Forget the scratchers in the stockings and get in on the Monday Night Football action on DraftKings SportsBook. The Green Bay Packers are looking at a Christmas tree surrounded by a pile of gifts. The Saints are a lump of coal. They’re not getting the coal — they are the coal. Can the Saints make this game viewable? With DraftKings Sportsbook, every game has an angle. Check out some of the best bets for the Week 16 matchup between the New Orleans Saints and Green Bay Packers on DraftKings Sportsbook.
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Green Bay Packers -14.5 (-115)
Is this a September college football game? This feels like a tune-up game against an FCS school for Alabama. The Saints might as well be a USFL team. The only piece of the Saints that resembles an NFL team is their offensive line. How committed will they be to blocking once their supporting cast starts dropping passes and going down on first contact? These are professionals. The idea that a team has quit can be overplayed, but not this time. If there was ever a time to quit it’s now. A Monday Night Football game on the frozen tundra of Lambeau Field is not the best way to spend the holidays. The warm weather team is already dreaming of returning home to its dome and unwrapping presents.
Laying 14.5 points seems ridiculous. It’s not something bettors do. It’s never on the table. This is not a normal table. The cards on this table are stacked against the Saints. It’s simply not a good team and a bad team. There is that factor, but there are so many other variables. And all of the variables — all of the variables — favor the Packers. Every statistical database has every key category favoring Green Bay. They’re not leans. The charts and graphs skew heavily toward the home team.
There’s not much point in breaking down the lineups and matchups. The Saints’ roster is out. The Packers are in. The thought of a Saints cover isn’t the question. They can’t cover. The question comes down to the backdoor cover. Can the Saints’ lineup miraculously pull off the backdoor cover on Monday Night Football? Can the Saints squeeze out some points in the fourth quarter in frigid, snowy conditions? The answer is no.
The Packers live for these games. Their fans were raised in it. This is a celebration. This is their Christmas. The Packers will come out of the gates and put the Saints down early. The Saints will stay down and stay out of the way as Green Bay celebrates the holiday season and the playoff-bound Packers.
Spencer Rattler under 178.5 Passing Yards (-110)
Don’t want to touch the line? Suit yourself. There are plenty of ways to get action on Monday Night Football on DraftKings Sportsbook. There are plenty of ways to pick on and pick against Spencer Rattler and the questionable Saints offense. Anti-Rattler parlays will be popular.
The Packers’ defense is a top-five defense. They pressure quarterbacks without blitzing. This allows them to keep players in coverage. How is the rookie quarterback going to find open receivers in the first quarter? How will the Saints’ skill position players — an awfully charitable label — get open? Three-and-outs and turnovers seem to be on the agenda. Once the Saints are down and out, they’ll likely pack it in against the Packers.
There is the thought of garbage time. Could Rattler rattle off some yards at the end? The Packers aren’t packing up. Their backups will be fired up. The crowd isn’t going anywhere. The Green Bay subs are superior to the Saints. The subs need reps and the coaches want to send a message. The game is four quarters. The playoffs are around the corner. It’s not the time to take it easy and develop bad habits. It’s time to work regardless of the score on the scoreboard or the temperature on the thermometer. Rattler will be rattled relentlessly.
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