AAA's 10* MONDAY NIGHT SUPER-BLOWOUT (Panthers/Eagles!)
(NFL) Carolina vs. Philadelphia,
Point Spread: 7.50 | -127.00 Carolina (Away)
Result: Loss
This is a 10* SUPER-BLOWOUT on the Carolina Panthers.

For a number of different reasons I believe the Panthers can keep this one a lot closer than what the oddsmakers are leading us to believe. The Philadelphia Eagles would beat Houston 31-21 last Sunday and that victory coupled with the Cowboys 28-17 home loss to Arizona catupulted them into first place in the NFC East. But note, the win came at a big price as starting QB Nick Foles was lost with a broken clavicle. That means that oft-maligned Mark Sanchez will be under center for the home side; he'd finish 15 of 22 for 202 yards, two TD's and two INT's in place of Foles. The Eagles will also have to play without MLB DeMeco Ryans for the rest of the year after he tore his achilles on Sunday. Also note that RG Todd Herremans is also gone for the year with injury. Carolina has an opportunity to regain the division lead with an outright upset win today after the Saints lost in OT to the San Francisco 49ers. The 3-5-1 Panthers are still very optimistic: "I've been in a race like this before, we all have," coach Ron Rivera said earlier in the week. "It ends up being the team that comes back, that gets up and keeps fighting. The next thing you know, you're right in the thick of things." Note that the Panthers benefit from the expected return of linemen Amini Silatholu, Trai Turner and Byron Bell after all three sat with injuries to the Saints; and that's obviously great news for QB Cam Newton, who is coming off a career-worst effort in the setback to New Orleans. Note though that Newton threw for 306 yards and two TD's and ran for 52 with a pair of scores in a 30-22 win at Philadelphia back in 2012. Also note that Carolina is 6-1 ATS in its last seven as a road dog in the 3.5 to 7.5 points range and 5-3 ATS after two or more consecutive SU losses, while the Eagles are just 7-8 ATS their last 15 vs. teams with losing records and only 2-4 ATS their last six as a home fav in the 3.5 to 7.5 points range. You may want to also consider "sprinkling a little" on the money line as well, in my opinion all signs point to the PANTHERS as the savvy move in this one.

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