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Why have only one Monday Night Football game when you can have two? That is the question this week and it will be the same in Week 3. This Monday’s duo begins with the New Orleans visiting the Carolina Panthers in an NFC South battle. New Orleans is hoping to remain undefeated, while Carolina is seeking its first victory of the season.
What will transpire in this showdown between division rivals? Here is my Same Game Parlay for the festivities, which kick off at 7:15 pm ET on ESPN. Also be sure to check out our full Saints vs Panthers predictions.
Carolina Panthers +3 (-114)
Miles Sanders to record 90+ rushing yards (+230)
Jamaal Williams over 55.5 rushing yards (-114)
Parlay odds: +999
One of the benefits of Same Game Parlays, of course, is that you can correlate all of the plays that are involved. That is some of the plan here, as Miles Sanders racking up a whole bunch of rushing yards would obviously work well with a Carolina cover. At the same time, plays that aren’t correlated drive up the overall payout of the parlay. That is the case with backing Jamaal Williams to do some damage on the ground for New Orleans. But even if he does, there is no reason why the Panthers can’t get the job done. Let’s break down each of the 3 legs.
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Carolina Panthers +3 (-114)
This marks the Panthers’ 2023 home opener after they went on the road last weekend and lost to Atlanta – another division rival – 24-10. This is another tough test for #1 overall pick Bryce Young, but this time around he is playing at home and he has a game under his belt. Improvement can be expected. Carolina compiled a 5-4 home record last season compared to 2-6 on the road, so I think it has a good chance to win this contest outright and at the very least cover a field goal. The Panthers swept the Saints last year, when New Orleans was the only team they beat in the first 6 weeks (22-14 at home). They also won 10-7 on the road in the season finale. Although the Saints won last week, they were not especially impressive during a 16-15 defeat of visiting Tennessee.
Miles Sanders to record 90+ rushing yards (+230)
Bryce Young is still a… young quarterback and I expect Carolina to mostly keep the ball on the ground in this game. New Orleans boasted the #2 passing defense in the entire NFL last season but ranked a disappointing 24th against the run (130.5 yards per game on 4.5 yards per attempt). Last week the Saints gave up 104 yards to the Titans on 4.7 yards per rush. Sanders had a decent enough day in his Panthers debut, going for 72 yards on 18 carries against Atlanta. Young had to air it out 38 times during that loss since the Panthers were playing from behind, but if they can keep this one close – as the ATS play requires – then Sanders should get even more work.
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Jamaal Williams over 55.5 rushing yards (-114)
Jamaal Williams did not do a whole lot in Week 1, but he got 18 carries and no one else in the Saints’ backfield got more than 3. With Alvin Kamara still suspended, the story will almost certainly be a similar one on Monday night. The Panthers gave up 130 rushing yards on 5.0 yards per carry in addition to 2 touchdowns during their loss to the Falcons. It is true that New Orleans’ ground game is not that of Atlanta’s, but Williams should be able to enjoy at least a decent night. He went over this number in 10 of the last 15 games when he was with Detroit during the 2022 campaign.
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