Buffalo Bills at New Orleans Saints Betting Preview

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— Thursday, November 25th Buffalo Bills @ New Orleans Saints

The AFC East clashes with the NFC South on Thanksgiving on Thursday when the Bills face the Saints.

Buffalo has gone 2-3 in their last five games, most recently a 41-15 loss to the Colts. Their offense doesn't seem nearly as potent as before, and they'll need to address that immediately. This week they take on the Saints, a team that is struggling to deal with injuries.

The New Orleans Saints have remarkably bad luck when it comes to injuries. The second, it seems as if they're getting healthy, someone else ends up injured. In this game on Thursday, both Alvin Kamara and Mark Ingram could be out.

With both of their starting running backs potentially out, how good can their offense be? Good enough to contend with the Buffalo Bills?

Buffalo Bills: Inconsistency is plaguing the Bills yet again

Last year, the Bills weren't hit by the inconsistency bug until they went to the playoffs. This season, it seems to have hit them hard in recent weeks. We've noticed that they seem to play their worst against teams with strong running backs.

Teams that control the time of possession are the bane of the Buffalo Bills' existence. So, can they find a way to combat it on Thursday?

This is something that we won't know until the game begins. So far, the Bills haven't found a way to deal with opposing teams that have strong running backs. Instead, they usually try to force the ball downfield, which inevitably backfires.

We imagine that they've learned their lesson, but we'll see if that's true on Thursday. Especially because they come in as 4.5-point favorites.

New Orleans Saints: Can the Saints pull off the upset of the day?

We understand that the Saints are going through a lot in terms of injuries. The truth is, it's tough to imagine them doing well against the Bills with so many players out. However, all they really need to do is follow the blueprint for defeating the Bills.

This format has already been laid out by the Titans and the Colts in the last few weeks. The question is, can the Saints follow the plan?

If Mark Ingram is cleared to play, we believe that they can. They come in as 4.5-point underdogs and have an incredible record against the Bills. In the six games that they've played, the New Orleans Saints have a 5-1 record against Buffalo.

When it comes to how the Saints perform on defense, they're one of the best against the run. They also aren't too bad against the pass, either.

Our Pick for the Buffalo Bills at New Orleans Saints on Thursday

After taking a look at what each team brings to the table, we're going with the upset. The Saints just need to follow a pre-designed template to beat the Bills.

If they can do that, they've got this game locked down. They also have pretty great odds as underdogs in this one, which definitely helped us decide.

We believe the Bills will continue their skid on Thanksgiving, which is unfortunate. They've already handed control over to the Patriots, and we don't think they'll get it back. Take the home team to win the game and cover the spread on Thursday.

DunkelIndex Free Betting Pick: New Orleans Saints +4.5, OVER

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