Sun, Nov 15, 2026, 1:00 PM ESTWeek 10 · at New Orleans Saints · Division game
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3-2 · Power #13
24
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2-4 · Power #29
25
projected
CAR 46%
54% NO
Spread
NO -1.5
 
Total
43.5
model 48.5
Spread edge
CAR by 4
lean · context
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CurrentNO -1.5
Total43.5
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Line context
Home favorites of 0.5–2.5 since 2023: won 57%, covered 52% (122 games)ⓘ
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CurrentNO -1.5
Total43.5
Last updateSep 21, 12:32 PM ET
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Similar games

The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out

In the 10 games most like NO as a 1.5-point home favorite against CAR, the favorite won 7, covered 6, and 3 went over the total.

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Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 58%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 53%
Went over
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 47%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 9.8 against an average line of 2; 44.4 points a game (usually 44.5). Of the 3 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2024 · Week 9 · very close · similar spread & rest
-1.529–9 W U44.5
Very close
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar total & rest
-2.521–20 L U43
Very close
2025 · Week 2 · very close · similar season form & total
-2.519–20 L U42.5
Very close
2024 · Week 5 · very close · similar total & season form
-2.536–30 W O43.5
Very close
2023 · Week 16 · very close · similar total & rest
-2.529–10 W U44
Very close
2026 · Week 3 · very close · similar spread & rest
-1.530–26 W O44.5
Close
2023 · Week 14 · close · similar spread & situation
-1.525–29 L O41.5
Close
2023 · Week 17 · close · similar total & situation
-2.513–23 L U42.5
Close
2024 · Week 11 · close · similar spread & rest
-1.538–6 W U44.5
Close
2025 · Week 14 · close · similar spread & total
-1.531–0 W U43.5
History, not a prediction. Every NFL game from 2023 on is compared with this one as it looked before kickoff (team strength, the betting line, season form, situation, venue and rest), and only close matches are kept. How matches are found

Model view

Power-rating model, before kickoff
Model Favorite
New Orleans Saints 54%
Projected CAR 24 – NO 25 · Model Favorite won 66.2% in backtest
Model line
CAR -2.5
Market NO -1.5
Against the spread
Lean CAR +1.5
4.1-pt edge · No edge, context only · 458-426 (51.8%)
Total
No lean
Model 48.5 · Just under the 5-point lean threshold (the gap shown is rounded to a half point).
How the model gets there (points from NO’s side; the model line rounds to the half point)
SpreadNO rating edge−3.4+Home field+1.8+QB EPA gap−0.5+Travel−0.5=Model marginCAR by 2.6
TotalScoring ratings48.4=Model total48.4

Signals

The data signal, and 1 trend and market move behind it
Slight Carolina Panthers ATS trend
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 294-309 (49%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
No clear signal on the total

None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.

New Orleans Saints home ATS weakness (0-3)
Weak against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 71-65 (52%)

Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
CAR−1.6 →+0.7▲ 2.3#13
NO−1.2 →−2.6▼ 1.4#29
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW9

CAR
Longer bar = better
NO
#8
Offense
◀ CAR better
#19
#17
Defense
◀ CAR better
#29
+0.6 #9
Turnovers
◀ CAR better
−0.5 #23
68 plays #2
Pace
Even
67 plays #5
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When CAR has the ball
Advantage: CAR offense
CAR offNO defEdge
Points / game 29.2 #4 29.7 #31 CAR
Yards / play 5.91 #7 5.84 #27 CAR
EPA / play +0.12 #6 +0.07 #25 CAR
Success rate 44% #14 49% #31 CAR
When NO has the ball
Even matchup
NO offCAR defEdge
Points / game 25.3 #11 24.6 #21 NO
Yards / play 4.80 #23 5.38 #18 CAR
EPA / play −0.05 #20 −0.01 #17 Even
Success rate 42% #20 42% #12 CAR

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
CAR scoring against the NO defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
CAR scored
5.4
#7
9.2
#7
14.6
#5
8.6
#3
6.0
#22
14.6
#7
NO allowed
6.8
#31
6.0
#12
12.8
#23
6.2
#25
9.5
#30
15.7
#28
NO scoring against the CAR defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
NO scored
1.0
#30
6.2
#17
7.2
#26
9.5
#1
7.7
#15
17.2
#2
CAR allowed
3.4
#12
10.0
#31
13.4
#26
3.4
#7
7.8
#21
11.2
#11

Game conditions

Before kickoff
Home field
NO +1.8
home-field points in the model
Weather
Indoors
Dome or closed roof
Rest
CAR7d
NO7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 135 plays
slowavg 125fast

News & sentiment

ESPN and Google News headlines
Recent ESPN and Google News headlines for both teams, injury and suspension mentions, and a keyword-based read on the tone of coverage.