PANTHERS at SAINTS

It may be tough to beat a team three times in one season, but it’s also true that the Panthers just don’t match up well with the Saints. Saints have figured out how to contain Carolina’s running game — i.e. Cam Newton — and there’s not a lot more to that offense. Saints offense is so explosive that it will force Panthers to the air, where the Saints have great matchups on the perimeter, especially with Marshon Lattimore (who missed both Carolina games) on a hobbled Devin Funchess. Luke Keuchly and Thomas Davis are going to have to be better against the Saints’ dynamic RB duo of Mark Ingram and Alvin Kamara. Saints dinged them for 149 and 148 rushing yards, the two highest totals against Panthers all year.

IF I WERE A BETTING MAN: Saints and the over.