Carolina has been impressive on offense in wins over the Jets and Saints. They are #14 in the NFL in total yards and ninth in passing yards behind new QB Sam Darnold and sparkplug Christian McCaffrey. McCaffrey had 30 touches in Week 1 and 29 more in Week 2. The Panthers are 38-16-1 OVER the total on n FieldTurf. The defense has been great, but both games were at home, and in their last 13 road games, Carolina has allowed 28.8 points per game. Houston's revamped defense is still a work in progress, allowing 26 points per game so far, with both going OVER the total. It's part of a 6-0 run OVER in the first month of the season. In addition, NFL road teams like Carolina that come off a win by 10+ points over a division rival are 76-37 OVER the total in the first month of the season. Play this game to go OVER the total.
This Pro Pick was released to clients on September 21, 2023 at 10:08AM ET.
Carolina at Houston
September 23, 2021
1 unit on Game Total OVER 43 -108 (risk 1 to return 1.93)
Result:
LOSS
LOSS
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