New Orleans Saints vs Green Bay Packers Prediction, 12/23/2024 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Week 13

Game: New Orleans Saints at Green Bay Packers

Date: Monday, December 23, 2024

Location: Lambeau Field in Green Bay, WI

TV: ESPN

Odds-Point Spread: Packers (-14.0)

Total-Over-Under: 42

The Green Bay Packers (10-4) will compete against the New Orleans Saints (5-9) at Lambeau Field on Monday. New Orleans opens this game as 14.0-point dogs. The total has been set at 42.

The New Orleans Saints head into this game 5-9 this season. The last time they took the field, the Saints took the field against the Washington Commanders and ended up losing by a score of 20-19. Spencer Rattler connected on 10-21 with 135 yards passing and 1 TD. He had a QB rating of 84.4 and ended the contest with no picks. Marquez Valdes-Scantling averaged 32.0 yds per catch by totaling 64 yds on 2 catches. Kendre Miller led the offense in rushing for the Saints with 9 totes for 46 yds (5.1 yds per carry). Once the final whistle blew, they tallied 48 plays which converted into 245 yds. The New Orleans Saints ended up rushing 16 times and tallied 69 yards, which is an average of 4.3 yds per attempt. Against the rush, the Saints gave up 137 yards on 35 attempts, which averages out to 3.9 yards per run allowed. New Orleans conceded 25 completions on 31 tries for 189 yards, and a completion rate of 80.6%.

The Saints have earned 4,685 yards in total this season. New Orleans has accounted for 136 1st downs as an offense, and they have committed 85 infractions for 801 yds. When it comes to scoring touchdowns, New Orleans has earned 19 touchdowns through the air and 15 touchdowns via the ground. They have turned the football over 15 times (9 picks and 6 fumbles lost). As a unit they're averaging 124.4 yards rushing which is 11th in the league. In terms of putting points on the board, the New Orleans Saints are averaging 22.1 points per game.

When talking about passing yardage, the Saints have given up 3,391 yards which has them sitting in 28th in the NFL. They have yielded 242.2 yards per outing via the pass in addition to conceding a completion percentage of 62.3%. They have surrendered 14 touchdowns through the air and 16 touchdowns running the ball. For the season, they have yielded 376.6 yards-game which ranks them 30th in the NFL. The opposition is running for 4.9 yards per run and 134.4 rushing yards per game this year. The Saints rank 14th in the National Football League concerning the opposition scoring, conceding 22.3 points per game. For the season, they have allowed 1,881 running yards through 14 games.

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The Packers come into this matchup with a record of 10-4 for this season. The last time they stepped on the gridiron, the Packers took home the win by a final score of 30-13 against the Seattle Seahawks. Josh Jacobs ran the football 26 times for 94 yards, finishing the contest with 3.6 yds per carry for Green Bay. Christian Watson was one of the featured targets for the Packers, catching 3 passes for 56 yds (18.7 yds per catch). Jordan Love (2 touchdowns) ended the contest with 229 yds on 20-27 through the air while his QB rate was 123.8. He didn't toss any interceptions and his avg yards per attempt was 8.5 yards. Green Bay relinquished 16 rushing attempts for 80 yds (5.0 yards per carry). The Packers passing defense conceded a completion percentage of 60.6%, surrendering 128 yds on 20 for 33 passing. The Packers finished with 369 yards on 61 plays (6.0 yds per play). Green Bay rushed for 4.1 yds per attempt, finishing the contest with 140 yards on 34 carries.

The Green Bay Packers are averaging 375.8 yards per contest which is good for 4th in football. They hold an average of 144.4 run yards per game and have rushed for 2,021 yards in total. The Green Bay offense has racked up 680 yds of penalties on 94 infractions, which has them sitting 9th in football in terms of making mistakes. For the year thus far, the Packers have thrown for a total of 3,240 yards via the pass as well as holding an average of 231.4 passing yards per contest, which has them ranked 11th in football. Regarding how much they score, the Packers are sitting 7th out of all teams in the NFL by scoring 27.1 points per game.

They have surrendered 19 touchdowns via the pass as well as 215.4 yards-contest, which has them sitting 15th in football. Green Bay has surrendered a total of 1,470 yards rushing (105.0 yards-game) in addition to 12 touchdowns via the rush this year. They have earned 26 takeaways (12 fumbles and 14 interceptions) on the year. The Packers defense has taken part in 856 plays, which is good for 12th in football. The Packers are surrendering 20.5 points per contest, which has them in 8th of all teams in the league.

Who will win tonight's Saints-Packers NFL game against the spread?

Tony's Pick: Take the Packers -14.0

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