The Green Bay Packers are favored by more than two touchdowns, as they host Spencer Rattler and the New Orleans Saints. Will Jordan Love, Josh Jacobs and the rest of the Packers' offense dominate this game? Or can the Saints' defense make some stops and give their offense a chance?
Here are the best PrizePicks player predictions for Monday Night Football between the New Orleans Saints and the Green Bay Packers.
The Green Bay Packers are favored by more than two touchdowns, as they host Spencer Rattler and the New Orleans Saints. Will Jordan Love, Josh Jacobs and the rest of the Packers' offense dominate this game? Or can the Saints' defense make some stops and give their offense a chance?
Here are the best PrizePicks player predictions for Monday Night Football between the New Orleans Saints and the Green Bay Packers.
The Saints are incapable of stopping the run. In a game where they're likely to be trailing from start to finish, I find it hard to believe they'll hold Josh Jacobs to fewer than 100 yards. This season, the Saints are allowing 134.4 rushing yards per game - the sixth-most in the NFL.
Jacobs hasn't been as consistent as the Packers would like, but he's still put together five games with at least 90 yards. Last week, he ran for 94 yards against the Seattle Seahawks. While he averaged just 3.6 yards per carry, he's averaging 4.3 for the entire season. The Saints are allowing the second-most yards per carry, with opponents averaging 4.9 per attempt. Jacobs could finish Monday with his sixth game with more than 5.0 yards per carry.
Kendre Miller has played four games this season but has yet to top 50 yards. He'll be the sole leader in the backfield this week with Alvin Kamara out, but in a game that will go south quickly for the Saints, it's hard to imagine him getting the necessary carries to set a season-high.
The Packers rank 10th in rushing yards allowed per game (105). They're allowing an average of 76.7 yards in their last three contests, however. More importantly, they're allowing just 4.2 yards per carry. Over their last three games, they're giving up just 3.6 yards per attempt. Miller is averaging 4.6 yards per carry this season, but he's also seen limited touches. Expect that average to go down against one of the best run defenses in the league, as he struggles to hit 40 yards.
Tucker Kraft has gone for at least 34 yards in three consecutive games, and he's topped 34.5 yards in six games this season. While he hasn't been the most consistent player, he is the third-leading receiver on the Packers and has the second-most receptions on the team. He's also averaging 13.5 yards per catch, so he doesn't need a lot of looks to hit this number.
The Saints are as average as it gets when it comes to defending tight ends. They're allowing 54 yards per game to the position this season. With no other tight end threatening to take away from Kraft's target share, this could up being a massive game for him. The biggest concern is that the Packers get out to such a big lead they don't throw much down the stretch. But it seems PrizePicks already took this into account when setting the number.
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