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Saints (-3¹/₂) over 49ERS: Following a big home victory a week ago against the favored Seahawks, the Saints now take their 9-3 ATS run on the road versus a 49ers squad that’s failed to win or cover in each of their last six contests (17-point average margin of defeat). With San Francisco stumbling out of the gate recently after its bye weeks with just a 2-8 ATS mark, we’ll side with the Saints as they attempt to chase the front-running Falcons atop the NFC South.

Broncos (PK) over RAIDERS: Crucial battle in the very competitive AFC West. After consecutive losses to the Falcons and Chargers a few weeks back, the Broncos appear to be back on track as they head to Oakland to take on a Raiders team that’s a bit overrated coming in with a very light schedule to date. The visitor has covered each of Oakland’s eight games in 2016, and we’ll ride that trend with a Denver squad that’s won straight up and ATS in seven of the last eight with an 18-point average margin of victory.

Last week (NFL): 2-0
Season: 5-10- 1.