One of this Sunday’s featured early 1 p.m. games on FOX is a NFC South showdown between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the New Orleans Saints. Elite-rated VietBet has listed the Saints as 9.5-point home favorites with the total set at 49.5 points.

Tampa Bay has finished last in the division standings in six of the last seven seasons and it is coming off a straight-up five win season in 2017. The Buccaneers did manage to cover against the spread in their final three regular season games as part of an overall 6-9-1 record ATS. The total stayed UNDER VietBet’s closing line in three of their last four contests.

Look for Ryan Fitzpatrick to get the start at quarterback with Jameis Winston out of the lineup for the first three games due to a league suspension. The 14-year veteran started six games for Tampa Bay last season and he threw for 1,103 yards and seven touchdowns while completing 58.9 percent of his 163 passing attempts.

The NFL betting odds are rising fast at Elite-rated VietBet, with the Saints as a huge home favorite.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers +10.5 (-130)
New Orleans Saints -10.5 (+110)

Over 49.5
Under 49.5

New Orleans lost a last-second heart-breaker to Minnesota in last year’s playoffs after winning the NFC South on a tie breaker over Carolina at 11-5 SU. This was the Saints first winning season since 2013 after posting three-straight seven-win campaigns. Their overall record ATS was 8-8 with the total going OVER Elite-rated VietBet’s closing line in nine of the 16 games. New Orleans was 3-1 SU and ATS in the preseason.

Drew Brees returns for his 18th season in the NFL. He threw for 4,334 yards and 23 touchdowns last season, but the biggest news for this offense was the emergence of Alvin Kamara as a playmaker running and catching the ball. The Saints will be without one of their other top offensive weapons for the first four regular season games with Mark Ingram serving a league suspension. They just signed running back Mike Gillislee to add some veteran depth at this position.

Tampa Bay would struggle to keep this game close even if Winston was in the starting lineup. I am laying the points and taking New Orleans at home both SU and ATS.

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