Sunday, October 11, 2015

Lincoln Financial Field

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The New Orleans Saints matchup against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field. The opening line for this game has Philadelphia as 5 point favorites and the over/under was set at 48.5.

Drew Brees finished his last game with 359 yards through the air for New Orleans. He completed 33 passes out of 41 attempts for a 80% completion percentage. The Saints were led in rushing by Mark Ingram, who finished with 77 yards on 17 rushes. He ended the contest with an average of 5 yards per carry. C.J. Spiller led the team in receiving. He had a total of 99 yards on 5 receptions for an average of 20 yards per catch in the game. As a team in that game New Orleans totaled 438 yards by way of 69 plays. They rushed the ball 25 times for a total of 103 yards on the game and the Saints totaled 27 first downs by getting 7 rushing, 17 passing and 3 by penalty.

Sam Bradford finished his last game with 270 yards through the air for Philadelphia. He completed 15 passes out of 28 attempts for a 54% completion percentage. The Eagles were led in rushing by DeMarco Murray, who finished with 36 yards on 8 rushes. He ended the contest with an average of 5 yards per carry. Riley Cooper led the team in receiving. He had a total of 72 yards on 2 receptions for an average of 36 yards per catch in the game. Philadelphia totaled 320 yards by way of 51 plays. They rushed the ball 18 times for a total of 87 yards on the game and the Eagles totaled 14 first downs by getting 4 rushing, 6 passing and 4 by penalty.

New Orleans is scoring 22 points per game on offense this season. In the passing department, they are averaging 30 passes on 41 attempts for a 73% percent completion percentage this season. They throw for a total of 305 yards per game through the air as well. The Saints are averaging 83 rushing yards per game on 24 attempts per contest for an average of 3.5 yards per carry. They run 68 plays per game and average 5.7 yards per play for an average of 387 total yards each outing. The Saints get 23 first downs per game and they average 76.8 penalty yards via 8.2 penalties each contest.

New Orleans allows 258 passing yards per game and 26 points per contest on defense. They give up 17 completions on 28 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 61%. The Saints allow an average of 123 rushing yards per game on 30 carries for a 4.1 average. New Orleans gives up 382 total yards per game including 6.5 yards per play. They force 0.8 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 8 penalties per game that total 59.5 yards as a unit.

Philadelphia averages 20 points per game this season on offense. In the passing department, they complete 22 passes per game on 36 attempts for a 61% percent completion percentage. They are throwing for 224 yards through the air per game thus far. The Eagles rush for an average of 70 yards per contest on 22 attempts for an average of 3.2 yards per carry for the season. They run 60 plays per game and average 4.9 yards per play for an average of 294 total yards per game. The Eagles are averaging 18 first downs per outing and accumulate 60.2 penalty yards via 7.8 penalties each game.

Philadelphia allows an average of 277 passing yards and 22 points per contest. They give up 29 completions on 43 attempts for a completion percentage of 67% per game. The Eagles allow an average of 97 rushing yards per game on 29 carries for an average of 3.3 yards per carry. Philadelphia gives up 374 total yards per game including an average of 5.1 per play. They create an average of 2.3 turnovers per game and 10.2 penalties for 90.5 yards each game.

New Orleans Betting Trends

New Orleans is 2-2-0 against the over/under so far this season

New Orleans has an ATS record of 2-2-0 this season

Philadelphia Betting Trends

Philadelphia is 0-4-0 against the over/under so far this season

Philadelphia has an ATS record of 1-3-0 this season

Injuries to Watch

New Orleans

10/04/15 G Jahri Evans Knee "?" Sunday vs. Philadelphia
10/04/15 P Thomas Morstead Undisclosed injured last game, "?" Sunday vs. Philadelphia
09/18/15 LB Davis Tull Shoulder IR
09/14/15 S Rafael Bush Pectoral IR

Philadelphia

10/06/15 DE Brandon Bair Groin "?" Sunday vs. New Orleans
10/06/15 CB Byron Maxwell Quad "?" Sunday vs. New Orleans
10/06/15 LB Mychal Kendricks Hamstring "?" Sunday vs. New Orleans
10/04/15 DE Cedric Thornton Hand "?" Sunday vs. New Orleans
10/04/15 S Chris Maragos Quad "?" Sunday vs. New Orleans
10/04/15 DE Taylor Hart Shoulder "?" Sunday vs. New Orleans
09/29/15 K Cody Parkey Leg IR
09/22/15 LB Kiko Alonso Knee out indefinitely
09/16/15 C David Molk Bicep IR

Guy's Pick: Take New Orleans

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