The Monday Night Football game for Week 5 in the National Football League features the New Orleans Saints on the road at the Kansas City Chiefs. The New Orleans Saints come into the affair 2-2 on the season. The Saints won their first two games of the season, but have dropped their last two. New Orleans is tied with Atlanta for second place in the NFC South, and ahead of just Carolina.
The Kansas City Chiefs are one of two unbeaten teams left in the National Football League. The back-to-back defending champions are 4-0. Kansas City has scored 92 points and allowed opponents to score 72 so far in 2024. Kansas City is coming off a win over divisional rival Los Angeles last week.
The Kansas City Chiefs are -5.5 over the New Orleans Saints in this battle on Monday Night.
Saints Looking to Get Back on Track
After a great start to the season which saw the Saints down the Panthers and Cowboys and score 91 points, New Orleans has come to a half with just 36 points in losses to the Eagles and Falcons. The Saints now are booking to get back over .500, but have a tough task in Kansas City.
Derek Carr is the quarterback for the Saints. He is 72 of 100 on the season for 824 yards and 6 touchdowns. He has thrown three interceptions, and been sacked four times this season. His top target has been Chris Olave. The receiver has just one touchdown, but anchors the way with 265 yards.
The Saints are back home following this game for back to back games. New Orleans will host the Buccaneers on October 13th, and then a short turn around and battle the Broncos on the 17th. The final game for the Saints in October is at the Chargers.
Back to Back to Back?
The defending Super Bowl Champions have won four games by an average of 5 points per game. Kansas City is not dominating, but finding ways to win games, which they almost always do. The Chiefs are allowing just 18 points per game.
On offense, Patrick Mahomes is the big name of course. The quarterback has tossed for more than 900 yards, with six touchdown passes. Mahomes also has five interceptions on the season. Rashee Rice was the top option, but will miss time with a knee injury. Travis Kelce is next with 15 receptions and 158 yards.
Kansas City will look to move to 5-0 before their week off. The Chiefs will then finish the month of October with back to back road games. Kansas City will visit the 49ers for a Super Bowl rematch and then head to Vegas to take on the Raiders.
Chiefs Top Saints
The Kansas City Chiefs are going to win again. Kansas City just continues to find ways to win. The Saints are not as good as their 2-0 start, but also not as bad as they have played the last two games they have played. The spread in this game is pretty on point. We do expect the Chiefs to win the game, but 5 or 6 points could be close. In the end, we will side with Kansas City to win this game and cover the spread. Our final bet for this game is the Kansas City Chiefs -5.5 over the New Orleans Saints.
