Week 3 picks: Who the experts are taking in Saints vs. Packers
The New Orleans Saints will try to find their way to a 3-0 start as they stay on the road in Week 3, this time taking on the Green Bay Packers. The Saints defense looks like it’s playing as good as anyone, but the offense has yet to consistently answer the call. Though they did lose Jamaal Williams for a little bit, the Saints will be getting rookie running back Kendre Miller back. Packers quarterback Jordan Love is trying to prove the team right after they turned to him when Aaron Rodgers left for New York.
Green Bay is favored (narrowly, at BetMGM) to win at home on Sunday. But what are the experts predicting? Let’s take a look at 50 of them:
USA Today
Chris Bumbaca: Saints
Jarrett Bell: Packers
Lorenzo Reyes: Saints
Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz: Saints
Nate Davis: Saints
Safid Deen: Packers
Tyler Dragon: Saints
Victoria Hernandez: Packers
NFL.com
Ali Bhanpuri: Saints
Brooke Cersosimo: Saints
Dan Parr: Packers
Gennaro Filice: Packers
Tom Blair: Saints
ESPN
Stephania Bell: No Pick
Matt Bowen: Packers
Mike Clay: Packers
Jeremy Fowler: Saints
Dan Graziano: Saints
Kimberley Martin: Saints
Eric Moody: Packers
Jason Reid: Packers
Lindsey Thiry: Packers
Sam Wickersham: Packers
CBS Sports
Pete Prisco: Packers
Will Brinson: Packers
Jared Dubin: Packers
Ryan Wilson: Packers
John Breech: Packers
Tyler Sullivan: Saints
Dave Richard: Saints
Jamey Eisenberg: Packers
MMQB
Albert Breer: Packers
Mitch Goldich: Saints
Claire Kuwana: Saints
Gilberto Manzano: Saints
Conor Orr: Saints
John Pluym: Packers
Matt Verderame: Packers
SportingNews
Bill Bender: Packers 28, Saints 23
The Packers are going to play a lot of close games this season – and the fourth-quarter collapse against Atlanta was a missed opportunity. That said, Jordan Love leads the NFL in passer rating (123.2) and should get Aaron Jones and Christian Watson back from nagging hamstring injuries. New Orleans will be tested in a short week, but look for Love to win his first start at Lambeau Field.
Athlon Sports
Alek Arend: Saints
Matt Audilet: Packers
Cameron Flynn: Packers
Bleacher Report
Bleacher Report’s Week 3 picks
Gary Davenport: Saints
Brad Gagnon: Packers
Ian Hanford: Packers
Kris Knox: Saints
Maurice Moton: Saints
Wes O’Donnell: Packers
Brent Sobleski: Packers
Bottom line
It seems to be pretty split between the experts on who is going to take this one, with a lean towards the Packers (28 of 50). The main selling point on the Packers in this one seems to be the offense having more success than the Saints this season and home field advantage.
