17.10.2024 | 
The New Orleans Saints and the Denver Broncos are opening Week 7 of the NFL season. The Saints are in a terrible form losing the last four games which puts them under a lot of pressure going into this one. The Broncos are also coming off a poor performance in the last one a look for a chance to bounce back.
The New Orleans Saints and Denver Broncos meet on 17.10.2024, with both teams coming off difficult losses. The game takes place at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, LA on Thursday night.
| New Orleans Saints | Thursday, 18.10.2024, 02:15 | Denver Broncos |
| 1 | x | 2 |
| 1,88 | / | 2,00 |
New Orleans Saints – Denver Broncos: Initial situation
Both teams are going to start rookie quarterbacks in this game. The Saints are forced to do that given the injury of their prime starter while the Broncos are trusting his young fella. These two have had many ups and downs so far in the season and this is one of the most difficult games to predict this week.
New Orleans Saints Stats & Form
The New Orleans Saints are in deep trouble, having the longest active losing streak in the NFC. Things looked way better for the Saints early in the season after winning the first two games of the schedule, and that is all we saw from the team from the Big Easy ever since. Last week’s 51-27 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers was their fourth straight, and now the Saints are third in the NFC South with a 2-4 record. The Bucs started the game on a 17-0 run in the opening quarter, and when it seemed like the game was already over, the Saints scored 27 points in the next one. Somehow, they stopped there, and it was all Bucs for the rest of the game. Rookie quarterback Spencer Rattler made his first NFL start, stepping in for injured Derek Carr. He finished 22 of 40 for 243 yards and two interceptions.
Denver Broncos Stats & Form
The Denver Broncos have a rollercoaster season and are third in the AFC West with a 3-3 record. They had a couple of impressive performances so far in the season, but the inconsistency of QB Bo Nix is something they need to deal with. The Broncos were on a three-game winning streak going into Week 6 and failed to keep that one alive after a 23-16 home loss to the Los Angeles Chargers. It seemed like the Broncos did not show up for the game, as they were not on the board until the last quarter. The Chargers led 23-0 going into the final period, and it was just too deep of a hole for the Broncos, who scored all 16 points in the fourth. Bo Nix finished with 216 passing yards, more than he did in the previous two Broncos wins. He went 19 of 33, with two touchdowns and two interceptions.
New Orleans Saints – Denver Broncos: Head to Head
These two teams have played 12 times before, with the Broncos winning 9 of them and the Saints 3. The last game was back in 2020 when the Saints won 31-3 cutting short the Broncos three-game winning streak. The last three games between these two teams ended under the total point line.
New Orleans Saints – Denver Broncos: Odds
Given the odds, both teams are going into this game with similar chances to win, with the Saints sitting at 1,88 and the Broncos at 2,00. The total point line is set at 36.5 with 1,72 for over and 2,08 for under.
Top 3 Betting Odds
| New Orleans Saints – Denver Broncos Betting Tip | Odds |
| Over 36.5 points | 1,72 |
| New Orleans Saints to win | 1,85 |
| First quarter: New Orleans Saints | 2,41 |
Betting tip and prediction: New Orleans Saints – Denver Broncos (17.10.2024)
This will be an emotional game for Broncos head coach Sean Payton, who is coming back to New Orleans, where he led the Saints for 15 years. It will definitely be a warm welcome, but once the game starts, the Saints will have to go all-in. New Orleans have lost the last five games, and now they are fighting for their lives on any given night. With Derek Carr still out with an injury, the Saints will start Spencer Rattler for the second consecutive game. Carr is not the only player being out for New Orleans. They will also play without their best wide receiver, Chris Olave, tight end Taysom Hill, right guard Cesar Ruiz, and center Lucas Patrick. The Broncos will also start a rookie quarterback, but in their case, that is by choice. Bo Nixon got the trust of head coach Payton even though he had many ups and downs so far in the season. The Broncos are definitely the favorites in this game, but that is not the best option when it comes to the pick. The Saints have gone over the total point line in 4 of the 6 games so far in the season, and those four went over 50 points. For this game, the total point line is set at only 36.5, and that should be easily surpassed. maybe even early in the game.