1. Vick and Brooks are cousins and they usually play each other tougher.
2. NO is 4-1 ATS in the past 5 meetings
3. These 2 teams faced off in NO earlier this year, 10-16-2005. Atlanta was favored by 5.5 and only won by 3. Now Atlanta is at home and the spread is doubled?
4. Dating back to 12-17-2000, these teams have squared away 10 times.
Atlanta has never won by a margin of 10 or more. The largest win margin by Atlanta in the past 10 meetings was 7.
I personally like the Saints here. Saints covered against NE 2 weeks ago on the road with 10 points & I like them in this spot. Some may overlook the relationship between Vick & Brooks, but it creates extra competition which is just what the Saints need, plus the Monday Night Spotlight, to keep them in this game. I think this line is inflated and should be somewhere between 3-7 pts. Atlanta likes to sit on leads and rely on their defense. I can remember back to Atlanta's last MNF appearance where Bollinger almost came in with the backdoor cover.
New Orleans +10.5 