I got in on NO at -10.5. I normally stay far away from betting on > TD favorites but I thought that if any situation warranted going against my policy, it was 0-2 Drew Brees at home against a team who lost its best offensive asset for who knows how long.
It worked out in the end for me but reminded me why I stay away from big favourites...
At the beginning of the year, I thought the NFC South was going to rival the NFC West for the best division in football - clearly I was wrong because TBay stinks, Carolina looked awful against what I thought was a weak Pittsburgh team and NO has been a big disappointment. Atlanta will run away with this division at 11-5...