On September 8th, the Carolina Panthers will take on the New Orleans Saints to officially start the NFL regular season for both teams. The Carolina Panthers are eager to start off their season on the right note, especially after ending their preseason with a victory. On the other hand, the New Orleans Saints took a loss in their final preseason game, and are hoping to turn things around. The New Orleans Saints will win this game as per the top NFL betting picks.
Carolina Panthers vs New Orleans Saints NFL Week 1 Preview Information
Date: September 8, Sunday | Time: 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Location: Caesar’s Superdome, New Orleans, LA
TV: FOX
Stream: NFL+/Fubo TV
Moneyline: Carolina Panthers (+175) vs New Orleans Saints (-210)
Spread: Carolina Panthers (+4 – 110) vs New Orleans Saints (-4 -110)
Total (O/U): Carolina Panthers (u40.5) vs New Orleans Saints (o40.5)
Carolina Panthers
The Carolina Panthers played the Buffalo Bills in the final game of the preseason and managed to win 31-26. Carolina is entering this regular season with new coach Dave Canales, and new general manager Dan Morgan. The Panthers are currently scoring an average of 13.88 points in each game, with 161.24 passing yards. On defense, the Panthers are allowing opponents to get away with 24.47 points per contest.
Top 3 Players:
Shaq Thompson: 1 Solo, 0 Sack, 0 FF, 0 INT
Chuba Hubbard: 3 Car, 15 Yds, 0 TD
Diontae Johnson: 1 Rec 17 Yds, 0 TD
New Orleans Saints
The New Orleans Saints took on the Tennessee Titans in week 3 of the NFL preseason and lost 30-27. This season will be the third one for head coach, Dennis Allen, and under his lead New Orleans are hoping to improve from their 9-8 record in the previous year. As a unit, the Saints are chalking up an average of 23.65 points in each game, with 234.71 passing yards. Defense-wise, the Saints are allowing opponents to grab 19.24 points per game on average.
Top 3 Players:
Jake Haener: 270 Yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
Jamaal Williams: 11 Car, 52 Yds, 0 TD
Marshon Lattimore: 39 Solo, 0 FF, 1 INT, 8 PD (2023)
Carolina Panthers vs New Orleans Saints NFL Week 1 Injury Report
Carolina Panthers
No injuries
New Orleans Saints
Kendre Miller, RB, IR, Hamstring
Carolina Panthers vs New Orleans Saints NFL Week 1 Betting Trends
Carolina Panthers
Carolina are 5-10 ATS in their last 15 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Carolina’s last 11 games.
Carolina are 1-9 SU in their last 10 games.
Carolina are 4-11 SU in their last 15 games against New Orleans.
Carolina are 0-9 SU in their last 9 games on the road.
Carolina are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against New Orleans.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Carolina’s last 7 games against an opponent in the National Football Conference.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Carolina’s last 7 games against an opponent in the National Football Conference South division.
Carolina are 1-4-1 ATS in their last 6 games played in September.
New Orleans Saints
New Orleans are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of New Orleans’ last 20 games.
New Orleans are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of New Orleans’ last 7 games against Carolina.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of New Orleans’ last 10 games at home.
New Orleans are 7-2 SU in their last 9 games when playing at home against Carolina.
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of New Orleans’ last 17 games against an opponent in the National Football Conference.
New Orleans are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games against an opponent in the National Football Conference South division.
New Orleans are 0-5-1 ATS in their last 6 games played in September.
New Orleans are 2-8 ATS in their last 10 games played in week 1.
Carolina Panthers vs New Orleans Saints NFL Week 1 Summary and Prediction
The Carolina Panthers are brimming with gumption under the new coach and will try their best to start off the season with a bang. The Saints, however, look very sturdy and a lot more aggressive. The New Orleans Saints will be winning this game with 27-13.
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