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Week 3 picks: Who the experts are taking in Saints vs. Packers

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The New Orleans Saints will try to find their way to a 3-0 start as they stay on the road in Week 3, this time taking on the Green Bay Packers. The Saints defense looks like it’s playing as good as anyone, but the offense has yet to consistently answer the call. Though they did lose Jamaal Williams for a little bit, the Saints will be getting rookie running back Kendre Miller back. Packers quarterback Jordan Love is trying to prove the team right after they turned to him when Aaron Rodgers left for New York.

Green Bay is favored (narrowly, at BetMGM) to win at home on Sunday. But what are the experts predicting? Let’s take a look at 50 of them:

USA Today

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USA TODAY’s Week 3 Picks

Chris Bumbaca: Saints

Jarrett Bell: Packers

Lorenzo Reyes: Saints

Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz: Saints

Nate Davis: Saints

Safid Deen: Packers

Tyler Dragon: Saints

Victoria Hernandez: Packers

NFL.com

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NFL.com’s Week 3 picks

Ali Bhanpuri: Saints

Brooke Cersosimo: Saints

Dan Parr: Packers

Gennaro Filice: Packers

Tom Blair: Saints

ESPN

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ESPN’s Week 3 picks

Stephania Bell: No Pick

Matt Bowen: Packers

Mike Clay: Packers

Jeremy Fowler: Saints

Dan Graziano: Saints

Kimberley Martin: Saints

Eric Moody: Packers

Jason Reid: Packers

Lindsey Thiry: Packers

Sam Wickersham: Packers

CBS Sports

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CBS Sports’ Week 3 picks

Pete Prisco: Packers

Will Brinson: Packers

Jared Dubin: Packers

Ryan Wilson: Packers

John Breech: Packers

Tyler Sullivan: Saints

Dave Richard: Saints

Jamey Eisenberg: Packers

MMQB

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MMQB’s Week 3 picks

Albert Breer: Packers

Mitch Goldich: Saints

Claire Kuwana: Saints

Gilberto Manzano: Saints

Conor Orr: Saints

John Pluym: Packers

Matt Verderame: Packers

SportingNews

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Bill Bender: Packers 28, Saints 23

The Packers are going to play a lot of close games this season – and the fourth-quarter collapse against Atlanta was a missed opportunity. That said, Jordan Love leads the NFL in passer rating (123.2) and should get Aaron Jones and Christian Watson back from nagging hamstring injuries. New Orleans will be tested in a short week, but look for Love to win his first start at Lambeau Field.

Athlon Sports

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Athlon Sports’ Week 3 picks

Alek Arend: Saints

Matt Audilet: Packers

Cameron Flynn: Packers

Bleacher Report

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Bleacher Report’s Week 3 picks

Gary Davenport: Saints

Brad Gagnon: Packers

Ian Hanford: Packers

Kris Knox: Saints

Maurice Moton: Saints

Wes O’Donnell: Packers

Brent Sobleski: Packers

Bottom line

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It seems to be pretty split between the experts on who is going to take this one, with a lean towards the Packers (28 of 50). The main selling point on the Packers in this one seems to be the offense having more success than the Saints this season and home field advantage.

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