Atlanta at New Orleans

I had New Orleans with the points and the OVER at Detroit three weeks ago and cashed both in a 31-30 overtime game. Only seven of its 61 points came before halftime, all of them Detroit's. These two teams' first halves this season have averaged 20.5 points. Measured against tonight's posted first-half total, four finished below it, one matched it, and one went OVER. The Saints have scored 19 of their 81 points in three games before halftime, and Atlanta has scored 27 of its 51. Each team's latest first half ran hotter, with 29 points in the Saints' loss to Las Vegas and 24 in Atlanta's win at Green Bay. The Saints scored 13 of those 29, and Atlanta's 17 at Green Bay is the only first half in which it has scored more than seven. Take the first-half UNDER tonight.