New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers - 12/29/19 NFL Pick, Odds, and Prediction

Over on the Panthers’ side, they’re 5-10 so far. Carolina is sitting on a seven-game losing streak, dropping to the Packers, Falcons, Saints, Redskins, Falcons, Seahawks and Colts. 

In the loss to the Colts, Carolina’s Will Grier threw for 224 yards and three INTs, and Christian McCaffrey rushed for 54 yards. McCaffrey also led the receivers there with 119 yards on 15 catches. 

The Saints are 5-1 ATS versus a team with a losing record and 5-0 ATS in their last five on grass. New Orleans is 10-3 ATS in their last 13 overall and 26-8 ATS in their last 34 road games. 

Meanwhile, the Panthers are 4-1 ATS in their last five in Week 17 and 7-3-1 ATS versus a team with a winning record. Carolina is 2-5-1 ATS in the last eight home games and 1-5-1 ATS in their last seven versus the NFC. 

The last time these teams met resulted in something of a surprising result, as Carolina hung right around until the end in a tough road game the Saints eked out 34-31. That was probably the last gasp for the Panthers’ playoff hopes, and they obviously won’t be playing with the same intensity here. 

There’s still some work to be done for New Orleans, as they’re battling for top seed in the conference with the Niners and Packers. I doubt we’ll see too many key players being pulled, so I’m going to stick with the Saints on the cover here.