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Carolina -3 (-125)
O/U 42
Not sure what they expected when they scheduled this game but surely not this. Philly has lost 6 in a row and are down to their 2nd string QB and RB. Vick and LeSean McCoy were their 2 most dynamic play-makers so I'm not sure what's left. Last week vs one of the worst pass defenses around Nick Foles was a dismal 21 of 46 for 204 yds, 0 TD's and 2 INT's. The 2 starting WR's, DeSean Jackson and Jeremy Maclin, were held to a combined 2 rec for 5 yds. RB McCoy was the leading receiver and now he's out. Foles figures to be dumping it off again a lot to RB Bryce Brown, WR Riley Cooper and TE Brent Celek as he did last week when 16 of his completions went to a RB, TE or Cooper. As a team the Eagles are -18 in TO ratio as they don't create many for themselves but give it up freely.
Carolina is just 2-8 but six of their losses have been by 6 pts or less and 4 they led going into the 4th Q. They are 1-3 in road games but have been competitive in all of them winning at Washington by 8 (Philly just lost there by a landslide), losing at Chicago by just 1, Atlanta by just 2 and at TB by 6 in the season opener.
Although it's hard picking a 2-8 team to win on the road you could probably surmise that they will at least be very competitive in this game considering their performance so far this season and considering Philly has lost 7 of their last 8.
You might conclude that Carolina might have a little more motivation and that Philly might be a little down right down. It's hard to tell if a national stage might give the Eagles some motivation. But bottom line, the Panthers are a pretty good 2-8 team and have played a pretty tough schedule while still being competitive in all but 2 games (Denver and NYG).
I think the line might be a little high barring multiple defensive/special teams TD's and/or multiple TO's inside the opponents red-zone so I at least am playing my normal 7 pt teaser for 1 unit and then also taking maybe a 1/2 unit play on Car -3.
7-pt teaser
CAR +4
UN 49
plus
Car -3 (-125)
Carolina -3 (-125)
O/U 42
Not sure what they expected when they scheduled this game but surely not this. Philly has lost 6 in a row and are down to their 2nd string QB and RB. Vick and LeSean McCoy were their 2 most dynamic play-makers so I'm not sure what's left. Last week vs one of the worst pass defenses around Nick Foles was a dismal 21 of 46 for 204 yds, 0 TD's and 2 INT's. The 2 starting WR's, DeSean Jackson and Jeremy Maclin, were held to a combined 2 rec for 5 yds. RB McCoy was the leading receiver and now he's out. Foles figures to be dumping it off again a lot to RB Bryce Brown, WR Riley Cooper and TE Brent Celek as he did last week when 16 of his completions went to a RB, TE or Cooper. As a team the Eagles are -18 in TO ratio as they don't create many for themselves but give it up freely.
Carolina is just 2-8 but six of their losses have been by 6 pts or less and 4 they led going into the 4th Q. They are 1-3 in road games but have been competitive in all of them winning at Washington by 8 (Philly just lost there by a landslide), losing at Chicago by just 1, Atlanta by just 2 and at TB by 6 in the season opener.
Although it's hard picking a 2-8 team to win on the road you could probably surmise that they will at least be very competitive in this game considering their performance so far this season and considering Philly has lost 7 of their last 8.
You might conclude that Carolina might have a little more motivation and that Philly might be a little down right down. It's hard to tell if a national stage might give the Eagles some motivation. But bottom line, the Panthers are a pretty good 2-8 team and have played a pretty tough schedule while still being competitive in all but 2 games (Denver and NYG).
I think the line might be a little high barring multiple defensive/special teams TD's and/or multiple TO's inside the opponents red-zone so I at least am playing my normal 7 pt teaser for 1 unit and then also taking maybe a 1/2 unit play on Car -3.
7-pt teaser
CAR +4
UN 49
plus
Car -3 (-125)
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