The Carolina Panthers will enter this Week 4 matchup with the Houston Texans without their starting quarterback Cam Newton for a second straight game.

While Newton's backup Kyle Allen guided the team to a 38-20 win over Arizona last Sunday, I expect to see a very different result here against a very different team. Houston's elite pass rush led by J.J. Watt and Whitney Mercilus (who already has four sacks) recorded five sacks in a huge 27-20 road victory against the Los Angeles Chargers last time out. I think it's safe to assume that they have the potential to make life miserable for the inexperienced 23-year-old who has just three career games under his belt.

As for Houston's offense, QB Deshaun Watson completed 25-of-34 passes for 351 yards and three touchdowns last week and I think the Panthers will find it very hard to slow down this Houston offense on its own turf.

Panthers are 2-7 ATS in their last 9 games following a straight up win. Texans are 14-3 ATS in their last 17 games in Week 4.

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