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JOE GAVAZZI
NFL MNF
New England Patriots at Carolina Panthers (-3)/47- 8:40 ET ESPN
5* New England Patriots (+3)
Last Sunday, the Carolina defense erased the final question marks from the minds of their
doubters. The Panthers entered the game at San Francisco on a 4-0 ATS run. Their opponents,
however, had all been losing teams. The questions lingered: were the Panthers fat after stuffing
themselves on cupcakes? They were playing on the strong home field of a 49ers team who was
coming off their bye week and was on a 5-0 ATS run. But as the game wore on, it was clear the
Panthers could go toe to toe with the powerful 49ers. The end result was a 10-9 Carolina victory
in which they held San Fran to just 151 yards. Now, the Panthers enter on a 5-0 SU ATS run in
which they have covered by 72 points, with a +8 net TO margin in those games. The surprising
defense has led the way. For the season, they are allowing just 13 PPG and 283 YPG. They are
controlling the point of attack, outrushing opponents by an average of 127-82. On this field,
Carolina has been even more dominant allowing 4 opponents the total of only 37 points. Now,
they are faced with a major challenge against the New England Patriots. When we last left New
England, WRs Amendola and Gronkowski were returning to full health. QB Brady was leading an
offense that put up 55 points and over 600 yards against the once vaunted Pittsburgh Steelers.
Now, the Brady/Belichick combo has had 2 weeks to prepare for a 2 week primetime gauntlet
which finds the 49ers facing Carolina tonight and hosting the Broncos on SNF next week. Be sure
the Panthers have caught the attention of New England and the appropriate game plan is in
place. We never stand in the way of New England in this role, and neither should you. In the
L10Y, New England is 18-4-2 ATS (8-1 ATS L4Y) as road dog
NFL MNF
New England Patriots at Carolina Panthers (-3)/47- 8:40 ET ESPN
5* New England Patriots (+3)
Last Sunday, the Carolina defense erased the final question marks from the minds of their
doubters. The Panthers entered the game at San Francisco on a 4-0 ATS run. Their opponents,
however, had all been losing teams. The questions lingered: were the Panthers fat after stuffing
themselves on cupcakes? They were playing on the strong home field of a 49ers team who was
coming off their bye week and was on a 5-0 ATS run. But as the game wore on, it was clear the
Panthers could go toe to toe with the powerful 49ers. The end result was a 10-9 Carolina victory
in which they held San Fran to just 151 yards. Now, the Panthers enter on a 5-0 SU ATS run in
which they have covered by 72 points, with a +8 net TO margin in those games. The surprising
defense has led the way. For the season, they are allowing just 13 PPG and 283 YPG. They are
controlling the point of attack, outrushing opponents by an average of 127-82. On this field,
Carolina has been even more dominant allowing 4 opponents the total of only 37 points. Now,
they are faced with a major challenge against the New England Patriots. When we last left New
England, WRs Amendola and Gronkowski were returning to full health. QB Brady was leading an
offense that put up 55 points and over 600 yards against the once vaunted Pittsburgh Steelers.
Now, the Brady/Belichick combo has had 2 weeks to prepare for a 2 week primetime gauntlet
which finds the 49ers facing Carolina tonight and hosting the Broncos on SNF next week. Be sure
the Panthers have caught the attention of New England and the appropriate game plan is in
place. We never stand in the way of New England in this role, and neither should you. In the
L10Y, New England is 18-4-2 ATS (8-1 ATS L4Y) as road dog
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