![]() Miami coach Brian Flores said WR Will Fuller, who has missed most of the season with finger fractures, is no longer expected back this season. Lindsay also has been limited at practice by an ankle injury and TE Adam Sheheen has been limited by a knee injury. KEY INJURIES: Waddle and RB Phillip Lindsay came off the COVID-19 reserve list on Monday, but safety Jevon Holland did not. Tagovailoa was intercepted twice and sacked once by the Jets last week. KEY MATCHUP: Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa against a Saints defensive front that last week sacked Tampa Bay’s Tom Brady four times and forced him into two turnovers on a fumble and interception. SAINTS PLAYER TO WATCH: DE Marcus Davenport had a sack last week and has a career-high 6 1/2 sacks and nine tackles for loss this season. Waddle has 849 yards this season, 34 away from Chris Chambers’ Dolphins rookie mark in that category. TURNOVER DIFFERENTIAL: Dolphins minus-2 Saints plus-3.ĭOLPHINS PLAYER TO WATCH: WR Jaylen Waddle, who couldn’t play last week because of COVID-19 protocols, is up to 86 catches, already a Miami rookie record, and is 15 shy of the NFL rookie mark of 101 set by Anquan Boldin in 2003. SAINT DEFENSE: OVERALL (13), RUSH (5), PASS (18), SCORING (6). It's possible the defenses set up some short fields and quick scores, but this game has 17-10 vibes all over it.LAST WEEK: Dolphins beat Jets 31-24 Saints beat Buccaneers 9-0.ĭOLPHINS OFFENSE: OVERALL (23), RUSH (28), PASS (16), SCORING (t21).ĭOLPHINS DEFENSE: OVERALL (18), RUSH (7), PASS (22), SCORING (17). This is another one that seems a bit too obvious, but under 37 in the Dolphins-Saints game is the best bet. What else are you doing on your lunch hour Monday anyway? What's the best bet? WMU has played in a lot of high-scoring games so we might get a fun one. With Strong out, Western Michigan is favored by 7 at BetMGM. He's a two-time Mountain West player of the year. This game won't be as fun as it should be, after Nevada quarterback Carson Strong opted out to prepare for the NFL draft. Western Michigan and Nevada will kick off at 11 a.m. It's a morning start at the Quick Lane Bowl. Most NBA teams have been without key players lately. Be sure to check them all if you want to bet and see who is on or off the COVID-19 list. The NBA is still going, and there are seven games scheduled. There's no NHL, there are no college basketball games involving a top-25 team (Brown at Syracuse is the only notable game on the entire schedule) and one of the two college bowl games is canceled. I think the Saints will use top corner Marshon Lattimore on Parker and he'll have a quiet night. Therefore, I'll go with Tua Tagovailoa under 236.5 passing yards and under 47.5 receiving yards for DeVante Parker. ![]() I do like the Saints defense to play well in what should be a grind-it-out game. Whatever offense the Saints generate will go through Kamara. Kamara has had some huge workloads when the Saints need it, and Sean Payton has to know Kamara gaining 100 total yards is his only real path to victory. It seems too obvious, but I'll take the over on Alvin Kamara's rushing and receiving yards, which is 84.5 at BetMGM. Here's the first look at the betting slate for Monday: What about some MNF props? ![]() Saints rookie quarterback Ian Book will take his first NFL snaps on Monday night. Like most of the latter portion of the NFL season, COVID-19 absences have changed the landscape. I'll go with Miami, because it's hard to depend on a Saints offense that isn't that good to begin with and will start a rookie. It's possible the defense, helped out by a loud Superdome crowd, makes enough plays to help out the offense and win what should be an ugly game. If you want to make a case for the Saints, here goes: They have a very good defense that just shut out Tom Brady, Sean Payton is a fantastic coach who will get the most out of Book and the Dolphins' winning streak has been done mostly against inferior competition. It'll be really tough to move the ball with a fourth-round pick taking his first NFL snaps against a Dolphins defense that has played a lot better during a six-game winning streak. The Saints offense was already limited with Hill or Siemian at quarterback. The Dolphins flipped to 3-point favorites at BetMGM. That means rookie Ian Book will make his NFL debut on Monday night. Quarterbacks Taysom Hill and Trevor Siemian are on the COVID-19 list. The Saints aren't alone in lamenting how COVID-19 affected their season right near the end. ![]()
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