Lambeau Field will host a preseason tilt on Friday as part of the Week 2 NFL preseason schedule. The Green Bay Packers will welcome the New Orleans Saints for a matchup between NFC foes. Friday’s game is the second exhibition game for both sides, and each team lost its preseason opener last week. The Saints are trying to build on a 9-8 season last year, while the Packers will try to repeat their regular season success that led to a 13-4 performance behind quarterback Aaron Rodgers.
Kickoff is at 8 p.m. ET in Green Bay. Caesars Sportsbook lists the Packers as three-point home favorites, while the Over-Under, or total number of points Vegas thinks will be scored, is 39.5 in the latest Saints vs. Packers odds. Before you make any Packers vs. Saints picks and NFL predictions, you need to see what SportsLine NFL expert R.J. White has to say.
Over the past seven years White, a CBS Sports fantasy and gambling editor, has gone 329-250-21 (56.8 percent) in the world’s most prestigious football handicapping competition, the Las Vegas SuperContest. He also is SportsLine’s No. 1 NFL expert, going 445-378-24 on his against-the-spread NFL picks from 2017-21, returning $2,542 to $100 players.
In addition, White has gone 50-17-1 on his last 68 against-the-spread picks involving the Packers, returning more than $3,000. Anyone who has followed him is way up.
Now, White has set his sights on Saints vs. Packers and just locked in his picks and NFL predictions. You can head to SportsLine now to see White’s picks. Now, here are several NFL odds and betting lines for Saints vs. Packers:
- Saints vs. Packers spread: Packers -3
- Saints vs. Packers over-under: 39.5 points
- Saints vs. Packers money line: Packers -150, Saints +130
- NO: Saints are 7-3 against the spread in the last 10 against Green Bay
- GB: Packers are 1-6 against the spread in last seven preseason games
- Saints vs. Packers picks: See picks here
Featured Game | Green Bay Packers vs. New Orleans Saints
Why the Saints can cover
The Saints have a battle going at the running back spot for insurance behind Alvin Kamara and Mark Ingram. Tony Jones Jr. is the incumbent, and the 24-year-old from Notre Dame rushed for 142 yards and made three starts last season. Devine Ozigbo is a three-year veteran from Nebraska with experience for the Jaguars and Saints. Dwayne Washington is the most veteran option with six years of experience and more than 600 career yards between Detroit and New Orleans. Finally, Abram Smith is a rookie from Baylor with flashing talent and intrigue.
All eyes will be on that backfield, and the Saints have a high-end backup quarterback in Andy Dalton to make it all work. The 11-year veteran is a three-time Pro Bowl selection with more than 35,000 career passing yards and logged six starts for the Chicago Bears last season. He also completed all five of his passes in the preseason opener.
Why the Packers can cover
The Packers have sky-high expectations this season based heavily on a quality defense and the presence of Aaron Rodgers. He is expected to sit this game out, but Green Bay has a former first round pick at the helm with Jordan Love. The talented signal-caller made two starts in the 2021 preseason, racking up more than 270 passing yards on 35 attempts. Love also made a start during the 2021 regular season and compiled 411 passing yards and two touchdowns through the air. Love is also a threat as a runner, and he has a talented group of wide receivers to work with.
Fourth-round pick Romeo Doubs has been one of the bigger stories in the NFL during the preseason, impressing observers on a regular basis. The former Nevada standout caught 225 passes for more than 3,300 yards at the college level, including an 1,100 yard season in 2021. Doubs can further cement himself with playing time with a big performance against New Orleans.
How to make Saints vs. Packers picks
White has analyzed this matchup and while we can tell you he’s leaning under on the point total, he has also discovered a critical X-factor that has him jumping all over one side of the spread. He’s only sharing what it is, and which side to back, at SportsLine.
Who wins Saints vs. Packers? And which critical X-factor makes one side of the spread a must-back? Visit SportsLine now to see White’s Saints vs. Packers picks, all from the expert who is an amazing 50-17 on Green Bay picks, and find out.