AAA's EARLY *Panthers/Bengals* BLOCKBUSTER! 12-6 (67%) NFL L3 COMBINED SUNDAY'S!
(NFL) Carolina vs. Cincinnati,
Point Spread: 7.50 | -137.00 Carolina (Away)
Result: Win
This is an 8* BLOCKBUSTER on the Carolina Panthers.

What's up with this line? Carolina is a very good team and a dangerous one in this spot in my opinion, I think the Bengals are going to have a letdown here after their first loss of the season; while I won't call for an outright upset, for a number of different situational and trend based reasons, I feel this line is definitely too large. Cincinnati was exposed in last week's 43-17 loss at New England, ultimately surrendering 505 total yards. And now to make matters worse for the home side, star WR AJ Green's status is in doubt; note if Green does play, he'll be far from 100% effective. The Panthers come in on the other end of the spectrum, they avoided a three-game skid with a 31-24 win over the Bears last Sunday, limiting Chicago to just 347 yards of offense while recording four sacks; keep your eyes on Charles Johnson who had his first sack of the year while also recovering a fumble and deflecting a pass: "It was great to see the pass rush get the chance to cut loose," Panthers' coach Ron Rivera assessed afterwards. "Again, when you get yourself into the position when you have a lead, you get them into the second- and third-and-longs, and you can cut it loose and get after the quarterback." The Panthers run game is a work in progress still, but QB Cam Newton returned to top form last week, especially when his team employed the "no huddle", going 8 of 11 for 124 yards and a TD when doing so. Note that Newton's favorite target was TE Greg Olsen who caught six passes for 72 yards and two scores; and note that that is definitely significant as Cincinnati would give up a combined 185 yards on 11 receptions with two TD's to NE's two TE's last week. Note that the Bengals suffered in the run game as well last week, rushing 18 times for just 79 yards. Note that Carolina is 5-0 ATS the last two seasons as a road dog in the 3.5 to 9.5 poitns range, while Cincinnati is just 3-6 ATS in its last nine games played in the month of October. All signs point to the PANTHERS as the sharp wager in this one.

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