefactors a similar result when they won 20-19 in Dallas against their hated rivals the Cowboys.
The Saints seemingly have revamped their traditionally potent aerial offense as Drew Brees certainly looked worthy of MVP mention in the Saints’ opener at Oakland as Brees went for 423 passing yards, 4 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. The Saints also feature a talented duo of young wide receivers in Willie Snead and Brandin Cooks. Brees targeted the couple 18 times and found the end zone three times. In addition, Cooks and Snead accumulated over 300 receiving yards combined.
The Giants endured difficulties on offense in their hard fought win against Dallas as the Cowboys were starting a rookie QB in lieu of veteran Tony Romo who went down with an injury in the preseason and yet the Giants could barely get by. This result was fostered with Victor Cruz and by some account the game’s best receiver Odell Beckham, Jr. Eli Manning threw for just 207 yards and there was no receiver in the Giants’ ranks with a 100-yard day. The Giants could only produce just over 300 yards of offense. The Saints went over 500 yards in their loss against Oakland.
59% public money is on the away pooch New Orleans. In Moneyline markets, the numbers mirror a similar narrative as 62% of the consensus are on the Saints at +180, opposing the option of taking the Giants with heavy juice at -210. In Over/Under markets, 92% of the public likes the over currently at 53.5.
