The 2-0 New Orleans Saints will travel to take on the 1-1 Green Bay Packers on Sunday afternoon in week 3 of the NFL season. 

New Orleans enters this game with a record of 2-0 following wins at home against the Tennessee Titans by a score of 16-15 and on the road against the Carolina Panthers by a score of 20-17 while the Green Bay Packers enter this game with a record of 1-1 following a win on the road against the Chicago Bears by a score of 38-20 a loss on the road against the Atlanta Falcons by a score of 24-25. Will the Saints improve to 3-0 this season or will the Packers win their 2023 NFL home opener? Let’s take a deeper dive into how these teams are performing this season.

The New Orleans Saints enter this game with a record of 2-0 following a 20-17 win on the road against the Carolina Panthers while the game ended in a push in week 2 of the NFL season. New Orleans scored 20 points while compiling 341 total yards offensively which included 236 passing yards and 134 rushing yards while allowing 17 points and 239 total yards defensively which included 153 passing yards and 100 rushing yards. Derek Carr led the team in passing, completing 21 of 36 attempts for 228 yards and an interception. Taysom Hill led the team in rushing with nine carries for 75 yards. Chris Olave led the team in receiving, catching six of 11 targets for 86 yards.

Green Bay enters this game with a record of 1-1 following a 24-25 loss on the road against the Atlanta Falcons while covering the 3-point spread as a road underdog in week 2 of the NFL season. The Packers scored 24 points while compiling 224 total yards offensively which included 151 passing yards and 84 rushing yards while allowing 25 points and 446 total yards defensively which included 237 passing yards and 211 rushing yards. Jordan Love led the team in passing, completing 14 of 25 attempts for 151 yards and three touchdowns while rushing for 23 yards. A.J. Dillon led the team in rushing with 15 carries for 55 yards. Dontayvion Wicks led the team in receiving, catching two of four targets for 40 yards and a touchdown.

BookMaker has the Green Bay Packers listed as 1-point favorites at home against the New Orleans Saints on Sunday afternoon in week 3 of the NFL season. New Orleans has won six of the last ten and two of the last three matchups while going 7-3 ATS in the last ten and 2-1 ATS in the last three games in the series. New Orleans is 0-1-1 ATS overall and 0-1-1 ATS on the road while the Green Bay Packers are 2-0 ATS overall this season.

New Orleans has one of the best defenses in the NFL this season and has been the better team in the series, winning six of the last ten and two of the last three matchups. The Saints are 7-3 ATS in the last ten and 2-1 ATS in the last three games in the series. As a result, I am taking the money line for the New Orleans Saints at +107 on BookMaker for this matchup on Sunday.