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Carolina Panthers vs. New Orleans Saints
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Sunday when the Carolina Panthers and the New Orleans Saints meet at Caesars Superdome.
Oddsmakers opened the Saints as -7-point favorites versus the Panthers, while the game's total opened at 39.5.
The Saints were a 20-3 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Dolphins. They failed to cover the +3.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (23) made winners of UNDER bettors.
The Panthers were a 32-6 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Buccaneers. They failed to cover the +11-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (38) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Carolina:
Team record: 5-10 SU,5-10 ATS
Current Streak: lost 5 straight games.
Carolina is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Carolina is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Carolina's last 6 games
New Orleans:
Team record: 7-8 SU,7-8 ATS
New Orleans is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
New Orleans is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Orleans's last 5 games
Next up:
Carolina at Tampa Bay Sunday, January 9
New Orleans at Atlanta Sunday, January 9