Saints vs 49ers – Week 12 2022
NO
SF
NO
AWAY
0@13
SF BY 13
FINAL · WEEK 12
2022 SEASON
Levi's Stadium · Santa Clara, CA
SF
HOME
THE SHORT ANSWER
Final: New Orleans Saints 0, San Francisco 49ers 13.
Going in, our model had favored San Francisco 49ers at 70% win probability, and the pick won.
Out or doubtful: 3 Saints, 1 49ers.
Model confidence: SF 70%Our line: SF -7.0
ODDS
SPREAD
SF -9.5
MARKET SPREAD · MARKET AVG
SF -7.0
OUR LINE
COVERED
VS SPREAD
MONEYLINE
SF · OUR WIN PROBABILITY
70%
TEAM COMPARISON2022 SEASON · EFFICIENCY, SCORING, TENDENCIES · RANK IN PARENTHESES · FULL-SEASON NUMBERS, NOT AS OF WEEK 12
+0.018Net EPA / play+0.211
-0.038 (21)Offense EPA / play+0.085 (4)
-0.056 (6)Defense EPA / play-0.126 (1)
45.7% (8)Offense success %46.2% (6)
GAME NARRATIVE
SF B-tier pick hits. Model was directionally correct.
CORRECT
Model correctly picked SF. Projected margin: 7.0. Actual: 13. Off by 6.0 points but directionally right.
COVERED
This pick covered the spread by 3.5 points.
Another data point for the model. B-tier picks continue to track.
SITUATIONAL TRENDS
Historical splits, shown for context only. We tested them: picking the situations that beat break-even in training goes 770–760 (50.3%) out of sample, so they are not a betting signal and are not coloured like one.
NO
Home Underdog 2-3 ATS (40%)Divisional 1-5 ATS (17%)
SF
Divisional 6-0 ATS (100%)
GAME WEATHER
VENUE
OUTDOOR
TEMP
59°F
WIND
2 MPH
IN-GAME WIN PROBABILITY
TOP FANTASY SCORERS2022 SEASON
SF
DEEP MATCHUP DATA2022 PRODUCTION BY UNIT
New Orleans SaintsPASSING
Andy Dalton2871 yd · 18 TD · 9 INT
RECEIVING
INJURY REPORTWEEK 12
HEAD-TO-HEAD HISTORYLAST 2 MEETINGS
| GAME | SCORE | PICK | RESULT |
|---|---|---|---|
| SF@NOW2 2025 | SF 26, NO 21 | SF | W |
| SF@NOW10 2020 | SF 13, NO 27 | NO | W |
WHAT PRO ADDS
Every stat on this page is free, and so is the model's pick for this game. Pro is the separate question of which games we would actually bet, and at what stake, plus player props, unit sizing, and the full profit-and-loss ledger.
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WEEK 12 · OTHER GAMES
Our pick and its win probability, or the final score once the game is played.
COMMON QUESTIONSNO vs SF
Our model takes San Francisco 49ers at 70% win probability, a Tier B pick. The margin models project SF by 7.0. The market has SF at -9.5.
San Francisco 49ers won, NO 0, SF 13. Our model had favored San Francisco 49ers at 70% win probability, and the pick won.
The market has San Francisco 49ers at -9.5, meaning the book expects San Francisco 49ers to win by 9.5 points.
In Week 12, the New Orleans Saints were without 3 players (Out or Doubtful) and the San Francisco 49ers were without 1 player (Out or Doubtful).
Sportsbooks have this game at 44.0 combined points. NoPunt's model projects 46.2, 2.2 above the market.
Week 12 of the 2022 season, SUN 4:25 PM.
San Francisco 49ers, SF 26, NO 21 in Week 2 of 2025.
By net EPA per play over the 2022 season, San Francisco 49ers: NO +0.018 against SF +0.211.
