Carolina Panthers (3-4) vs. Atlanta Falcons (3-3)
October 31, 2021 1:00 pm EDT
The Line: Atlanta Falcons -2.5 / Carolina Panthers +2.5; Over/Under: 48.5
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The Atlanta Falcons meet the Carolina Panthers in a week 8 NFC South division matchup in NFL action from Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
The Carolina Panthers will try to snap a four-game losing streak after a 25-3 loss to the New York Giants in their last game. Sam Darnold has thrown for 1,684 yards, 7 touchdowns and 8 interceptions while Chuba Hubbard leads Carolina’s ground attack with 309 rushing yards this season. DJ Moore leads the Panthers in receiving with 46 grabs for 586 yards and 3 TDs while Robby Anderson has 204 receiving yards with a pair of touchdowns and another five Panthers have 100+ receiving yards this season. On defense, Sean Chandler and Jeremy Chinn have a team-high 38 total tackles apiece while Haason Reddick has a team-high 6.5 sacks and Brian Burns has 4 sacks this season.
The Atlanta Falcons will try to add to a 30-28 win over Miami in their last game. Matt Ryan has thrown for 1,668 yards, 12 touchdowns and 4 interceptions on 68% passing while Cordarrelle Patterson leads the Falcons with 233 rushing yards and Mike Davis has 214 rushing yards as well this season. Kyle Pitts leads Atlanta’s receivers with 471 receiving yards and 31 catches while Patterson and Calvin Ridley have a combined 477 receiving yards and 6 touchdowns with Patterson logging 4 TDs and Ridley posting 31 catches of his own this season. On defense, Foyesade Oluokun leads Atlanta with 61 total tackles while Deion Jones has 58 total tackles and a pair of sacks.
Carolina is 8-2 ATS in their last 10 road games and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games overall while the under is 4-1 in their last 5 games following a loss. Atlanta is 10-3 ATS in their last 13 games against a team with a losing record and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 division games while the over is 4-1 in their last 5 games overall.
Well, I backed the Panthers based on their record against subpar teams, a category which the New York Giants fall into, and that blew up in my face. Atlanta hasn’t been spectacular this season, but they’ve at least been winning games here and there and the Panthers are a shell of the team that started the year 3-0. Give me the Falcons in this one.
