This isn’t too surprising. The New Orleans Saints opened as home underdogs for Week 7’s prime time game with the Jacksonville Jaguars on Thursday night; the visiting Jaguars are favored by a three-point spread on the first line from BetMGM Sportsbook.
Take that with an over/under at just 39 points and the oddsmakers are predicting a final tally in the neighborhood of Jacksonville 21, New Orleans 18. That lines up with the erratic scoring output we’ve seen from the Saints offense and the effective (if futile) efforts of their defense.
We’ll see if things stabilize this week, but it isn’t looking good. The Jaguars are a bona fide playoff time with a proven head coach, a promising young quarterback, and plenty of talent on the depth chart. Both teams are working on a short week after playing Sunday, but the Saints have the added hurdle of less time to prepare after traveling home from Houston; the Jaguars played in Jacksonville. The clock is ticking.
