Week 14 Betting Line Favors the New Orleans Saints over the Carolina Panthers
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The 5-7 Saints look to end a three-game home losing streak when they take on the fading Panthers on Sunday. New Orleans kept their playoff hopes alive last week when they held on for a 35-32 win over Pittsburgh, and enter Week 14 tied for top spot in the NFC South with Atlanta. The Saints have also seen the UNDER prevail in seven of their last nine outings.
A season which started with a pair of SU wins has quickly unraveled for the 3-8-1 Panthers, winless in their last seven while going 3-4 ATS. Carolina is 0-4-1 SU in their last five on the road, 1-4 ATS, and suffered a 28-10 beating at the hands of the Saints in Week 9, failing to cover as three-point home underdogs. But the Panthers have enjoyed recent success in visits to the Superdome, 8-4 SU in their last 12 and 11-2 ATS in their last 13 trips to the Big Easy.
Carolina Panthers vs New Orleans Saints Sportsbook Odds and Betting Line
Betting fans looking to side with the New Orleans Saints in this one found them as -9-point favorites earlier in the week at Sportsbook, while the total was sitting at 49.
Computer Prediction: Carolina Panthers vs New Orleans Saints Pick
Handicapping models based on recent betting stats and prediction formulas pick a 26-13 win for the Saints. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming NFL matchups here.
Carolina Panthers vs New Orleans Saints Odds and Stats.
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
New Orleans battles the Carolina Panthers, currently with a 3-8-1 mark (6-6 ATS). The over under records, important for totals betting, are 9-3 for the Saints and 7-5 for the Panthers. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and New Orleans vs Carolina injuries news.
The New Orleans Saints sit at No. 10 in the current NFL Power Rankings here at Odds Shark, while the Carolina Panthers are at No. 31 on that chart.
How Carolina Panthers vs New Orleans Saints Stats Matchup
The game also pits New Orleans's No. 7-ranked offense, averaging 26.92 PPG, against a Panthers defense that ranks No. 29 this week at 27.58 PPG. The Saints aerial game is averaging 303.92 yards per game, more than the Panthers secondary allows through the air, 243.5 YPG per game.
In comparing defenses, the Carolina Panthers own the league's No. 18-rated front 7 in terms of stopping the run, allowing 112.17 yards per game when on the road. New Orleans, on the other hand, rates No. 6 this week in generating rushing yards at home.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
In their last game, the Panthers were Week 13 losers coming out on the wrong end of 31-13 score against Minnesota.
Last time out, Drew Brees threw for 5 scores and 257 yards in leading his team past Pittsburgh at Heinz Field.
Carolina Panthers vs New Orleans Saints Betting Odds Trends
Carolina is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Carolina is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Carolina's last 10 games
Carolina is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of New Orleans's last 9 games
New Orleans is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
New Orleans is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Orleans's last 5 games at home
Next Betting Matchups
Carolina home to Tampa Bay, Sunday, December 14th
New Orleans at Chicago, Monday, December 15th