New Orleans Saints vs Green Bay Packers
Game Date: Thursday, September 8, 2011 | Game Time: 8:30 PM | Home Line: -4.0 | Total: 47.0
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The New Orleans Saints travel to Green Bay to play the Packers at 8:30 PM on Thursday, September 8, 2011. Green Bay is the favorite in this matchup, laying -4.0 points here at home. The Total has been posted at Over/Under 47.0.

Before getting to specific team details, let’s have a look at the recent games in this series to see if we can identify any NFL sports betting trends to assist in making the right pick in this game.

When looking at the last 10 games in this series, we can see the home team has won 6 games compared to 4 wins for the road team. Average points scored per game for the home team in the New Orleans/Green Bay series is 30.7 ppg while the vistor has put up 23.2 ppg, creating an average margin of victory of 7.5 favoring the home team.

As stated, the exact advantage spanning the last 10 games represents a median average advantage for the home team in this series of 7.5 ppg. That represents a value number of 3.5 when meassured against the offered line of -4.0, suggesting a wager on Green Bay makes the most sense – at least, when looking at betting against the number according to the historical series trends.

The average Total points scored spanning the last 10 games between the Saints and the Packers is 53.9 per game. That creates a face value cushion of 6.9 against the line, suggesting a bet of Over 47.0 may be in order. At least it appears as such on first impression when compared to the series history.

When looking at the last 5 games in this series while Green Bay has been the home team, we can see the Packers have won 4 games compared to 1 wins for the Saints. Average points scored per game by Green Bay in this situation is is 32.8 ppg while New Orleans has put up 18.4 ppg, creating an average margin of victory of 14.4 favoring the Packers.

As stated, the exact advantage spanning the last games represents a median average advantage for the home team in this series of 14.4 ppg. That represents a value number of 10.4 when meassured against the offered line of -4.0, suggesting a wager on the Packers makes the most sense. At least, that’s the way it looks when you ponder a bet against the line, looking at this wager in the vacuum of this series situation.

The average Total points scored spanning the last 5 games between the Saints and the Packers is 51.2 per game. That creates a face value cushion of 4.2 against the line, suggesting a bet of Over 47.0 may be in order. At least it appears as such on first impression when compared to the series history.
Can the New Orleans Saints Cover the Spread?

This season the New Orleans Saints have played 0 games, averaging 0.0 points per game, while allowing 0.0 points per game. This has led to a season record of 0-0.

This season the New Orleans Saints have played 0 games on the road, averaging 0.0 points per game, while allowing 0.0 points per game. This has led to a season record of 0-0.

Can the Green Bay Packers Cover the Spread?

This season the Green Bay Packers have played 0 games, averaging 0.0 points per game, while allowing 0.0 points per game. This has led to a season record of 0-0.

This season the Green Bay Packers have played 0 games here at home, averaging 0.0 points per game, while allowing 0.0 points per game. This has led to a season record of 0-0.