This week is kind of odd, I suspect due to injury status. The line opened up with the Saints at -3.5 and the Over/Under at 51.5. This points to yet another "pick'em" game. However, it looks like the game has been taken off the betting board, probably because of the status of Drew Brees. The opening line isn't really surprising since neither team is really "playing for anything" realistically. The Over/Under number is the highest that we've seen this season, and for good reason. Both teams can put up some points.
Me personally, I would take the Jaguars to win and the over.
Yeah I figured with Brees' status in question they wouldn't take any bets. They did the same thing when Luck was questionable against us.
I'll go with the Jaguars given that Brees is either playing hurt or they're playing a backup, and Gus needs this win bad to save his job because he's probably not winning next week.
As for the point total I went under. I was thinking I'd go over as the score could conceivably be a 114-point record setter, but rarely do you ever see a spread topping 51 points. I'm sure it gets at least close if not over, but I'll say they finish just under...
Jaguars 30
Saints 21
Quote:Yeah I figured with Brees' status in question they wouldn't take any bets. They did the same thing when Luck was questionable against us.
Good point.
The likely drop-off from Drew Brees, even with his current injury, to the other 2 QBs on the Saints roster, is humongous. If Brees is ruled out of this game, it's hard to imagine the point spread remaining -3.5 in favor of the Saints or even close to that.