If you go with a package deal, toss the scope and get a better one! These scopes are usually cheap Simmons, or other cheap brands! The Simmons Aetec is a really good scope for the money, but the Aetec is not the scope that you'll get in a package!
I think that the cheap-ness of the scopes in package deals really makes these deals less than a "bargain!" What bargain is there when you have to replace part of the package as soon as you get it?
I think that you'd be better served buying a used gun, and get a better model scope put on it!
As for the original question on the two rifles, the Savage is a good gun, the Remington 700 will be a good one too! Personally, I'd get a Winchester Black Shadow!