NFL Week 3 Pick- New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers
Carolina Panthers and New Orleans Saints in Tough NFC South
A big NFC South rivalry will be renewed in one of the early games on Sunday. The New Orleans Saints are going on the road to face the Carolina Panthers at Bank of America Stadium. Game time is set for 1 p.m. (ET).
BetAnySports has opened the Panthers as six-point favorites with the total set at 49. The line now has the Panthers as 5.5-point favorites and the total is down to 46.
Saints Have to be Better on Defense
New Orleans has been playing from behind early in the season. They have a 29-19 loss to Minnesota as a three-point road underdog. Also a 36-20 defeat at the hands of New England as a six-point underdog at home. The total has gone OVER BetAnySports’ closing line in each ball game. It has gone OVER in six of New Orleans’ last eight games overall. The Saints head into Carolina with a profitable 6-2-1 record against the spread in their last nine road games.
The one constant with New Orleans on offense is a prolific passing game led by veteran quarterback Drew Brees. Granted that his team has been trying to keep pace with a defense that has allowed a combined 65 points in two games. Brees is third in the league in passing yards with 647 after completing 54 of his 82 attempts. The Saints’ ground game has not kept pace with just 141 rushing yards on the year.
Carolina Panthers Looking to Get Offense on Track
Carolina probably would not earn all that many style points in its first two contests. They are at 2-0 straight-up and is back on track in the NFC South after falling to 6-10 in 2016. The Panthers rolled over San Francisco 23-3 on opening day. They were listed as four-point road favorites. The Panthers ground out a 9-3 victory against Buffalo on Sunday as six-point favorites at home. The total stayed UNDER BetAnySports’ closing line in both games. It has stayed UNDER in four of their last six home games. The total has also stayed UNDER in 11 of Carolina’s last 14 home games against the Saints.
Cam Newton has been effective under center in his first two starts this year. He is not lighting things up in the passing game. He has done a fairly good job at managing the offense while also taking care of the ball. Kelvin Benjamin leads the team in receiving yards with 102. Rookie running back Christian McCaffrey leads in receptions with nine. Credit the Panthers’ defense with the strong start after keeping both of its first two opponents out of the end zone.
I would have to go with Carolina at home this Sunday, but when it comes to betting this game, I would stick with the UNDER on BetAnySports’ 46-point total line.
Recent Form
Name
Record
ATS
Offense
Defense
Diff
ATS Home
ATS Away
OU Record
OU Home
OU Away
New Orleans
0-2
0-2
19.50
32.50
-13
0-1
0-1
2-0
1-0
1-0
Carolina
2-0
1-0-1
16.00
3.00
13
0-0-1
1-0
0-2
0-1
0-1
Power Stats
Yards Per Point
Name
Offense
Defense
Differential
NO
19.82
15.77
4.05
CAR
16.94
65.5
-48.56
Yards Per Pass
Name
Offense
Defense
Differential
NO
11.70
13.63
-1.93
CAR
10.26
6.66
3.6
Yards Per Rush
Name
Offense
Defense
Differential
NO
3.71
4.07
-0.36
CAR
2.92
3.16
-0.24
Team Records
New Orleans Saints
Name
Record
Home
Away
ATS
ATS Home
ATS Away
Offense
Defense
Diff
Overall
0-2
0-1
0-1
0-2
0-1
0-1
19.50
32.50
-13.00
vs Conf
0-1
0-0
0-1
0-1
0-0
0-1
19.00
29.00
-10.00
vs Div
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0.00
0.00
0.00
Last 3
0-2
0-1
0-1
0-2
0-1
0-1
19.50
32.50
-13.00
Carolina Panthers
Name
Record
Home
Away
ATS
ATS Home
ATS Away
Offense
Defense
Diff
Overall
2-0
1-0
1-0
1-0-1
0-0-1
1-0
16.00
3.00
13.00
vs Conf
1-0
0-0
1-0
1-0
0-0
1-0
23.00
3.00
20.00
vs Div
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0.00
0.00
0.00
Last 3
2-0
1-0
1-0
1-0-1
0-0-1
1-0
16.00
3.00
13.00
Supergrid
Title
Stat
Rank
Stat
Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense
19.50
15
3.00
1
Away Team Road Passing vs Home Team Home Passing Defense
284.00
8
107.00
3
Away Team Road Rushing vs Home Team Home Rushing Defense
60.00
22
69.00
10
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense
16.00
22
32.50
31
Home Team Home Passing vs Away Team Road Passing Defense
178.00
23
341.00
24
Home Team Home Rushing vs Away Team Road Rushing Defense
77.00
21
129.00
20
Head To Head Summary
Name
Record
ATS
OU
Score
Rush
YPR
PA
CP
PY
TY
TO +/-
New Orleans
3-7
5-4-1
6-4
26.80
92.80
4.03
43.50
68.28
303.00
395.80
1.50
Carolina
7-3
4-5-1
6-4
28.90
152.80
5.06
32.30
57.59
221.10
373.90
1.00
Head To Head Detail
Date
Away
Home
Score
Line
Total
OU Result
ARY
APY
ATY
ATT
HRY
HPY
HTY
HTT
Away Team Attempts
Home Team Attempts
Away Team Completions
Home Team Completions
Nov 17, 2016
NO
CAR
20-23
107
264
371
2
50
173
223
0
Oct 16, 2016
CAR
NO
38-41
103
303
406
2
63
460
523
1
Dec 6, 2015
CAR
NO
41-38
175
322
497
3
70
264
334
1
Sep 27, 2015
NO
CAR
22-27
70
310
380
2
119
312
431
0
Dec 7, 2014
CAR
NO
41-10
271
226
497
0
92
218
310
2
Oct 30, 2014
NO
CAR
28-10
105
270
375
2
109
122
231
2
Dec 22, 2013
NO
CAR
13-17
126
239
365
2
81
141
222
1
Dec 8, 2013
CAR
NO
13-31
128
111
239
0
69
304
373
0
Dec 30, 2012
CAR
NO
44-38
273
257
530
1
63
378
441
1
Sep 16, 2012
NO
CAR
27-35
163
323
486
2
219
244
463
1
NFL Betting Trends
New Orleans Saints
New Orleans is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New Orleans’s last 5 games
New Orleans is 8-2-1 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
New Orleans is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Orleans’s last 6 games on the road
New Orleans is 4-1-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Carolina
New Orleans is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Carolina
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Orleans’s last 5 games when playing Carolina
New Orleans is 2-3-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Carolina
New Orleans is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Carolina
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of New Orleans’s last 14 games when playing on the road against Carolina
Carolina Panthers
Carolina is 4-1-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Carolina is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Carolina’s last 6 games
Carolina is 1-2-2 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Carolina is 18-4 SU in its last 22 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Carolina’s last 5 games at home
Carolina is 1-4-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing New Orleans
Carolina is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing New Orleans
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Carolina’s last 5 games when playing New Orleans
Carolina is 5-9-1 ATS in its last 15 games when playing at home against New Orleans
Carolina is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against New Orleans
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Carolina’s last 14 games when playing at home against New Orleans
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