When the Panthers played the Saints five weeks ago in New Orleans, nobody thought they could pull off an upset. While Carolina made it interesting, ultimately the experts were proved right.
This time around, the Saints are favored by even more (12.5 points) and the experts are all picking them again.
ESPN: Saints
Louis Riddick’s picks aren’t in yet, but everybody else at ESPN is predicting a New Orleans win.
CBS Sports: Saints
It’s the same story over at CBS, where the entire panel picked the Saints.
SB Nation: Saints
There’s one dissenter at SB Nation. Patrick Holloway has picked the Panthers to win, but the rest all went the other way.
NFL.com: Saints
Gregg Rosenthal is also picking the Saints. He doesn’t think they will cover the spread, though. He has New Orleans winning 30-19.
USA Today: Saints
There’s no exceptions at USA Today, where every expert chose the Saints.
As for our pick, we have been waiting for about two months for this Panthers team to wake up and play to its potential. It would be foolish to expect it now, especially after getting crushed by a mediocre Colts team last week. New Orleans 33, Carolina 17.
