AAA's OPENING NIGHT ATS SIDE BEATDOWN (WHITE HOT +$9.1K NFL Y-T-D!)
(NFL) Carolina vs. Denver, 09/08/2016 4:30 PM, Score: 20 - 21
Point Spread: -3.00 | -105.00 Carolina (Away)
Result: Loss
This is an 8* OPENING NIGHT ATS SIDE BEATDOWN on the Carolina Panthers.

Setting the scene: The Denver defense beat Cam Newton and the Panthers in Super Bowl 50. We had a play on the UNDER, on the Broncos and a 2-team 7-point teaser on Denver and the UNDER as well to finish 3-0, 100% +$3,000 in the big game. QB Peyton Manning would not play a big part in the team's victory, it was, as mentioned above, the Broncos' defensive unit which turned out to be the differnce in the end. While that unit returns in tact for the most part this year, we think it's not going to be enough this time around as we expect this revenge minded visiting side to lay the hammer down early and often tonight.

Carolina: Newton led his team to a 15-1 record last year and he'd go on to finish with 3,800 yards and a career high 35 TD's to just ten INT's. The offense averaged a league high 31.3 PPG and is now even more dangerous with the return of WR Kelvin Benjamin, who tore his ACL and missed the entire season in 2015/16. You'll also want to track TE Greg Olsen also, in fantasy league's he's only behind Rob Gronkowski as far as offensive production is concerned at the position. The defense took a hit with the loss of CB Josh Norman, but otherwise the unit is in tact and expected to have another big campaign, note that it held the opposition to just 19.3 PPG last year, good for sixth in the league.

Denver: The spotlight is on rookie QB Trevor Siemian, who wasn't overly spectacular in the preseason, finishing 20 of 32 for one TD and two INT's. CJ Anderson will be leaned upon heavily, not only in this game, but throughout the season as the Broncos' offense will be using the run to set up the pass. But when you have a defense led by Von Miller and DeMarcus Ware, you have a legitimate shot at winning any game at all on the schedule. As the Denver defense goes, so go the the Broncos. The offense averaged 22.2 PPG last year, the defense allowed 18.5.

The bottom line: This is all about revenge tonight. Carolina has had this date circled since the final whistle of Super Bowl 50. Newton especially will have something to prove and we're expecting the dynamic pivot to put the foot on the gas and to keep the pedal to the metal until the very end. All signs point to a lop-sided, wire-to-wire beatdown, lay the points on the PANTHERS.

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