The three-game division gauntlet to open the season for the New Orleans Saints (1-1) comes to a close this weekend as they travel to take on the Carolina Panthers (0-2). The Saints are coming off of a disappointing loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and looking to rebound in Week 3. The Panthers are downtrodden to start the season with new quarterback Baker Mayfield under center, but a relatively healthy Christian McCaffrey at running back will always keep the team competitive.
Going into this one, the Saints are favored by 2.5 points in this road game at Tipico Sportsbook. This is notable as New Orleans has won each of its last five games when favored on the road. In fact, since 2017 the Saints are 31-11 (same record against the spread) as road favorites and have outscored opponents 26.7 – 18.5 on average.
