The Carolina Panthers (5-5) look to keep their playoff hopes alive when they visit the NFC South-leading New Orleans Saints (8-2) at 1 p.m. ET Sunday at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.
Carolina at New Orleans: Week 12 preview, betting trends and notes
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- New Orleans is 7-1 straight up and against the spread in its last eight games.
- In each of the last five games between the Panthers and Saints in New Orleans, the teams have hit the over — combining to score 57, 52, 79, 79 and 51 points in those games.
- The Panthers have allowed 20 or more points in each of the last six games.
- The Saints are a different team in the Superdome, where they have won 16 of their last 20 games.
- Carolina is 1-5 ATS in its last six November games.
Carolina at New Orleans: Key injuries
The Panthers are banged up on defense. CB Ross Cockrell (quad) has yet to practice this week and DT Gerald McCoy (knee), LB Shaq Thompson (ankle) and safety Eric Reid (knee) have all been limited. For the Saints, guard Andrus Peat (forearm) and CB Marshon Lattimore (hamstring) have yet to practice and tight end Josh Hill (concussion) remains limited and has yet to be cleared for game action.
Carolina at New Orleans: Odds, betting lines and prediction
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Prediction
New Orleans 31, Carolina 17
Moneyline (?)
Only Cleveland has a higher moneyline number than the Saints (-455) this week. The Panthers are getting +340. If you were to make a bet here, the limited return takes the Saints out of the equation. A very small bet on the upset pick could bring a nice return if Carolina wins, but that doesn’t seem very likely.
New to sports betting? A $10 wager on the Panthers to win would return a profit of $34.
Against the Spread (?)
The Saints are a prohibitive favorite a 9.5 points (-110 on both sides) and that has been enough to get action on the Panthers. This one may not hit that number until late, but the Panthers defense has been allowing veteran quarterbacks to carve them up. Drew Brees will likely be surgical on them. LAY THE POINTS.
Over/Under (?)
The number is a healthy 46.5 and is taking into account that the Saints have surrendered fewer than 20 points a game about every other game since the end of September. However, that can still be enough for the over in the type of game we’re expecting — a couple of first-half touchdown drives by the Saints that puts Carolina in an early hole and forces the Panthers to become pass-heavy, which leads to chunk yards and stops the clock on incompletions. TAKE THE OVER (-106), especially given the history of this rivalry at the Superdome.
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