Denver at New Orleans

New Orleans is decimated with injuries on both sides of the ball and it has lost four in a row in a season that is quickly deteriorating for the Saints, who are 0-5 ATS their past five Thursday games. They were embarrassed 51-27 by Tampa Bay on Sunday and rookie Spencer Rattler threw for 243 yards and a TD, but he was picked off twice and sacked five times. Now the Saints have to play on a short week against Denver, which has won three of four although the Broncos look to bounce back from a 23-16 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers. The Broncos are 5-1 ATS their past six games following an ATS loss and the Saints are 4-9 ATS their past 13 home games. Denver QB Bo Nix is slowly improving and he finished 19 of 33 for 216 yards against the Chargers. Denver also has the coaching edge with Sean Payton against Dennis Allen, whose job is hanging by a thread. Take the Broncos.