Free Week 1 NFL Prediction: Buccaneers vs Saints NFL Odds
Looking for Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. New Orleans Saints free Week 1 picks & NFL odds? Week 1 NFL betting sees the Bucs taking on the Saints on Sunday, September 9, 2018 at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana. Cappers Picks provides complimentary handicapping picks all NFL season long including all Week 1 games so stay tuned for more FREE NFL predictions like this Tampa Bay New Orleans matchup.
NFL Week 1 Handicapping
(0-0) Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. New Orleans Saints (0-0)
Date: Sunday, September 9
Time: 1:00 PM
Venue: Mercedes-Benz Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana
Week 1 ATS Betting Lines: New Orleans Saints – 9.5
NFL Week 1 Moneyline Odds: OFF
Week 1 NFL Betting Total: 49.5
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There’s a rigid dichotomy between what the Saints have done in recent home openers and what they’ve done in recent games against the Buccaneers.
In home openers, New Orleans hasn’t walked away victorious straight up since 2013. In recent games against Tampa Bay, this group has won six of the last seven at home.
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Which one will ultimately hold more weight? Read on to find out.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tampa Bay has done a decent job of figuring out what it’s team is going to look like the first three games of the year without James Winston. But there’s really no way to prepare for that until you hit Week 1 of the regular season when opponents aren’t taking starters out after the first two or three series.
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As the line indicates, most people believe the Buccaneers are going to have a rough go about in this season-opening contest. It’s not as if the Saints are odds-on favorites to win a Super Bowl (14-1, seventh-best in the league), but a top-10 contender would be a challenge even if Winston were playing.
Entering the year, Tampa Bay is sitting on 200-1 odds to win a title, putting them in dead last (tied with the Buffalo Bills).
New Orleans Saints
The Saints are going to find themselves with plenty of opportunities this season to make big plays. That’s always been in Drew Bree’s arsenal, but with the running game looking to be even stronger than last year, it’ll be an even bigger staple in 2018.
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That theme is likely going to hold true from the first game of the season. Tampa Bay is going to struggle stopping the run game of New Orleans, which will open up opportunities downfield for Brees.
Assuming Brees is able to connect on a couple of those early, the Bucs will find themselves playing catch-up, and likely unsuccessfully.
NFL Betting Trends:
- Over is 7-2 in TB last 9 road games.
- TB are 2-6-1 ATS in their last 9 road games.
- TB are 3-8 ATS in their last 11 games in Week 1.
- NO are 13-5 ATS in their last 18 vs. NFC South.
- NO are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games in September.
- NO are 9-4 ATS in their last 13 games as a favorite.
- Under is 14-5 in the last 19 meetings.
4* Free NFL Betting Prediction: New Orleans ATS
The Saints should come away with the win straight up without much of a struggle, but a 9.5-point spread is intense for a Week 1 matchup.
Then again, we are talking about a Buccaneers squad without its starting quarterback.
NFL Free Week 1 Score Prediction: New Orleans Saints 40 – Tampa Bay 14
If the Buccaneers can avoid giving up big plays in the first half, they could keep this within a touchdown or 10 points going into the fourth quarter.
We just don’t have that much faith in the Tampa Bay D.
Saints in a blowout.
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