The Carolina Panthers are riding high after a huge road upset win over the Green Bay Packers. Now, they enter as favorites for the first time this year at home

Can the Saints reignite their run game, protect their quarterback, and show real growth against a surging Panthers team?

The Panthers (5-4) stepped into the playoff conversation — a rarity at this point in the season for an organization that has not been to the postseason since 2017 — and turned some heads around the league with a stunning 16-13 win at Lambeau Field last Sunday against Jordan Love and the previously once-beaten Green Bay Packers.

Despite the Saints' trend of Unders, the SportsLine Projection Model likes Over 39.5 as that hits in 57% of the model's 10,000 simulations. The Panthers have been great at home and outside of a 9-point showing in a 40-9 loss to Buffalo, Carolina has scored 27, 30 and 30 in its other three home games this season.

The suddenly hot Carolina Panthers are favored by more than one point for the first time this season as they host the New Orleans Saints on Sunday afternoon. Th

Asante Samuel Jr. has planned a six-team free agency tour after being cleared to play, but his itinerary doesn't include the New Orleans Saints.

The Carolina Panthers got off to a bad start to the 2025 season, going 1-3 in the first four games and looking like they were headed for another disappointing year. However, in their last five games, they have gone 4-1 to improve to 5-4 on the campaign.

The Carolina Panthers and New Orleans Saints will meet in a divisional clash this weekend, and the vibes around each squad couldn't be more different. Carolina just sprung a huge upset against the Green Bay Packers in Lambeau Field, and New Orleans just got shelled by the Los Angeles Rams.