The Carolina Panthers saw their three-game winning streak snapped last week and now have to head to NOLA and take on a rested New Orleans team that has won six of the last seven head-to-head matchups. The winner of this game could find themselves sitting atop the NFC South.
The side has not moved much as the Saints opened at -7.5. The total has also stayed put after opening at 51.
Here are our NFL free picks and predictions for Panther vs Saints for Sunday, October 25 (1:00 p.m. ET).
Carolina Panthers vs New Orleans Saints betting preview
Weather
The game will be played indoors at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Be sure to monitor the gametime conditions of other Week 7 games with our NFL weather info.
Key Injuries
Panthers: Christian McCaffrey RB (Out), Juston Burris S (Out).
Saints: Emmanuel Sanders WR (Out), Kiko Alonso LB (Out), Michael Thomas WR (Out), Nick Easton C (Out).
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Betting trend to know
The underdog is 10-2 ATS in the last 12 matchups. Find more NFL betting trends for Panthers vs. Saints.
Against the spread (ATS) pick
The Panthers will have one more game without star RB Christian McCaffrey as the Madden poster boy will miss Week 7 but should be ready to go in Week 8. In the four games that CMC has missed, the Panthers are a surprising 3-1 SU and 3-1 ATS, with all three ATS wins coming as an underdog with a spread of 7.5 or higher.
New Orleans has been favored in each of its five games but has dropped three of those contests straight up. The 7.5 points is their highest spread of the year and the Saints are 1-4 ATS against the Panthers over the last five matches, despite winning four of those games SU.
Carolina’s offense will have to succeed through the air as the Saints rush defense has been a Top-5 unit all year. Teddy Bridgewater and the Panthers have averaged 7.9 yards per pass over their last three games, which is a Top-10 ranking. Robby Anderson and DJ Moore have established themselves as a very underrated receiving duo and could do a lot of harm to a Saints’ secondary that is relying on Marshon Lattimore, who ranks 103rd out 116 cornerbacks.
PREDICTION: Carolina +7.5 (-110)
Over/Under pick
With the Panthers playing competitive football again, the Unders have followed. Over their last four games, Carolina is a perfect 4-0 on the Under and has yet to hit an Over with a total of 50 or higher this year. They are allowing 23.5 points a game, thanks to holding teams to 218 passing yards per contest, which is the seventh-best mark in the league. Looking at their last three games, only the Rams are allowing fewer passing yards than the Panthers at 179 per contest.
The Saints will likely have WR Michael Thomas back this week, but Drew Brees and the offense have been nothing but average all year and struggled to stretch the field with a 41-year-old QB at the helm. They spotted the Lions 14-point first-quarter lead in Week 4 and let the Chargers jump out to a 20-3 lead in the first half in Week 5.
Playing catch-up has led to NOLA starting the year 5-0 O/U. With a week to prepare for the Panthers, we expect coach Sean Payton to address the problems that have plagued the Saints, who are lucky to be 3-2.
PREDICTION: Under 51 (-110)
Player prop pick
Moore and Anderson have accounted for 66 percent of Carolina's passing yards over the last three games. Anderson has really exploded on the scene and has collected 279 receiving yards 28 targets over that stretch. The Panthers’ WRs should see a heavy dose of Lattimore, who has allowed 15 receptions on 19 targets this year.
The Saints have played three games at home this year and are allowing an average of 5.6 catches, 108 yards and one TD to opposing teams’ top WR. Anderson should keep his campaign rolling as he sits second in the league in receiving yards.
PREDICTION: Robby Anderson Over 71.5 receiving yards (-120)
Panthers vs Saints betting card
- Carolina +7.5 (-110)
- Under 51 (-110)
- Robby Anderson Over 71.5 receiving yards (-120)
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