Sun, Nov 9, 2025, 1:00 PM ESTWeek 10 · at Carolina Panthers · Division game
Closing spread
CAR -5.5
✓ NO W
Total
38.5
▼ Under · 24 pts
Model before kickoff
NO 18–23 CAR
✗ CAR (69%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenCAR -5.5
CloseCAR -5.5
Total40.5 → 38.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenCAR -5.5
no move
CloseCAR -5.5
No change since the open
Total
Open40.5
▼ 2
Close38.5
Down 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened CAR -5.5 · unchangedmodel CAR -3.5
model CAR -3.5
Opened 40.5 · closed 38.5 · moved 2 downmodel 40.5
model 40.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 4.5–6.5 since 2023: won 73%, covered 53% (93 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenCAR -5.5
CloseCAR -5.5
Total40.5 → 38.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Similar games
The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out
In the 10 games most like
CAR as a 5.5-point home favorite against NO, the favorite won 6, covered 5, and 4 went over the total.
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This game: NO won 17–7 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 24 points stayed under 38.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 69%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 51%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 4.2 against an average line of 5.2; 38.8 points a game (usually 45.5). Of the 4 overs, 3 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2024 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & total |
-6.5 | 3–19 | L | U37.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 3 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-6.5 | 15–21 | L | U37.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & team ratings |
-3.5 | 20–17 | L | U38.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 14 · close · similar rest & situation |
-3.5 | 6–10 | L | U40.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 6 · close · similar situation & season form |
-6.5 | 23–9 | W | U37.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & season form |
-6.5 | 10–34 | L | O43.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 3 · close · similar rest & spread |
-6.5 | 44–13 | W | O41.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & season form |
-3.5 | 36–10 | W | O39.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & spread |
-4.5 | 20–10 | W | U41.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 16 · close · similar rest & season form |
-4.5 | 38–30 | W | O43.5 |
History, not a prediction. Every NFL game from 2022 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
Signals
The data signal, and 5 trends and market moves behind it
Strong Carolina Panthers ATS trend Miss
Strong-or-stronger ATS leans went 22-16 (58%) in our 2023–25 backtest.
Slight Under trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 163-172 (49%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
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 ATS struggles (2-7)
New Orleans Saints have covered only 22% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 62-65 (49%)
New Orleans Saints away ATS weakness (1-3)
Weak against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 71-65 (52%)
New Orleans Saints 1-7 ATS as an underdog
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 69-56 (55%)
Carolina Panthers 3-1 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 64-69 (48%)
Total moved down 2
40.5 → 38.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 120-135 (47%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 22 in the 4th quarter and got 7. 57% of games with totals 35.5–41.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-9 10% | 3-7 30% | 4-6 40% | |
| 6-4 60% | 7-3 70% | 6-4 60% |
Recent meetings
Last 4 since 2023
NO 31–24 CAR
NO leads · 55 games since 1999 · NO has won the last 2 meetings
All-time series from nflverse.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3 2024 | New Orleans Saints 22 @ Carolina Panthers 23 | NO -7.5 | CAR W |
| Sep 8 2024 | Carolina Panthers 10 @ New Orleans Saints 47 | NO -3.5 | NO W |
| Dec 10 2023 | Carolina Panthers 6 @ New Orleans Saints 28 | NO -5.5 | NO W |
| Sep 18 2023 | New Orleans Saints 20 @ Carolina Panthers 17 | — | — |
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
NO−1.6 →−4.8▼ 3.2#31
CAR−3.5 →−3.1▲ 0.4#25
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW9
Longer bar = better
#29
Offense
CAR better ▶#23
#21
Defense
CAR better ▶#18
−0.4 #23
Turnovers
Even−0.4 #22
61 plays #20
Pace
CAR faster ▶63 plays #9
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| NO off | CAR def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 15.3 #31 | 22.8 #16 | CAR |
| Yards / play | 4.72 #30 | 5.54 #23 | CAR |
| EPA / play | −0.15 #29 | +0.06 #24 | CAR |
| Success rate | 42% #26 | 42% #7 | CAR |
| CAR off | NO def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 18.9 #27 | 27.0 #24 | Even |
| Yards / play | 4.91 #28 | 5.28 #14 | NO |
| EPA / play | −0.03 #24 | +0.05 #22 | Even |
| Success rate | 46% #13 | 46% #23 | CAR |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
NO scoring against the CAR defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.8 #32 | 7.7 #11 | 9.4 #27 | 2.6 #31 | 3.3 #32 | 5.9 #32 | |
3.2 #6 | 11.2 #32 | 14.4 #26 | 4.7 #17 | 3.7 #3 | 8.3 #4 |
CAR scoring against the NO defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2.8 #29 | 4.4 #27 | 7.2 #29 | 3.9 #20 | 7.8 #8 | 11.7 #17 | |
8.3 #32 | 10.3 #29 | 18.7 #32 | 4.7 #17 | 3.7 #3 | 8.3 #4 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
74° · 11 mph
gusts 28 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
NO7d
CAR7d
Even
Tempo
Average 124 plays
slowavg 122fast
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