While the NFL preseason is all about assembling your final squad for the regular season and getting guys ready to play, you still want to get a couple of wins along the way. This is especially true if you are a team that is considered a longshot to make the playoffs in the coming season. The New Orleans Saints have been on the decline since winning the Super Bowl a few years back, and the fact of the matter is that they have had to rely a little too heavily on the exploits of QB Drew Brees, as he is frequently asked to bail out a sub-par defense.
While the Saints are definitely fun to watch, their fans would much rather see wins than shootouts where they consistently lose. You can bet that Sean Payton’s coaching seat is going to get warm very early in the season if the Saints don’t deliver some wins. It’s tough to know what to expect from the Chargers this season, as they are a team in transition, and in the truest sense of the word. They will be starting their new life in Los Angeles, and will want to get off to a good start to get their new fan base interested from the off. These two teams will be looking for their first preseason win when they hook up on Sunday night.
The Chargers were a disappointing 7-9 ATS last season, which has been a common trend for them given that they have gone 22-26 ATS over the past 3 seasons. Things were not very good for the Chargers at home, as they could only muster an 8-16 record during this period, which included going 6-10 as a home favorite.
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The Saints will come into this one as a slight underdog as they look to build a team that was better than their 7-9 squad from last season. Over the past 3 years, the Saints have compiled a 21-27 record, which simply isn’t good enough for a team with playoff aspirations. They went 10-14 on the road during his 3-year stretch, including going 6-10 as the road underdog. The Chargers will start creating new stats as an LA franchise, and they will be hoping to do much better than their 5-11 record in 2016. Over the past 3 seasons, the Chargers went 18-30 overall and 11-13 at home. They did perform better as the home favorite, posting a 9-7 record over the past 3 seasons. This one could be too close to call.Bengals Host Chiefs Week 2 AFC Preseason Clash
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It may have been a down year for the Saints last season, but they were still a very solid bet ATS, going 10-5-1, taking their 3-year record to 24-22-2. They were also effective ATS when playing on the road, putting together a 14-9-1 record over the past 3 seasons. As the road underdog, they proved to be a very good bet at 11-4-1. The stats certainly seem to swing things in the favor of the Saints when it comes to being a 3-point road dog.
The Chargers were a disappointing 7-9 ATS last season, which has been a common trend for them given that they have gone 22-26 ATS over the past 3 seasons. Things were not very good for the Chargers at home, as they could only muster an 8-16 record during this period, which included going 6-10 as a home favorite.
