New Orleans Saints vs New York Jets Point Spread Picks

New Orleans has been decimated by injuries, and backup QB Taysom Hill threw 4 interceptions in the Saints' 27-17 loss to Dallas, and now he is listed as probable with a finger injury. Alvin Kamara is likely to be back, but Mark Ingram is doubtful and on the COVID-19 list. New Orleans has lost five in a row while allowing an average of nearly 30 points per game, and the Saints are 0-4 ATS versus teams with losing records (1-5 ATS their last six as favorites). New York has covered five of its last seven December games, although it comes off a loss to Philadelphia, even while scoring touchdowns on its first three possessions. Zach Wilson completed 23 of 38 for 226 yards and 2 TDs and actually played well except for a late interception. He looked like a QB that can make it in this league. The UNDER is 8-3 in New York's last 11 December games, and the Saints have stayed UNDER five of seven as road favorites. New Orleans has stayed UNDER its last two games as the offense has sputtered due to key injuries. Take the Jets to cover for a Max Play and also play the UNDER.

Teddy Bridgewater was expected to be second in line behind Drew Brees, but Taysom Hill has shown he can do it all for New Orleans as he completed 11-of-15 for 136 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions as the Saints held on to beat the Chargers 19-17. For good measure, Hill also ran for 53 yards on five carries while Bridgewater finished 5-of-12 for 40 yards and an interception. Sean Payton is 27-24 ATS in preseason and 25-23-3 UNDER and Jets coach Adam Gase is 7-7 straight-up and 6-8 ATS. New York played four quarterbacks in its 22-10 win over the Falcons and they combined for 13-of-20 for 103 yards with a touchdown. The Jets totaled only 199 yards of offense as they don't plan to show much offensively in preseason. The Jets went UNDER by 12 points last week and the Saints stayed UNDER by eight points. New Orleans is 10-2 ATS the last 12 years in its second preseason road game and it has gone UNDER four of five in Week Three. Also, the Saints are 9-3 ATS in Game Three. Play the Saints and the UNDER.

The New York Jets were humiliated last week against Cincinnati, as they were beaten 49-9. Jets rookie QB Geno Smith has had some ups, but also a lot of downs. He has thrown just eight TD passes, while getting picked off 13 times on the season. He's been sacked more than any QB in the league not named Ryan Tannehill. He doesn't have a lot of weapons, and very little running game. So, the Jets are dependent on a reliable defense. Well, reliable against bad or average offenses. The Jets' three games vs. quarterbacks that are in the top 11 in passer rating have seen them allow 49, 38 and 28 points. That works out to 38.3 points per game. Today New York faces the #3 QB in the league. The Saints defense is vastly improved over last season thanks to Rob Ryan. Last season New Orleans allowed the second most yards in the league at over 7,000. This year they are much better and have allowed just 17.1 points per game. After a slow start, the Saints offense has averaged 31.4 ppg in their last five games , and are 8-2 ATS following a win by 14 points or more. There's not enough answers here for the Jets, so play on New Orleans.