Bucs vs. Saints Free Pick
New Orleans, LA (The Spread) – The New Orleans Saints still have a chance to clinch the NFC South and a first round bye but they need to beat a Tampa Bay Bucs team that is still fighting for a playoff spot themselves. The teams will square off this Sunday at 1:00PM ET. Continue reading for picks, odds and more on this NFC South matchup.
According to current NFL odds and online sports book Sportsbook.com, the Saints are 7.5-point favorites over the Bucs on Sunday. The over/under total for this game is currently 47 points.
The Bucs enter Sunday’s game with a 9-6 record and have covered in nine of their 15 games this season, with one push. They’re 5-2 on the road this year where they’ve covered in six of those games with one push.
The Saints improved to 11-4 after beating the Falcons on Monday night but are still just 7-8 against the spread according to latest NFL trends. They’re 5-2 at home this year and have covered in four of their seven games at the Superdome.
NFL Week 17 Free Pick:
The Saints need to beat the Bucs and have the Falcons lose to the Panthers in order to win the NFC South. While it’s unlikely that Atlanta will lose at home to the lowly Panthers, the Saints still need to take care of business against the Bucs. New Orleans has already beaten Tampa once this year, but a score of 31-6 in Week 6. Drew Brees threw for three touchdowns and rookie Chris Ivory rushed for 158 yards. If the Saints play as well defensively as they did last week in Atlanta, then they should contain red-hot quarterback Josh Freeman and roll against Tampa. New Orleans is 5-1 against the number in its last six games aginst the NFC and its 5-1 ATS versus a team with a winning record. Our pick is the Saints –7.5.
2010 NFL WEEK 17 FREE PICK: NEW ORLEANS SAINTS –7.5
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