New Orleans Saints vs. Washington Football Team NFL Week 5 Odds, Plays and Insights

Check out odds, plays and more for the New Orleans Saints vs. Washington Football Team NFL Week 5 matchup on October 10, 2021.

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Oddsmakers expect a close game when the New Orleans Saints (2-2) play the Washington Football Team (2-2) as just 1.5-point favorites on Sunday, October 10, 2021. The contest has an over/under of 44.5 points.

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Odds for Saints vs. Washington

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Over/under insights

• New Orleans and its opponents have combined for 44.5 points -- this matchup's point total -- just once this year.
• Washington has combined with its opponents to score more than 44.5 points in three of four games this season.
• The two teams combine to average 48.8 points per game, 4.3 more than the over/under in this contest.
• This contest's over/under is 3.3 points under the 47.8 these two squads combine to give up per game in 2020.
• The average total in Saints games this season is 44.9, 0.4 points above Sunday's total of 44.5.
• In 2020, games involving the Football Team have averaged a total of 45.0 points, 0.5 more than the set total in this contest.

Saints stats and trends

• New Orleans has covered the spread twice this season.
• The Saints have been favored by 1.5 points or more two times this season and have not covered the spread in any of them.
• New Orleans' games this year have hit the over on one of four set point totals (25%).
• The Saints average seven fewer points per game (23.5) than the Football Team allow (30.5).
• The Saints collect 276.8 yards per game, 140.7 fewer yards than the 417.5 the Football Team give up per matchup.
• The Saints have turned the ball over one more time (3 total) than the Football Team have forced a turnover (2) this season.
• Click over to SISportsbook and find the latest spread, moneyline and total for New Orleans' matchup with Washington.

Washington stats and trends

• So far this season Washington has one win against the spread.
• The Football Team have yet to cover the spread this year when underdogs by 1.5 points or more.
• Washington's games this year have hit the over on three of four set point totals (75%).
• The Football Team average 25.3 points per game, eight more than the Saints give up (17.3).
• Washington is 1-2 against the spread and 2-1 overall in games when it records more than 17.3 points.
• The Football Team rack up just 7.3 fewer yards per game (342) than the Saints give up (349.3).
• In games that Washington churns out over 349.3 yards, the team is 1-1 against the spread and 2-0 overall.
• This season the Football Team have five turnovers, three fewer than the Saints have takeaways (8).

Home and road insights

• At home, as 1.5-point underdogs or more, the Football Team are winless ATS (0-2).
• Football Team home games this season average 43.5 total points, 1.0 fewer than this outing's over/under (44.5).
• The Saints are winless ATS (0-1) as 1.5-point favorites or more on the road.
• Saints away games this season average 44.0 total points, 0.5 fewer than this outing's over/under (44.5).

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