Odds Favor Panthers
NFC South rivals meet in Carolina this week when the Panthers host the New Orleans Saints. Oddsmakers have established the Panthers as 3-point favorites in Week 7.
Kickoff: 1:05 PM ET
Odds: Oddsmakers from online sports book SBG Global have established Carolina as a 3-point favorite.
Over/Under: 44.5
Public Betting:
Current public betting information shows that 60% of bettors favor the Panthers –3 against the Saints.
Top Betting Trends:
CAROLINA is 2-2 against the spread versus NEW ORLEANS over the last 3 seasons
CAROLINA is 3-1 straight up against NEW ORLEANS over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
Prediction:
The Carolina Panthers got their bell rung last week in Tampa Bay, but don’t expect back-to-back terrible performances against division opponents. The Saints might still be the best team in the NFC South, but they haven’t been consistent this year and it’s cost them close victories. They’ll try to beat Carolina through the air this week, but that might be tough. The Panthers have done an incredible job taking away opponents’ ground games and forcing them to pass in unfavorable situations. It’s hard to bet against Drew Brees, Reggie Bush and Marques Colston (who returns this week from injury), but Carolina has had some success against New Orleans in the recent past and we like the home favs in this one. We predict the Panthers to beat the Saints in a shootout, 31-27.
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Posted: 10/19/08 7:30AM
