Aints laying points on the road? That to me doesn't sound like a good idea.
They're not a physical team at all, and while they have some bright spots, they're not really a very good team right now.
I see alot of people talking about how bad ATL sucks, and this is true, but the Aints suck too....so isn't it a wash?
Think about this. I saw a bunch here last night take the horrible Ravens as a +8.5 to +9.5 home dog to what IMO amounts to the best team in football (I say that because they have a better defense than NE, and that's what usually wins out come playoff time)....yet no one wants to take the points with Atlanta (about as bad as Baltimore), when they're playing a 5-7 Saints team who has done exactly jack shit all season except for that one stretch where they won 4 straight?
Otherwise the Aints lost every other game they've played except beating a brutal Panthers team, and they even lost at home to the freakin RAMS!! How they managed to beat up on Jacksonville I have no idea, but that game and Seattle are their only 2 worthwhile wins all season. I just don't see how that earns them a road fave status, and especially of between -3.5 and -4.5.
Their 3-3 road record is extremely deceiving as well, as they beat SF, Seattle and Carolina on the road, and 2 of those 3 teams are complete shit. In their other road contests, they got thrashed by the likes of Indy (41-10), TB (31-14), and even Houston beat them 23-10.
Take away the 4 game stretch where they were apparently "hot", and the Aints are averaging just 18ppg, with many of their efforts barely breaking double digits in scoring. They are merely a shell of the offense they were last year.
Now IMO they don't have the defense to hold Atlanta to the low teens tonight, and without any type of playmaking threat at RB, I don't see them busting out for 30+....
Adding in homefield, divisional rivalry, and revenge, and for all of these reasons, I don't see how it can be anything but Atlanta or no play.....but what the hell do I know? I think I've won like 2 MNF games all season, LOL
GL whatever you all decide
