New Orleans Saints vs New York Giants 9/30/18 Odds, Preview and Prediction

The New Orleans Saints travel to East Rutherford to take on the New York Giants at the MetLife Stadium on September 30, 2018.

Both teams are coming off victories last week as the Saints won their second game in a row by defeating the Atlanta Falcons in overtime. Meanwhile, the Giants won their first game of the season after beating the Houston Texans.

The Saints are coming off a game where both teams scored in every quarter except the extra period. New Orleans survived the shootout with Atlanta after Drew Brees went over the top and dove into the endzone to give the Saints the winning score in the overtime period. Brees threw for 396 yards in the game with three touchdowns while also scoring on two running touchdowns.

Like Tom Brady, the 39 year old Brees is defying age by posting incredible numbers so far. Brees has thrown for 1,078 yards with 8 touchdowns and no interceptions through three games. The Saints are averaging 442 yards of offense per game, 359.3 of which come from their passing game. Alvin Kamara has also been impressive to start the season but he has yet to put up a 100 rushing yard game so far. WIth the Giants defense struggling to defend the run, this could be the game where he breaks out on the ground.

After dropping their first two assignments of the season, the New York Giants won last week against the Houston Texans. With the victory still fresh, the G-men hope to pick up where they left off last week as they test the Saints’ high octane offense.

Eli Manning had arguably his best game of the season, throwing for 297 yards with two scores and more importantly, the victory for the Giants. The 37 year old Ole Miss alum has thrown for 800 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions this season. Saquon Barkley had another outstanding game with 82 rushing yards on 17 carries with one touchdown. Odell Beckham caught 9 catches for 109 yards or an average of 12.1 yards per reception. The Giants are averaging 18 points per game, which may not be enough against a New Orleans team that has scored at least 40 in two of three games played.

The Saints are 14-5 SU in their last 19 games and 4-2 SU in their last six games versus the New York Giants. The only concern here is that New Orleans is 1-5 SU when playing the Giants in New York. But if you take a look at the Giants, they are 2-7 SU in their last 9 games at home and only 4-16 SU in their last 20 games.

Although the Saints have been struggling to defend on the air, they have limited their opponents to 84.3 rushing yards per game. That could be a problem for the Giants whose offense got rolling when Saquon Barkley got going. If Barkley doesn’t get going, it’s going to be trouble.

The Saints are 2-4 ATS in their last six games but on the road, they are 14-5-1 in their last 20 outings. Against the Giants, the Saints are 4-1-1 ATS in their last six games played. On the other hand, the Giants are 3-6 ATS in their last 9 games at home and 2-7 in their last 9 games against the AFC.

The total has gone over in four out of the last five meetings between these teams and the average combined scored in those four games was 71.4 points per game. For the Saints, the total is 5-1 in their last six games with the five games netting a total of 62.0 points per game.