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2022 New Orleans Saints Team Futures Odds, Picks, and Preview: Win Total, Player Prop, and Playoff Predictions

Philip Wood

Last Updated: July 26, 2022 8:24 AM EDT • 2 min 61 sec read.

LANDOVER, MARYLAND - OCTOBER 10: Jameis Winston #2 of the New Orleans Saints during pregame warm-ups against the Washington Football Team at FedExField on October 10, 2021 in Landover, Maryland. Patrick Smith/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Patrick Smith / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

The New Orleans Saints went 9-8 in 2022, despite losing Jameis Winston in Week 8. With Winston back and healthy, are the Saints a sleeper team to make a run in 2022? Here are our Saints 2022 odds, picks, and preview.

The Saints finished tied with the Philadelphia Eagles for the seventh-best record in the NFC in 2021. However, they missed out on a postseason berth due to a head-to-head loss in Week 11. After starting 5-2 with Winston, the team went just 4-6 down the stretch.

Winston is back now, and while many may not consider him to be the ultimate difference-maker, the Saints are much better with the veteran signal-caller. New Orleans plays in arguably the NFL's worst division, and the Saints' schedule ranks among the league's 10 easiest. However, they could be without star running back Alvin Kamara for up to six weeks due to a suspension, according to Pro Football Talk.

Below, we preview the 2022 season for the Saints with a look at their futures odds and make our top picks (odds via Draftkings Sportsbook, FanDuel Sportsbook, and BetMGM Sportsbook).

New Orleans Saints' 2022 Futures Odds

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New Orleans Saints 2022 Picks

To lose in wild-card Round (+325 viaBetMGM)Over 8.5 wins (+105 via FanDuel Sportsbook)Saints division wins Over 3.5 (+135 via DraftKings Sportsbook)Jameis Winston Over 3600.5 passing yards (-112 via FanDuel)

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Saints to Lose in Wild-Card Round (+325)

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Green Bay Packers, Los Angeles Rams, and San Francisco 49ers are the NFC's top four teams. The Dallas Cowboys are favored to win the NFC East, but is there another team from the East that will sneak in like the Philadelphia Eagles did in 2021? Are the Cardinals a legit contender after Kyler Murray’s huge payday? And what about the rest of the NFC North?

There are two or maybe three postseason spots open in the NFC, and the Saints could be the only team among the contenders that improved over the offseason. They possess many weapons and benefit from an easy schedule, so making the postseason is on the table.

However, their “to make the playoffs” line isn’t very enticing (+132 via FanDuel). But if they qualify, the Saints likely won't defeat one of the top teams in the first round. This may feel like a low payout for an exact season finish, but it's the likeliest scenario for how the Saints’ season ends.

Over 8.5 Wins (+105)

Take the best odds you can find and confidently play the Over on 8.5.

The Saints were a nine-win team in 2021. They should be able to repeat that if Jameis Winston stays healthy. The NFL always produces surprises, but the NFC South feels like the easiest to predict the order of the finish (Bucs, Saints, Carolina Panthers, and the Atlanta Falcons in last). New Orleans should be able to notch four division wins after beating the Bucs twice in 2021.

The Saints lost heartbreakers immediately following Winston's injury in 2021, losing back-to-back games by two points to the Falcons and Tennessee Titans. If they can find a way to win close contests in 2022, the Saints could get to 11 wins.

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Saints Division Wins Over 3.5 (+135)

The Saints are really well-positioned to get four wins in the division.

It seems the assumption is the Saints will lose twice to the Buccaneers and then split with Baker Mayfield and the Panthers. But it wouldn't be shocking to see the Saints upset the Buccanneers at least once, or just sweep the lowly Falcons and the middling Panthers.

The Saints are heavily favored on DraftKings to win fewer than three division games, which means there's a lot of value here on the Over.

Winston Over 3600.5 Passing Yards (-112)

There's a massive disparity between Winston’s season passing total on DraftKings and his total on FanDuel. His total is set at 3750.5 through DraftKings, and FanDuel is offering 3600.5. That gives you a phenomenal opportunity to middle this bet because of the gigantic gap between those numbers.

Winston throwing for over 3600.5 yards still seems like the best play here. The team acquired Jarvis Landry, and Michael Thomas will hopefully be healthy. And it may be a while before Taysom Hill can start stealing snaps from Winston.

If Winston starts all 17 games, he needs to average around 211 yards per contest for the Over to cash on FanDuel's total. Even if he misses two contests, Winston will still need to average just 240 yards.

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Where to Bet on New Orleans Saints Futures

Here are our top-rated sportsbooks:

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New Orleans Saints futures picks made on 7/25/2022 at 6:49 p.m. ET.

Written By:
Philip Wood
Phil is a Sports Betting Analyst for Sportsbook Review and BettingPros.com, specializing in NFL and college football. He previously covered college football and college basketball for CanesInsight.com, where he also hosted the College Football Pick 'Em podcast. Phil is always looking for value, especially on lines that just seem too good to be true. His belief is if a line doesn't make sense, just assume that Vegas knows something you don't. An alumnus of The U, Phil always holds out hope that the next head coach will be the one who turns the football program around. Some would call him a frontrunner for his love of the Yankees and the Celtics, but he's also a diehard Detroit Lions fan and will never forgive the refs for the blown pass interference call against the Cowboys in 2015.