The New Orleans Saints (2-2) welcome the Los Angeles Chargers (1-3) to Mercedes-Benz Superdome for a Monday Night Football matchup in Week 5. Below, we take a look at the early Week 5 betting odds and lines at BetMGM Sportsbook.
The Saints are coming off a get-right 35-29 road win over the Detroit Lions in Week 4. WR Michael Thomas remained sidelined but Tre’Quan Smith caught all four of his targets for 54 yards and two touchdowns. RB Alvin Kamara ran for 83 yards and a touchdown on 19 carries.
The Chargers took a 24-14 lead into halftime on the road against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 4 but were outscored 24-7 in the final 30 minutes in a 38-31 loss. Rookie QB Justin Herbert continued to impress with 290 yards and three touchdowns. RB Austin Ekeler was lost to injury and could miss up to six weeks.
Chargers at Saints betting odds, spread and line
Odds via BetMGM; last updated Tuesday at 12:05 p.m. ET.
- Money line: Chargers +295 (bet $100 to win $295) / Saints -371 (bet $371 to win $100) | Bet now
- Against the spread: Chargers +8, -110 (bet $110 to win $100) / Saints -8, -110 (bet $110 to win $100) | Bet now
- Total: 52.5, Over -110 (bet $110 to win $100) / Under -110 (bet $110 to win $100) | Bet now
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The Saints are being given an implied win probability of 78.77% based on their money line odds. Those odds may be expressed as 100/371 as a fraction or 1.27 as a decimal. They’ll need to win by 9 or more points to cover the spread as a far more profitable bet.
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The Chargers are being given just a 25.32% chance of winning this Week 5 contest. A loss by 7 or fewer points or an outright win would cover the 8-point spread as the safer betting play.
Also see:
- Buccaneers’ Arians, Brady give high praise to Chargers QB Herbert (Chargers Wire)
- Harris already outperforming his All-Pro rookie year (Saints Wire)
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