Last year, the Carolina Panthers absolutely dominated the New Orleans Saints at Bank of America Stadium—holding their guests to a paltry and somewhat historic 128 net offensive yards in a 26-7 romp. Well, oddsmakers don’t quite see that happening again.
To open up Week 3, Tipico Sportsbook has set the current 0-2 Panthers as 2.5-point underdogs to the visiting 1-1 New Orleans Saints.
Carolina is fresh off yet another heartbreaking defeat, this time at the hands of the New York Giants. A 56-yard go-ahead field goal from former Panther Graham Gano sent his old employer to their second loss of 2022 and their ninth consecutive loss dating back to 2021.
Despite a bounce-back performance by their defense from the Week 1 debacle, the Panthers didn’t see much once again from its offense. Quarterback Baker Mayfield completed just 14 of his 29 throws for 145 yards and one touchdown.
New Orleans, who started the campaign with a comeback win over the Atlanta Falcons, fell to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to the tune of a 20-10 tally on Sunday.
