Week 4 of the 2026 NFL season comes to a close at Caesars Superdome in the early hours of Tuesday as the New Orleans Saints host NFC South rivals the Atlanta Falcons.
Both teams have a 1-2 record to start the campaign, with the Falcons finally getting off the mark in last week's 35-14 victory over the Green Bay Packers, following back-to-back defeats to the Pittsburgh Steelers and Carolina Panthers.
After losing 31-30 in overtime in Week 1 to the Detroit Lions, the Saints bounced back to beat the Baltimore Ravens 24-17 in Week 2, only to then ruin their momentum with a 35-27 defeat to the Las Vegas Raiders.
New Orleans Saints v Atlanta Falcons Betting Tips
Best Bet - Atlanta Falcons Money Line @ 5/4
Alternative Bet - Over 47.5 Points @ 10/11
Bet Builder - Chris Olave Over 80.5 Receiving Yards, Drake London Over 78.5 Receiving Yards, Bijan Robinson Over 87.5 Rushing Yards @ 11/2
New Orleans Saints v Atlanta Falcons Prediction
Best Bet: Atlanta Falcons Money Line @ 5/4
The Falcons are the outsiders coming into this tie and that makes sense considering they are on the road this week.
Atlanta were also a little slow out of the gate on offence, having lost 20-13 to the Steelers and 34-3 to the Panthers.
However, quarterback Michael Penix Jr. returned to fitness last week and the Falcons looked a whole lot better with the ball in hand as they racked up 35 points.
Penix Jr. targeted key personnel regularly and finished with a 72 per cent completion rate, a performance that made people take notice ahead of Week 4.
In addition, the Falcons defence has conceded 310.7 yards per game, the eighth-best return in the NFL.
With the Saints conceding 35 points to the Raiders last week, it is hard to overlook Atlanta at odds against. The Falcons have one of the best running backs in the league and if their defence maintains their form, they could be a team to watch in the next few weeks.
Alternative Bet: Over 47.5 Points @ 10/11
The Falcons proved how efficient they can be on offence last week, but there was little resistance at times against the Packers, who have looked a little lost without their consistent run game.
New Orleans have traded blows in all three of their games so far, scoring 30 points against the Lions, 24 against the Ravens and 27 against the Raiders.
The last three meetings between these two teams have contained 37 points or fewer, but the potential of both offences is evident.
New Orleans have conceded 83 points, and while we expect them to lose, they can play their part in a high-scoring affair.
New Orleans Saints v Atlanta Falcons Bet Builder Tip
Chris Olave Over 80.5 Receiving Yards
Drake London Over 78.5 Receiving Yards
Bijan Robinson Over 87.5 Rushing Yards
Pays 11/2
This game should be dominated by the three studs on offence. Saints quarterback Tyler Shough has targeted Chris Olave 36 times in three games and the wide receiver has caught 27 of those passes.
Olave has 375 receiving yards so far and has yet to finish a game with fewer than 86 receiving yards and he remains the Saints' primary option through the air.
For Atlanta, wide receiver Drake London went ballistic last week as he finished with 194 receiving yards against the Packers, catching nine of his 10 targets, and should be Penix Jr.'s main target in the passing game.
London played against the Saints once last season, and finished that game with 78 receiving yards from just four catches.
Team-mate Bijan Robinson recorded 194 rushing yards to take his total to 349 for the season and he looks to be in the form of his life and should surpass 80 yards for the third time this season.
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Key Match Stats
The New Orleans have a 1-2 record after losing 27-35 to the Las Vegas Raiders in their first home game last week
The Atlanta Falcons are also 1-2 for the season after the 35-14 victory over the Green Bay Packers
New Orleans have conceded 83 points in three games
The Falcons have won three of the last four head-to-head encounters
The last three meetings have each contained 37 points or fewer
Saints wide receiver Chris Olave has the second-most receiving yards in the NFL with 375
Tactics, Form and Team News
Saints running back Travis Etienne will miss this clash after aggravating a hamstring injury, while Kelvin Banks Jr., Zach Wood and Lorenzo Styles Jr. are on the injured reserve list.
Pete Werner, Anfernee Jennings, Christen Miller, Martin Emerson Jr. and Barion Brown are all listed as questionable.
The Falcons placed A.J. Terrell Jr., Da'Shawn Hand, Cameron Williams and Trey Sermon on the injured reserve list last month, while Samson Ebukam is listed as questionable.
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