Monday, May 21st, 2012
Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints will travel to face fellow NFC conference club the Minnesota Vikings in a week fifteen NFL pro football game on Sunday afternoon.
They kick off this NFL game from Minnesota at 1PM Eastern Time with national television coverage by FOX.
The point spread came out with the road club New Orleans Saints favored by –7 1/2 points with an over under of 50 points.
The early money from the NFL wagering public has landed on the side of the home underdog as the New Orleans Saints are now favored by -7 points.
Over under players will find the early movement shaded towards the up to 51 points.
Those bettors playing on the favored New Orleans Saints on the money line will lay –310 odds with the underdog Minnesota Vikings bringing back +255 odds to win this game without taking the points.
New Orleans and Minnesota met last season on a Thursday night to kick off the 2010 season where the Saints pulled out a highly competitive 14-9 victory against the Vikings as a -5 ½ point betting favorite.
The total flew well under the closing total of 49 points.
Saints quarterback Drew Brees had a touchdown and 237 yards passing as the veteran connected on 27 of 36 from the field.
New Orleans was able to amass 308 offensive yards gained against the Minnesota defense.
It was veteran Bret Favre under center for Minnesota in the 2010 opener as the signal caller had 171 yards passing in defeat.
Running back Adrian Peterson had 87 yards on the ground in the loss.
The Vikings were only able to gain 253 yards of offense on the Saints defense.
The New Orleans Saints have clinched a playoff spot as they travel to Minnesota with a 10-3 record on the season. The club is 4-3 on the road.
New Orleans averages 31 points and 447 yards per game with 122 yards rushing for 4.8 yards a carry.
On defense the Saints allow 22 points and 378 yards per game. Teams run for 110 yards against them for 4.9 yards per rush against average.
Since a bad 10 point loss at St Louis the team has won five straight games.
They are coming off the 22-17 road win at the Tennessee Titans a week ago as a -3 ½ point betting favorite.
The over under landed under the closing line of 47 ½ points.
New Orleans put up 437 offensive yards with 114 coming on the ground on 26 rushing attempts.
The Saints allowed two sacks and had no red zone touchdowns in their three trips inside the twenty.
Neither team committed a turnover in this NFL game.
Quarterback Drew Brees completed 36 of 47 passes for 337 yards and two touchdowns.
Chris Ivory ran for 53 yards on 13 rushes.
Darren Sproles on five carries ran for 33 yards. Out of the backfield Sproles caught seven balls for 58 yards.
Pierre Thomas found six rushes and had 22 yards on the ground.
Marques Colton led New Orleans with seven receptions for 105 yards and two receiving touchdowns.
Tight end Jimmy Graham had five catches for 55 yards.
Devery Henderson contributed with three grabs for 36 yards.
New Orleans allowed Tennessee 373 yards of offense with 59 coming from their ground game on 17 rushes.
The Saints had two sacks and allowed one Titan touchdown in their two drives in the red zone.
The Minnesota Vikings host the Saints with a poor record of 2-11 on the season. The club is 1-5 playing at home.
Minnesota averages 21 points and 336 yards per game with 145 rushing yards for 5.2 yards a carry.
On defense the Vikings give up 28 points and 350 yards per game. Opponents rush for 101 yards against them for 3.7 yards per rush against average.
The team is running back as they have lost five straight games.
They are coming off the 34-28 road defeat to the Detroit Lions a week ago as a +10 point underdog.
The over under came in at over the closing line of 47 points.
Quarterback Christian Ponder completed 11 of 21 passes for 115 yards with two touchdowns and three interceptions.
Joe Webb relieved the benched Ponder and completed 12 of 23 passes for 84 yards and a touchdown. Webb ran it 7 times for 109 yards with a rushing touchdown.
Toby Gerhart ran for 90 yards on 19 rushes. Out of the backfield Gerhart had three receptions for 19 yards with a touchdown.
Percy Harvin led Minnesota with 10 receptions for 69 yards and a receiving touchdown.
Devin Aromashodu caught four balls for 47 yards.
Visanthe Shaincoe grabbed three passes for 33 yards and a touchdown catch.
Minnesota allowed Detroit 280 yards of offense with 72 yards rushing on 21 carries.
The Vikings had five sacks and allowed on touchdown to the Lions in three trips in the red zone.
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