Thinking about betting on the Saints for the first time.

SaintFanInATLHELL · 09-29-2006, 08:18 AM

The line is the Saints +8.5

Are the oddmakers on crack? You have a Carolina team that was thrashed by the Falcons and beat a Tampa team that's 0-3, not as good as their record, and had a QB that was in surgery after the game.

The pundits seem to believe that this Saints team only won on emotion and won't be prepared to play the Panthers on Sunday. They believe that the Panthers D-line will wreak havoc.

The one thing we all know is that the Saints will be prepared to play. Payton will simply gameplan on the D-line speed rush with dumps and screens to Bush and Deuce, who will absolutely kill the Panthers Defense on the edges. Jake can be put into positions where he'll make mistakes and Foster simply isn't consistent enough to be a legitimate threat.

I'm picking the Saints to win straight up. But with 8.5 points I really thinking about plunking down money.

Thoughts?

SFIAH

09-29-2006, 08:18 AM	#1
SaintFanInATLHELL The Professor Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Lithonia, GA Posts: 2,781	Thinking about betting on the Saints for the first time. The line is the Saints +8.5 Are the oddmakers on crack? You have a Carolina team that was thrashed by the Falcons and beat a Tampa team that's 0-3, not as good as their record, and had a QB that was in surgery after the game. The pundits seem to believe that this Saints team only won on emotion and won't be prepared to play the Panthers on Sunday. They believe that the Panthers D-line will wreak havoc. The one thing we all know is that the Saints will be prepared to play. Payton will simply gameplan on the D-line speed rush with dumps and screens to Bush and Deuce, who will absolutely kill the Panthers Defense on the edges. Jake can be put into positions where he'll make mistakes and Foster simply isn't consistent enough to be a legitimate threat. I'm picking the Saints to win straight up. But with 8.5 points I really thinking about plunking down money. Thoughts? SFIAH
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