Buffalo Bills vs Carolina Panthers Point Spread Picks

Bryce Young gets his first preseason snaps of the year Saturday afternoon, with Dave Canales committing him to 10-20 reps after Carolina held him out of the Hall of Fame Game entirely. That's a real look at Carolina's actual starting quarterback. Buffalo counters with a coaching staff that's only confirmed one thing: defensive coordinator Jim Leonhard expects his starters to play. New head coach Joe Brady hasn't said the same for Josh Allen, and the growing expectation in Buffalo is that Allen sits this one out, handing the offense to Kyle Allen or Shane Buechele, who are still sorting out the backup job themselves. A game priced around this matchup's regular-season gap doesn't account for one team's true starting quarterback taking the field while the other's stays in sweats. Carolina is getting the better half of that trade, and the price hasn't caught up. Take the Panthers on the moneyline Saturday afternoon.

Combine the Bills (-380) and the Eagles (-350) into a 2-team parlay at -160 odds.

Buffalo coach Sean McDermott is similar to John Harbough of the Ravens in that he likes to win preseason games. The Bills have won 10 preseason games in a row following their 42-15 rout of the Broncos last week as Josh Allen played a series and went three-for-three passing for 45 yards, including a 28-yard touchdown to Gabriel Davis, and Zach Moss and Duke Johnson each ran for two TDs. Case Keenum was 16 of 18 with no interceptions, and Matt Barkley completed seven of eight passes giving the Bills a lot of depth at the QB position. McDermott now is 12-5 straight up and 12-5 ATS in his preseason career, and Carolina coach Matt Ruhle is 2-3 SU and 2-2-1 ATS in his two years after splitting the first two games this year. The Panthers lost 20-10 to the Patriots with PJ Walker completing eight of 15 for 107 yards with two interceptions. . Carolina backup QB Matt Corral is out for the season. Take the Bills as a Max Play.

When Cam Newton arrived back in Carolina, it seemed to give the Panther's offense a much-needed boost. His first game was great as he declared he is back after scoring a TD. Things have really gone downhill after that game for the Panthers, and Newton hasn't just been ordinary, he has been awful. He enters this game with a QB rating of just 73.6. They have now also lost Christian McCaffrey for the season, and there is nowhere to turn. Buffalo has an elite defense, especially against weaker teams. The Buffalo QB is dealing with a toe injury and is listed as questionable, but I expect he will play, but how healthy is he if he doesn't. Carolina's defense is the best part of their team, and Buffalo has struggled scoring points as they have been held to 15 points or fewer in three of their last six games. Make the play on the UNDER.