A Week 3 NFC South battle is on tap between Baker Mayfield, Christian McCaffrey, and the Carolina Panthers and Jameis Winston, Michael Thomas, and the New Orleans Saints at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday at Bank of America Stadium. Carolina is 0-2 while New Orleans is 1-1. The Saints are coming off a 20-10 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, while the Panthers are looking to rebound from a 19-16 loss to the New York Giants.

New Orleans is favored by 2.5 points in the latest Panthers vs. Saints odds from Caesars Sportsbook, and the over/under is set at 41. Before you make any Saints vs. Panthers picks and predictions, you'll want to see what the SportsLine Projection Model is saying.

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Now, it has simulated Panthers vs. Saints 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Over on the point total, and it also says one side of the spread hits more than 50% of the time. You absolutely need to see it before locking in your own picks.

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