Carolina was smacked by Pittsburgh last Thursday, but the Panthers get three extra days to prepare and to bounce back against Detroit, which has lost three straight and has packed it in for the season even earlier than usual. The Lions have averaged only 15 points its last three games and didn't cover in any of them. Matt Stafford had another ordinary performance against the Bears completing 25-of-42 for 274 yards with two interceptions. What's more ominous for Detroit is the running game has reverted to being a non-factor as the Lions gained only 76 yards on the ground on 3.2 yards per carry. The Panthers had won their previous three games before losing at Pittsburgh and they are 10-1 ATS their last 11 games following a loss. Also, the Panthers have covered six of their last seven after allowing at least 30 points their previous game and the Lions are 3-10 ATS their last 13 games against teams with winning records. This is a relatively high posted total due to Carolina's defensive performance versus the Steelers, but Detroit's offense is a different story and the Panthers are still a respectable #15 in the NFL in yards allowed and the Lions are #23 in yards gained. Play the Panthers and the UNDER.
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Who was the public on? 63% of the public bets were on Detroit Lions on the -9.5 ATS. And, 60% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Detroit would win by a score of 27.2 to 17.8 with Detroit winning on the moneyline, Carolina winning on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 68% of the public bets were on Detroit Lions on the -1.5 ATS. And, 60% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Detroit would win by a score of 23.3 to 21.4 with Detroit winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 52% of the public bets were on Detroit Lions on the -3 ATS. And, 57% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Carolina would win by a score of 26.1 to 24.3 with Carolina winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Who was the public on? 70% of the public bets were on Carolina Panthers on the -4 ATS. 63% of the public money was on Carolina Panthers to win on the moneyline. And, 57% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Carolina would win by a score of 26.4 to 25.1 with Carolina winning on the moneyline, Detroit winning on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Carolina at Detroit
1:00 PM Eastern
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 67% of the public bets were on Detroit Lions on the -2 ATS. 64% of the public money was on Detroit Lions to win on the moneyline. And, 50% of the bets were on the game to go UNDER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Detroit would win by a score of 22.2 to 20.3 with Detroit winning on the moneyline, Carolina winning on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Carolina at Detroit
1:00 PM Eastern
The Panthers opened up the offense last week at New England, and came away with a 33-30 victory in Foxboro, which is never an easy place to win. The Panthers set season highs in points, rushing yards, and passing yards. The Lions probably didn't deserve to win last week as Minnesota turned the ball over three times, and completely shut down an above average Detroit offense in a 14-7 defensive struggle. Despite the lack of offense last week, Detroit is still averaging 25 points per game, and should find the scoreboard at home more frequently this week. Carolina has allowed 30+ points in consecutive weeks against good offenses, and Detroit is certainly a good offense. In his last 29 home starts as a favorite has led Matthew Stafford to an average of 26.3 ppg so last week was certainly an outlier, and has held the total down for this one. Make the play on the OVER.
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