Carolina Panthers (3-5-1, 5-4 ATS) @ Philadelphia Eagles (6-2, 5-3 ATS)
*ATS= against the spread
BETDAQ Line: Philadelphia -7 (48)
Significant Injuries
Carolina: CB Bene’ Benwikere (out– ankle), G Trai Turner (out– ankle)
Philadelphia: QB Nick Foles (out– collarbone)
Recent Trends
Carolina is 11-5 ATS in their last 16 games vs. NFC opponents
Carolina is 2-5 ATS in their last 7 road games
Philadelphia is 9-4 ATS in their last 13 Monday night games
Philadelphia is 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games vs. NFC opponents
Philadelphia is 2-8 ATS in their last 10 home games vs. a team with a losing record
The UNDER is 11-2 in Carolina’s last 13 games vs. NFC opponents
The OVER is 4-1 in Carolina’s last 5 games following a double-digit home loss
The OVER is 9-3 in Philadelphia’s last 12 games vs. a team with a losing record
The OVER is 5-2 in the last 7 meetings between these 2 teams
Three reasons to back Carolina
1. The Panthers enter this game as a whopping 7-point ‘dog despite the fact that the Eagles will be without starting quarterback Nick Foles, who broke his collarbone last week. Foles will be replaced by Mark Sanchez, who has been an unreliable turnover machine throughout his career. Sanchez has extensive experience and is a proven failure as an NFL quarterback.
2. The Eagles have a porous defense that ranks 20th or worse in rush yards allowed, pass yards allowed, and total defense. They can not be trusted to stop a Carolina offense that’s more dangerous than it’s been in quite some time now that lead back DeAngelo Williams is healthy again. Williams and Jonathan Stewart are a formidable backfield tandem.
3. The Eagles traditionally struggle in situations like this, covering just twice in their last 10 home games against teams with losing records. And Carolina, remember, isn’t your average “team with a losing record”… they are a team that won their division last year and was derailed by some untimely injuries early this season, but they’re now healthier than they’ve been in some time and still just a half-game out of 1st place in the NFC South. The Panthers are a solid team that desperately need this game, and they’ll be facing Mark Sanchez.
Three reasons to back Philadelphia
1. The Eagles have been much, much better than the Panthers this season, as a matter of fact they’ve been better than just about every team in the NFC. They’ve won 6 of their 8 games and are a perfect 4-0 at home, while Carolina hasn’t won since Week 5 and hasn’t won on the road since their opening-week triumph in Tampa.
2. The Philadelphia offense is a handful for the NFL’s best defenses, as they average 409 yards and 29.2 points per game, and the Carolina defense is most certainly not one of the league’s best. The Panthers rank 25th in yards allowed and 24th in points allowed and have surrendered 24 points or more in 6 of their past 7 games.
3. The Carolina offense has been utterly unwatchable over the past month, with Cam Newton playing as poorly as any quarterback in the league (48% completions, just 1 TD over last 3 games) and point totals of 10, 9, and 17 in their last 3 games. It’s difficult to imagine the Panthers keeping up with the high-scoring Eagles on Monday night.
Prediction
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