Saints vs. Final Score Prediction Chargers for NFL Week 8 (New Orleans is lost without Derek Carr)

The New Orleans Saints’ season has imploded due to a pair of heartbreaking losses and some injuries at key positions, none more so than their starting quarterback, Derek Carr, who will miss at least one more game before returning to the game. action.

Spencer Rattler will make his second consecutive start in his absence and will do everything he can to have a better performance than the one he had against the Broncos when New Orleans lost by a score of 33-10.

Meanwhile, the Chargers will try to get back on track after losing Monday Night Football to the Cardinals. Can they get the job done against the short-handed Saints?

Let’s take a look at the latest odds and then I’ll predict the final outcome of this interconference matchup.

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The differential has made a slight movement in favor of the Saints. The Chargers were 7.5-point favorites earlier this week, but are now 7-point favorites after the half-point move. The total has increased by half a point, from 40.0 to 40.5.

In this week’s edition of “On the way to 272 bets“, I broke down why I think putting the points on the Chargers is the right move:

We saw what happened to the New Orleans Saints on Thursday night when they had to make their backup quarterback face an elite defense. It was an abysmal performance by New Orleans that ended in a rout by the Broncos. Well, we have the exact same situation in Week 8. The Saints are still not healthy and have to try once again to get some kind of offensive production against one of the NFL’s best defenses in Los Angeles.

Let’s not forget that the Saints defense ranks last in the league in opponent yards per play, allowing 6.1 yards per play.

As for the total, I’m going to agree with the line movement and take the OVER. The Saints defense has been so bad that I think we will see an offensive explosion from the Chargers for the first time this season. Hopefully Rattler and the New Orleans offense can do enough to contribute to the score and help it surpass the low total of 40.5.

Final Score Prediction: Saints 13, Chargers 32

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