Saints-Panthers Preview

The New Orleans Saints and the Carolina Panthers will meet on the gridiron at Bank of America Stadium on Sunday in a battle of division rivals.
Oddsmakers currently have the Panthers listed as 3-point favorites versus the Saints, while the game’s total is sitting at 45.
The Saints defeated Oakland 34-3 as a 7-point favorite in Week 6. The combined score fell UNDER the posted over/under total (47).
Drew Brees passed for 320 yards with three touchdowns for New Orleans, while Reggie Bush rushed for 27 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries and also caught a TD pass in the win.
The Panthers lost to Tampa Bay 27-3 as a 2-point underdog in Week 6. The combined score fell UNDER the posted over/under total (37).
Jake Delhomme threw for 242 yards with three interceptions for Carolina and Steve Smith caught six passes for 112 yards.
Team records:
New Orleans: 3-3 SU, 4-2 ATS
Carolina: 4-2 SU, 3-2-1 ATS
New Orleans most recently:
When playing in October are 6-4
When playing on grass are 3-7
After outgaining opponent are 5-5
When playing within the division are 6-4

Carolina most recently:
When playing in October are 6-4
When playing on grass are 7-3
After being outgained are 6-4
When playing within the division are 6-4

A few trends to consider:
New Orleans is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Carolina
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Orleans’s last 5 games when playing on the road against Carolina
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of New Orleans’s last 7 games when playing Carolina
The total has gone OVER in 9 of New Orleans’s last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Carolina’s last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Carolina’s last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Carolina’s last 5 games when playing at home against New Orleans
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Carolina’s last 7 games when playing New Orleans
Next up:
New Orleans home to San Diego, Sunday, October 26
Carolina home to Arizona, Sunday, October 26

 

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