Broncos Sit as 2.5-Point Road Favorites vs. Saints on Thursday

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00:00Denver, two and a half point favorites at New Orleans.

00:08So I thought personally, Mike, looking at this game, that the Broncos went on the road.

00:15They won two games in a row.

00:16I thought they were going to play better against the Chargers.

00:18They did not.

00:19But somehow they're two and a half point favorites at the Saints, who I thought in watching the

00:24game last week, this is why I'm like shaking my head a little bit.

00:26I thought the Saints played really well offensively in the first half.

00:30Now, Mike, if you're going to tell me that their defense is just the worst in the NFL

00:33and that's why they're two and a half point dogs, then I will say OK.

00:36But the total is only 36 and a half.

00:38So help me make sense of this one.

00:40Yeah, that's the part that really threw me because we're talking about a team in the

00:45Saints that just gave up 51.

00:47I think Tampa Bay is a really good football team, but 51 points is a ton in the NFL.

00:54So I think that has a lot to do with why the line is where it is, the fact that they just

01:00gave up 51.

01:01But it is surprising to see the total so low with that being the issue.

01:07What they're saying is neither of these teams can score.

01:10And even if the defense is bad on the one side, Denver is still going to struggle.

01:15And honestly, that's been proven out as well over the course of the year.

01:20They've not been able to produce points.

01:22They have been able to squeeze out a few wins, but usually with low production, I suspect

01:27that's what's going to happen here, too, even though it's a road game.

01:30I just I never bought the Saints preseason hype, but still kind of look at them as even

01:36being disappointing.

01:38I know that's kind of but so many people thought they were going to be effective this year.

01:43And I know their car's not there now, but a car they were they were two and three with

01:48a car and not playing that well at all.