GoodFella

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS -1.5

New Orleans hosts the Patriots Monday Night in the Superdome, and the Superdome was already the LOUDEST play to playa in for opponents, but it will be at a ALL-TIME high tonight, on the noise level. The place will be rocking and beyone loud, a definite edge for the hometown Saints. N.O has more weapons including two solid running backs (Thomas and Bell) plus Reggie Bush to exploit the outside. N.O also has better defense in my opinion, and New England is NOT great at stopping the run. New England has a average run game at best, and the Saints should shut down any run game & be able to key in on the New England passing game, which is one of the best in the game. I really like the edge in running the ball here,as New Orleans ranks 5th in the leage in running the rock and averages 155 ypg and 4.8 YPC. New Orleans success in the run game, will set up play action and I look for Shockey to have a big game for the Saints tonight as well. What most people are not aware of is how good the Saints "D" has been this season. New Orleans leads the NFL in takeaways, with 29! I really like the Saints at home in this spot and definitely expect them to come away with the HOME WIN and stay undefeated tonight. Take the Saints.