Week 12 will feature a “Monday Night Football” doubleheader. The Bills and New York Jets will face off in Detroit because of weather conditions in Buffalo at 7 p.m. ET, and the New Orleans Saints will host the Baltimore Ravens at the normal “MNF” time of 8:30 p.m. ET.
The Saints opened as field-goal favorites, and that line has mostly held at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. The moneyline opened with New Orleans at -186 and Baltimore at +169. This has narrowed heading into game day, with several sportsbooks posting New Orleans at -170 and Baltimore at +150.
The Saints head into this game 9-3-1 against the spread in their last 13 home games, but they have dropped two straight to San Francisco and Cincinnati. On the season, they are 4-6 straight up and ATS but still find themselves tied for first place in the NFC South.
The Ravens are 6-4 SU and ATS this season, and they have won six of their last nine road games SU and ATS. Baltimore is 5-1 ATS in its last six games against New Orleans, although that dates to when the Ravens still were the Cleveland Browns.
The total is set at 50 points, according to the Week 12 NFL betting lines. The total has gone OVER in four of the Saints’ last six home games. The total has gone OVER in five of the Ravens’ last six road games. “Monday Night Football” has gone OVER in nine of 12 matchups this season. The OddsShark Computer predicts a 32-25 Ravens victory, which would cover the spread, and go OVER.
The Saints will be without rookie wide receiver Brandin Cooks, as he suffered a thumb injury that required season-ending surgery. They also will be without running back Khiry Robinson for a fifth consecutive game because of an arm injury. The Saints will welcome back running back Pierre Thomas, who will serve in a backup role to Mark Ingram. The Ravens do not have anything of note on their Week 12 injury report.
The Bills and Jets relocated to Detroit for their Week 12 matchup, with snow forcing the move and also a switch from Sunday to Monday. The Bills are 4-2 ATS in their last six games against the Jets, but the move to a neutral field and limited practice raises questions. The Bills did not practice until this weekend because of the bad weather in Buffalo, while the Jets got in a normal week of practice.
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