Early Saturday, the Broncos entered their Week 12 game against the Saints as six-point underdogs. Then all of Denver’s quarterbacks were disqualified from playing due to COVID-19.
Needless to say, oddsmakers felt that a lack of QBs was going to hurt the Broncos’ chances.
New Orleans were a 14-point favorite on Saturday night to win at Empower Field at Mile High Sunday, according to . That increased to 16.5 an hour before kick off. gives them the same spread.
The Saints have an even better advantage on Bovada, where they are a over the Broncos.
Oddsmakers are expecting a defensive battle on Sunday with a combined over-under between 36 and 36.5 points.
For an outright Broncos victory, BetMGM has Denver at +770, meaning a $100 bet would win $770. The Saints are heavily favored at -1,250, meaning a $1,250 bet would win $100.
