Henry Roldán
NFL Week 13 will end next Monday with a tight Monday Night Football matchup between Saints vs Buccaneers.
The New Orleans team is coming off a 0-13 whitewash by the 49ers, while Tampa Bay lost in overtime to the Browns by a 17-23 score. Without further ado, JefeBet brings you the best preview of the match between the New Orleans Saints vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Predictions and Betting Preview for the New Orleans Saints vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFL Week 13 Game on December 5, 2022
- Where: Raymond James Stadium – Tampa, Florida.
- When: Monday, December 5, 2022, 8:15 PM E.T.
Odds provided by BetMGM.
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Betting on the New Orleans Saints
It’s amazing that the Saints, with a 4-8 record, still have a chance to qualify for the postseason and even fight for the NFC South lead. This is made possible by the fact that they play in the weakest division in the entire league.
One of New Orleans’ offensive issues is that they share the season lead with the Colts in lost fumbles with 21, while they rank fourth in penalties with 80. They have missed many opportunities to close out games due to a lack of discipline.
When we discuss the defensive side, it is important to note that even though they haven’t been as strong as anticipated, it has been challenging to combat the offense’s high number of turnovers. The 5.2 yards allowed per play is the ninth-best figure in the league, and they concede 5.8 net passing yards, the eighth-lowest average.
New Orleans is last in seizing control of the ball by forcing only seven turnovers, in contrast to the offense’s leniency with opponents.
Betting on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Buccaneers, who are now leading the NFC South with a record of 5-6 and face the danger of missing the playoffs if they can’t keep up their advantage in the division, have also been a letdown.
Despite having Tom Brady on their roster, the Bucs are the sixth-lowest scoring team on the season with 200 points. Regarding the passing game, where they should be a threat to the other teams, they rank 19th in both passing touchdowns and net yards per pass, with 14 and 6.0, respectively. However, their ground offense records are even worse: they are last in total yards with 803, last in rushing TDs with only four and also rank last in average yards per rush with 3.3.
On the defensive side, the situation changes radically. Tampa Bay records the seventh-fewest points received with 203, allows just 7.0 yards per play average to rank seventh, and has conceded the third fewest first downs with 196. Their shortcoming in this area comes when it comes to stopping the ground attack, something they make up for with a good secondary and being the third squad with the most QB catches with 36.
JefeBet Prediction
In the last five meetings between these teams, the game went Under four times, while in the last 14 played in Tampa Bay, the Under has a record of 11-4.
Considering the offensive problems of both teams and a Buccaneers defense that has already held the Saints to 10 points this year, beyond predicting a Bucs win, we can also be sure there won’t be many points on the board.
Prediction: Under (NO 13 – TB 20).
