Carolina Panthers vs New Orleans Saints Prediction, Preview and Odds - 09/08/2024

Game Time: 1:00 pm ET, Sunday, September 8, 2024

Venue:  Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, LA 

Where to Watch:  FOX

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Panthers +4, Saints -4; Over/Under:  41.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Panthers +4, Saints -4; Over/Under:  41.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Panthers +4, Saints -4; Over/Under:  41.5 points

Carolina Panthers:  0-0 (NFC South)

New Orleans Saints:  0-0 (NFC South)

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Carolina Panthers:  N/A

New Orleans Saints:  N/A

The Panthers finished last season with a 2-15 record overall and they were 1-5 in their division games too. They had a 2-6 record in their home games and had a 0-9 record in their road games where they will be in this game. Last season, their offense was averaging 13.9 points per game and their defense was allowing an average of 24.5 points per game. Their offense was also averaging 265.3 yards per game and their defense was allowing an average of 293.9 yards per game. Bryce Young led the team in passing yards with 2877, Chuba Hubbard led the team in rushing yards with 902, and Adam Thielen led the team in receiving yards with 1014.

The Saints finished last season with a 9-8 record overall and they were 4-2 in their division games too. They had a 5-3 record in their home games and had a 4-5 record in their road games, but they will be at home in this game. Last season, their offense was averaging 23.6 points per game and their defense was allowing an average of 19.2 points per game. Their offense was also averaging 337.2 yards per game and their defense was allowing an average of 327.2 yards per game. Derek Carr led the team in passing yards with 3878, Alvin Kamara led the team in rushing yards with 694, and Chris Olave led the team in receiving yards with 1123.

The current betting odds have the Saints listed as a 4 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Saints didn't make the playoffs last season but they came close with their 9-8 record overall, just losing the NFC South to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Dennis Allen is entering his 3rd season as head coach of the team, but he is on a bit of a hot seat this year. The team has the talent to perform and he needs to start showing some results this season by at least making the playoffs. Meanwhile, the Panthers were the worst team in the NFL last season with their 2-15 record overall and now they are entering Bryce Young's 2nd season in the NFL with a brand new head coach. Canales was a great offensive coordinator for the Bucs last season and he will be looking to turn another quarterback around here, but there are still a lot of other glaring issues on this roster. Even with an improved season from Young, this team lacks a lot of talent on the roster and they are going to struggle to win games this season once again. They have a divisional battle on the road in this 1st game of the season and this is a game that Allen just can't lose with his job on the line this year. The Saints have a really intimidating building to play in with their home advantage and it isn't a place they looked good in last season. The best way to place a bet here is on the Saints to cover the spread in this game. 

Panthers Saints Prediction:  Our NFL Pick for Sunday, September 8, 2024 (1:00 pm ET start time) is Saints 24 Panthers 10.

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Carolina Panthers: 13-6 ATS in the first quarter of their last 19 games. 9-2 ATS in the third quarter of their last 11 games. 6-3 to the fourth quarter over in their last 9 road games. 

New Orleans Saints: 7-13 ATS in their last 20 games. 7-13 ATS in the first quarter of their last 20 games. 2-8 ATS in the first half of their last 10 home games.

Carolina Panthers:  None.

New Orleans Saints:  None.

"The one thing I know is for shorter quarterbacks, a lot of times you're moving for vision so that's a natural part of it. It's also the hopefulness that there's a big play in there somewhere.'' - Dave Canales on Bryce Young coming into this new NFL season.

“I'm extremely confident in my ability to do this job.” - Dennis Allen coming into this new NFL season.

WR Johnson, Diontae

WR Legette, Xavier 

WR Thielen, Adam 

TE Thomas, Ian

QB Young, Bryce 

RB Hubbard, Chuba 

WR Perry, A.T.

WR Olave, Chris 

WR Shaheed, Rashid 

TE Johnson, Juwan 

QB Carr, Derek 

RB Kamara, Alvin 

FB Prentice, Adam

Passing: N/A

Rushing: N/A

Receiving: N/A

Touchdowns: N/A

Passing: N/A

Rushing: N/A

Receiving: N/A

Touchdowns: N/A

Coaches:

Carolina Panthers: Dave Canales (1st season)

New Orleans Saints: Dennis Allen (3rd season)