NFL Week 7 Thursday night Bettors Guide: Broncos at Saints

BRONCOS astatine SAINTS

8:15 p.m., Saints by 1 ½, 37

HANK’S HONEYS: Sean Payton isn’t expecting a lukewarm invited successful his instrumentality to the Big Easy, but helium should beryllium capable to number connected a triumph that is some large and easy. Derek Carr is out. Chris Olave is out. Rashid Shaheed is astir apt out. Alvin Kamara and Taysom Hill are hurting. And the Saints are leaning connected a rookie QB successful Spencer Rattler against what has been connected of the NFL’s apical defenses aft their ain defence allowed 51 points to the Bucs. Gone are those heady archetypal 2 weeks. This squad is successful large trouble. Kamara is ever a threat, but helium doesn’t fig to spot mush moving room. Bo Nix has struggled astatine times successful his rookie season, but has lone turned the shot implicit erstwhile during Denver’s caller 3-1 SU surge. Payton has coached astir his young quarterback’s struggles, and with tract presumption connected his side, helium tin astir apt trust adjacent much connected his moving crippled much this week the mode the Saints miss tackles. Broncos CB Patrick Surtain is improbable to get done concussion protocol connected specified a abbreviated week, but it couldn’t beryllium a amended week to miss against this passing attack. The Broncos tin get aft the backmost and the Saints’ O-line has been springing leaks. The full is debased since astir Thursday nighttime games spell nether but it’s a small excessively debased considering the points the New Orleans defence has been giving up. The Saints person gone implicit this full successful 5 of their six games, the Broncos successful 2 consecutive weeks.

IF I WERE A BETTING MAN: Broncos and the over.