With Week 1 of the NFL season here, the New Orleans Saints will be hosting the Carolina Panthers at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday. The Saints are 3.5-point favorites at NFL betting sites, but we’ll take a look at how each team could win this game below.
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How the Saints could win this game
The Panthers allowed 28.1 points per game on the road in 2023 and 24.5 per game if we combine both home and away contests. The Panthers also allowed 132.2 rushing yards per game on the road.
The New Orleans Saints averaged 102.5 rushing yards per game last season and have Alvin Kamara as their starting running back.
In 2023, Saints quarterback Derek Carr posted the following stats versus the Panthers:
- Week 2 (20-17 win): 21 of 36 passing for 228 yards, one interception.
- Week 14 (28-6 win): 18 of 26 passing for 119 yards, two touchdowns, and one interception.
The Saints won both their games against the Panthers in 2023.
How the Panthers could win this game
The Carolina Panthers enter 2023 with a new head coach, Dave Canales. As the offensive coordinator for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2023, he ran an offense that saw Baker Mayfield throw for 28 touchdowns, 10 interceptions, 4,044 yards, and a playoff win. He’ll work with Panthers second-year quarterback Bryce Young, who had a tough rookie season. The team added wide receiver Diontae Johnson and drafted another wide receiver, Xavier Legette.
