Sports Betting heaven has arrived for Football betting fans as Brett Favre and the Minnesota Vikings take on Drew Brees and the Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints in the 2010 NFL season opener at the Louisiana Superdome on Thursday (8:30 pm ET, NBC).
NFL Odds have the Saints as a 5-point, -240 moneyline favorite and the over/under total is at 48 in NFL Betting Odds at JustBet.
This NFL season opening game marks the first time Minnesota and New Orleans have met since the NFC Conference Championship, when the Saints topped the Vikings 31-18 in overtime. New Orleans failed to cash as a 4-point favorite and the score went over the total of 54.
The Saints went on to beat Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts 31-17 in Super Bowl XLIV last February, winning the first NFL Championship in franchise history. New Orleans cashed as a 4.5-point underdog.
Minnesota is 7-2 SU and ATS in the past nine meetings. Seven of the past nine meetings going over the total, including four of the past five in New Orleans.
Minnesota (12-4 SU, 9-6-1 ATS last season) went 3-1 straight up and against the point spread in the preseason. The Vikings last game was last Thursday when they beat the Denver Broncos 31-24, covering the spread as a 4-point favorite.
New Orleans (13-3 SU, 8-8 ATS) was 2-2 straight up and 3-1 against the point spread in the preseason, losing 27-24 to the Tennessee Titans in their last game.
