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Saints favored by more than a touchdown over Chargers

The New Orleans Saints and Los Angeles Chargers each scored 30-plus points in Week 4, but the oddsmakers at BetMGM Sportsbook project just one team to cross that threshold when they meet on “Monday Night Football” for Week 5.

Right now, the Saints are favored to defeat the visiting Chargers by 8 points. With an over/under set at 52.5, that suggests a final score in the realm of Saints 30, Chargers 22.

While rookie quarterback Justin Herbert impressed against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last weekend, his team has scored just 20 and 16 points in his first two starts, and now he’ll be without leading rusher Austin Ekeler (who ranks third in targets for L.