The New Orleans Saints (0-0) face an NFC South foe when they are at home against the Carolina Panthers (0-0) on Sunday.
The Saints are 3.5-point favorites in their matchup with the Panthers. The total is set at 41.5 points.
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Moneyline
Bet $20, Payout $30.05
Saints to win vs Panthers -199
Saints vs. Panthers Betting Information
- Spread favorite: Saints (-3.5)
- Moneyline: Saints (-199), Panthers (+165)
- Total: 41.5 points
- TV Channel: FOX
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Saints vs. Panthers Betting Insights
Saints Last Season Betting Insights
- Against the spread, the Saints were 6-10-1 last season.
- As a 3.5-point favorite or more, the Saints had two wins ATS (2-2) last year.
- Out of 17 Saints games last year, six went over the total.
Panthers Last Season Betting Insights
- The Panthers had five wins in 17 games against the spread last season.
- The Panthers had an ATS record of 4-10 as underdogs of 3.5 points or more last season.
- There were five Panthers games (out of 17) that hit the over last season.
Saints vs. Panthers Stats Insights
Saints Stats
- The Saints compiled 337.2 yards per game on offense last season, which ranked them 14th in the NFL. Defensively, they ranked 13th, allowing 327.2 yards per game.
- The Saints totaled 23.6 points per game on offense last season, which ranked them ninth in the NFL. On the other side of the ball, they ranked eighth, surrendering 19.2 points per game.
- The Saints totaled 234.7 passing yards per game on offense last season (11th in the NFL), and they ranked 10th defensively with 207.3 passing yards allowed per game.
- The Saints totaled 102.5 rushing yards per game on offense last season, which ranked them 21st in the NFL. On the other side of the ball, they ranked 22nd, giving up 119.9 rushing yards per game.
- The Saints sported the 15th-ranked offense last year in terms of third-down efficiency (38.7% conversion rate), and they were better defensively, ranking fourth-best with a 34.5% third-down conversion rate allowed.
Panthers Stats
- The Panthers struggled offensively last season, ranking worst in the NFL (265.3 yards per game). However, they ranked fourth-best on the defensive side of the ball, giving up just 293.9 yards per game.
- The Panthers ranked second-worst in scoring offense (13.9 points per game) and fourth-worst in scoring defense (24.5 points per game allowed) last year.
- The Panthers had the third-best pass defense last season (171.5 passing yards allowed per game), but they ranked worst on the offensive side of the ball (161.2 passing yards per game).
- The Panthers ranked 20th in run offense (104.1 rushing yards per game) and 23rd in run defense (122.4 rushing yards allowed per game) last season.
- From an offensive standpoint, the Panthers ranked 27th in the NFL last season with a 34.1% third-down conversion rate. Meanwhile, they ranked 15th in third-down conversion rate allowed (38.0%).
Saints vs. Panthers Leaders
Saints
- Derek Carr: 3,878 PASS YDS / 228.1 YPG / 68.4% / 25 TD / 8 INT
- Alvin Kamara: 180 CAR / 694 YDS / 53.4 YPG / 5 TD / 75 REC / 466 YDS / 35.8 YPG / 1 TD
- Taysom Hill: 81 CAR / 401 YDS / 25.1 YPG / 4 TD / 33 REC / 291 YDS / 18.2 YPG / 2 TD
- Chris Olave: 87 REC / 1,123 YDS / 70.2 YPG / 5 TD
- Rashid Shaheed: 46 REC / 719 YDS / 47.9 YPG / 5 TD
Panthers
- Chuba Hubbard: 238 CAR / 902 YDS / 53.1 YPG / 5 TD / 39 REC / 233 YDS / 13.7 YPG / 0 TD
- Miles Sanders: 129 CAR / 432 YDS / 27.0 YPG / 1 TD / 27 REC / 154 YDS / 9.6 YPG / 0 TD
- Adam Thielen: 103 REC / 1,014 YDS / 59.6 YPG / 4 TD
- Diontae Johnson: 51 REC / 717 YDS / 55.2 YPG / 5 TD