New Orleans Saints -6.5 over ATLANTA FALCONS

Over 49.5

Three away teams picked. Two of those away teams as road favorites. Yuck. It’s gross. It’s not my M.O. when picking games, but what else am I supposed to do?

The Falcons upset the Saints a few weeks ago in New Orleans so they aren’t sneaking up on New Orleans. I understand if you want to take the home dog in thi situation. The Saints haven’t dominated two weeks in a row. Buy the half point and go forward.

I think this is the game where the Saints wake up. The Falcons defense isn’t any good — take the over in this game because life is too short to bet the under in the final game on Thanksgiving — and their offense is stop and go. Atlanta just got worked by the Bucs on Sunday. The Bucs aren’t very good. Neither is Atlanta.

The Saints should be able to use Alvin Kamara out of the backfield. It’s about time they give Michael Thomas a break. He has 100 receptions and it’s not even Thanksgiving. This is a revenge game for the Saints. They’ll get right.