Week 3: Carolina Panthers vs New Orleans Saints 9/25/22 NFL Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Carolina Panthers and New Orleans Saints clash Sunday in a week 3 NFC South NFL action at Bank of America Stadium. The New Orleans Saints look to get a game above a .500 record. The Carolina Panthers look to avoid their first 0-3 start since the 2010 season.

The New Orleans Saints have won each of their last 4 road games. Jameis Winston is completing 64.9 percent of his passes for 505 yards, 3 touchdowns and 3 interceptions. Jarvis Landry and Michael Thomas have combined for 261 receiving yards and 3 touchdowns, while Chris Olave has 8 receptions. The New Orleans Saints ground game is averaging 126.5 yards per contest, and Taysom Hill leads the way with 95 yards and 1 touchdown. Defensively, New Orleans is allowing 23 points and 338 yards per game. Pete Werner leads the New Orleans Saints with 21 tackles, David Onyemata has 0.5 sacks and Justin Evans has 1 pass deflection.

The Carolina Panthers have lost their last 7 home games. Baker Mayfield is completing 53.6 percent of his passes for 380 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception. Robbie Anderson and DJ Moore have combined for 220 receiving yards and 2 touchdowns, while Ian Thomas has 3 receptions. The Carolina Panthers ground game is averaging 100 yards per contest, and Christian McCaffrey leads the way with 135 yards and 1 touchdown. Defensively, Carolina is allowing 22.5 points and 355 yards per game. Xavier Woods leads the Carolina Panthers with 20 tackles, Brian Burns has 2 sacks and CJ Henderson has 1 pass deflection.

The Saints are 38-15 ATS in their last 53 road games and 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games in September. The Panthers are 6-19-1 ATS in their last 26 home games and 2-14 ATS in their last 16 games overall. The under is 7-2 in Saints last 9 games overall. The over is 7-3 in Panthers last 10 games overall. The Saints are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 meetings in Carolina. The road team is 5-2 ATS in their last 7 meetings.

The Carolina Panthers are probably better than their record suggests, especially on the defensive side, but their offense is extremely concerning through 2 games. The Panthers passing game is nonexistent right now, and it hurts the ground attack that should be better with McCaffrey leading the way. The New Orleans Saints have played well through 2 games, and they had their chances against the Buccaneers last week, which was encouraging despite the loss. It’s hard to get behind the Panthers with the way they’ve looked through 2 games. I’ll lay the field goal.