New Orleans near 62% as a home favorite is the interesting part, because Las Vegas comes in 2-0 after beating Miami and the Chargers, and market makers have the Saints laying only about three points. The Raiders are the fresher team on paper, with Kirk Cousins, Ashton Jeanty and Brock Bowers, and Maxx Crosby still wrecking games off the edge. What props the Saints up is the spot. New Orleans is 1-1 off a road upset at Baltimore, playing its home opener in the Superdome, and short home favorites historically win at a higher clip than a plus-three line suggests. Whether Vegas's 2-0 start is real or schedule-flattered is the whole question.
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