Panthers vs. Saints prediction, best bets: High-scoring NFC South game brewing in Week 10

详细摘要

These teams are strangely similar on both sides of the ball.

The Panthers and Saints are tied for the lead in the NFC South entering Week 10 of the NFL season and both teams have a golden opportunity to sit alone atop the division after they meet Sunday.

Every team in the NFC South is below .500 at the halfway point of the season, which means we could be in for yet another dramatic finish.

Oddsmakers give the Saints a slight advantage at home, with the spread 2.5 points in their favor.

Offensively, they each have explosive potential and can put numbers on the board, but are heavily reliant on their signal callers, who are tied for first with 38.5 passing attempts per game.

Quarterback Tyler Shough is basically the Saints’ entire offense this season. He leads the team in rushing yards and has accounted for 16 of their 22 touchdowns this season.

For Carolina, quarterback Bryce Young is responsible for 17 of the Panthers’ 24 total touchdowns this season.

On defense, they both allow 27 points per game and are vulnerable in the run game. The Saints give up the fourth-most yards per game on the ground and the Panthers allow the fifth-most.

While neither team’s run game could be confused for the 1976 Steelers with Franco Harris and Rocky Bleier, the fact that the defenses are so bad at stopping the run means neither side can sell out to just stop the opposing quarterback.

I think we’ll see both offenses move the ball with ease and if they get into the red zone, both sides have been great at converting those opportunities.

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