Two .500 teams fighting for their playoff lives will collide when the New Orleans Saints host the Miami Dolphins on Monday Night Football. The Saints and Dolphins enter the game 7-7 and just outside of the NFL playoff picture in their respective conferences. 

Kickoff is set for 8:15 p.m. ET. Miami is a three-point favorite in the latest Saints vs. Dolphins odds from Caesars Sportsbook, and the Over-Under for total points scored is 37. 

Before you make any Dolphins vs. Saints picks or any other NFL predictions, you need to see what SportsLine senior analyst and New Orleans expert Larry Hartstein has to say. 

A former lead writer for Covers and The Linemakers, Hartstein combines a vast network of Vegas sources with an analytical approach he honed while working for Pro Football Focus. This season he has been on fire. Hartstein is 61-32 with his last 93 NFL picks, for a winning percentage of 65.6 and a profit of $2,460.

He also has had a keen eye for the tendencies of the Saints, posting an incredible 39-24 record (+1229) on his last 63 spread picks involving New Orleans. Anyone who has consistently followed him is way up.

The Saints' defense is riding high after playing its best game of the season. Last week against the reigning Super Bowl champion Buccaneers, New Orleans did not allow a point, made four sacks and forced two turnovers in a 9-0 victory. The shutout was the first time that quarterback Tom Brady had been blanked in 181 career home starts.

Miami has played excellent defense during the team's six-game winning streak. The Dolphins have allowed just 13.2 points per game over the last six games, which ranks third in the NFL over that time behind only New England (10.5) and Kansas City (12.7). In four of the six games. Miami allowed 10 points or fewer.

Now, Hartstein has locked in another confident against-the-spread pick for Saints vs. Dolphins. We can tell you he's leaning Under the total, but he knows a crucial X-factor makes one side of the spread a MUST-BACK! You ABSOLUTELY need to see what it is before locking in any picks of your own.

Who wins Saints vs. Dolphins on Monday Night Football? And what critical X-factor makes one side of the spread a must-back? ... Join SportsLine right now to see which side of the Dolphins vs. Saints spread to jump on, all from the expert who's an AMAZING 39-24 on Saints picks!