Fans were quick to call New Orleans’ Week 1 performance a fluke, but the Black and Gold went out and defied the odds again in Week 2. The Saints were phenomenal as they demolished the Dallas Cowboys on their home turf, 44-19, to improve to 2-0. It seems the sky is the limit for this high-flying team.
It’s year three under Dennis Allen and year four without a playoff appearance for New Orleans. The Saints believe they have all of the pieces in place to make a run at the postseason this year. However, oddsmakers didn’t exactly see it that way heading into the year. Whether it’s because of the roster or the brutal schedule remains to be seen. Sportsbooks listed the team as a long shot to reach the playoffs, never mind winning an important trophy.
One thing that will never change is that Derek Carr and Co. have 17 opportunities to go out and prove their doubters wrong this season. Super Bowl LIX will be hosted by the Caesars Superdome, so the expectations among fans are lofty leading up to the big game. Do oddsmakers feel any differently about New Orleans after its latest result? Here are the Saints’ updated playoff odds via FanDuel Sportsbook:
The movements on the futures market are not an overreaction. I repeat, the movements on the futures market are not an overreaction. New Orleans has shown through two weeks that its offense is here to stay.
The success of Klint Kubiak’s unit sees the team’s odds to win the Super Bowl drop to 34/1 ahead of Week 3. This is remarkable considering the Saints were 100/1 a fortnight ago. New Orleans (+1300) also has the fifth-best odds to win the NFC, behind only the conference’s perennial players: San Francisco, Philadelphia, Detroit and Dallas. As such, the Saints are now the favorites in the NFC South at +125. Tampa Bay (+175) and Atlanta (+280) are also contenders with Carolina (+8000) being given virtually no chance.
Lastly, New Orleans’ odds of making the NFL Playoffs for the first time since 2020 are heavily juiced (-205). This is a remarkable change from last week (+152) and it’s hard to disagree with oddsmakers following a massive road win Here is the Saints’ entire 2024/25 schedule, complete with betting odds (via FanDuel Sportsbook), results and an updated record
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