Saints underdogs in 12 games after NFL schedule release


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The full NFL schedule has been released and now every game of the season has a spread attached to it.

These lines will move vastly over time but it’s a great way to look at the season and how each team is viewed.

This email has the NFC South games lines from BetOnline.ag.

There are notes for each team but multiple things also for the NFC South.

  1. The oddsmakers think the Panthers playing a first place schedule will expose them as they are only favorites in three games.
  2. This is the worst division by far. In non-division games:
    1. They are underdogs in 37 of 44 games
    2. That is 84.1% of games
    3. They are underdogs in 19 of 20 road games (95%)
    4. The only road non-division game the NFC South is favored in is Week 3 when the Panthers visit the Browns.

Here’s the direct link to real-time NFL game spreads: https://www.betonline.ag/sportsbook/football/nfl.

Atlanta Falcons 
Week 1at Pittsburgh Steelers+3
Week 2vs Carolina Panthers -1½
Week 3at Green Bay Packers+7½
Week 4at New Orleans Saints+2½
Week 5vs Baltimore Ravens+4½
Week 6vs Chicago Bears+3
Week 7vs San Francisco 49ers+4½
Week 8at Tampa Bay Buccaneers+4½
Week 9vs Cincinnati Bengals+4½
Week 10vs Kansas City Chiefs+4½
Week 11BYE 
Week 12at Minnesota Vikings+4½
Week 13vs Detroit Lions+3½
Week 14at Cleveland Browns+1½
Week 15at Washington Commanders+3½
Week 16vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers+1½
Week 17vs New Orleans Saints -1½
Week 18at Carolina Panthers+2½

Falcons Notes:

  • They are favored in 2 games and dogs in 15
  • They are dogs in every non-division game
  • They are dogs in every game from Week 3 to Week 17
  • Biggest favorite is -1½ vs Panthers and Saints
  • Biggest dog is +7½ at Packers
  • For a team that is a dog in 15 games, it is a bit surprising that +7½ is the largest line

Carolina Panthers 
Week 1vs Chicago Bears+2½
Week 2at Atlanta Falcons+1½
Week 3at Cleveland Browns -1½
Week 4vs Detroit Lions+3
Week 5BYE 
Week 6at Philadelphia Eagles+6½
Week 7vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers+1½
Week 8at Green Bay Packers+7
Week 9vs Denver Broncos+3
Week 10at New Orleans Saints+1½
Week 11vs Baltimore Ravens+4½
Week 12at Tampa Bay Buccaneers+3½
Week 13at Minnesota Vikings+3½
Week 14vs New Orleans Saints -2½
Week 15vs Cincinnati Bengals+2½
Week 16at Pittsburgh Steelers+3½
Week 17vs Seattle Seahawks+5½
Week 18vs Atlanta Falcons -2½

Panthers Notes:

  • They are favored in 3 games and dogs in 14
  • They are dogs in every game from Week 4 to Week 13
  • Biggest favorite is -2½ vs Falcons
  • Biggest dog is +7 at Packers

New Orleans Saints 
Week 1at Detroit Lions+7
Week 2at Baltimore Ravens+7½
Week 3vs Las Vegas Raiders -3
Week 4vs Atlanta Falcons -2½
Week 5vs Minnesota Vikings+1½
Week 6at New York Giants+2½
Week 7vs Pittsburgh Steelers+2½
Week 8BYE 
Week 9vs Cleveland Browns -3½
Week 10vs Carolina Panthers -1½
Week 11at Chicago Bears+6½
Week 12at Cincinnati Bengals+6½
Week 13vs Green Bay Packers+4½
Week 14at Carolina Panthers+2½
Week 15at Tampa Bay Buccaneers+3½
Week 16vs Arizona Cardinals -5½
Week 17at Atlanta Falcons+1½
Week 18vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers+1½

Saints notes:

  • They are favored in 5 games and dogs in 12
  • They are dogs in every game from Week 11 to Week 15
  • Biggest favorite is -5½ vs Cardinals
  • Biggest dog is +7½ at Ravens

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 
Week 1at Cincinnati Bengals+3½
Week 2vs Cleveland Browns -5½
Week 3vs Minnesota Vikings -1½
Week 4vs Green Bay Packers+1½
Week 5at Dallas Cowboys+3½
Week 6vs Pittsburgh Steelers -1½
Week 7at Carolina Panthers -1½
Week 8vs Atlanta Falcons -4½
Week 9at Chicago Bears+3½
Week 10BYE 
Week 11at Detroit Lions+4½
Week 12vs Carolina Panthers -4½
Week 13vs Los Angeles Chargers+1½
Week 14at Baltimore Ravens+6
Week 15vs New Orleans Saints -3½
Week 16at Atlanta Falcons -1½
Week 17vs Los Angeles Rams+3½
Week 18at New Orleans Saints -1½

Buccaneers notes:

  • They are favored in 9 games and dogs in 8
  • They are favored in every division game
  • Biggest favorite is -5½ vs Browns
  • Biggest dog is +6 at Ravens