New Orleans Saints odds, schedule and results

The New Orleans Saints are 2-4, third in the NFC South (1.5 back), with 152 points scored and 178 allowed (-26). Road 2-1, home 0-3. Overs lead 4-2, and 55 combined points a game, above a 45.5 average closing total. 2-3 over the last five. Won 34-27 at the Giants (-1.5, covered) and 24-17 at the Ravens (+8.5, covered). Lost 13-23 to the Vikings (+2.5, no cover), 24-45 to the Falcons (-1, no cover) and 27-35 to the Raiders (-3.5, no cover). 2-1 in three one-score games of the last five, the widest a 21-point loss against the Falcons. Week 7 (Oct 25): the Steelers, at a neutral site. The Saints are 3-point underdogs (first recorded at +2). The total sits at 44.5, where we first recorded it. Then the Browns (Nov 8, after a Week 8 bye), the Panthers (Nov 15, a division game), at the Bears (Nov 22) and at the Bengals (Nov 29). 1-2 as the favorite and 1-1 as the underdog in the last five. An even 3-3 against the closing spread (the median of 5 sportsbooks we track) over six graded games, better than a 2-4 straight-up mark.

Scores: ESPN. Lines: median of tracked sportsbooks before kickoff. Updated Oct 19, 5:43 PM ET. All NFL teams