What a weekend. I managed to keep my head above water (.500). Atlanta, Jax & Detriot couldn't have beat my sons High School team this week. Absolutely unexcuseable. Anyway enough complaining.....
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-6) at Carolina Panthers (4-4)
Bank of America Stadium- Charlotte, North Carolina
Odds: Carolina as a 9 1/2-point favorite, total set at 37.
Series: Carolina (7-5)
Last Meeting: 09/24/06 (Carolina, 26-24 at Tampa Bay)
Last Week: The Tampa Bay lost to New Orleans, 31-14 at home, while Carolina is fresh off their bye week.
Tampa Bay is struggling on both sides of the ball, their "O" led by rookie QB Gradkowski, that ranks last in the NFC in total "O" and also ranks 22nd in "D".
On the otherhand, the Panthers "O" has been unpredictable, but should have one of their better performances playing at home against the struggling Bucs. Expect unpredictable QB Delhomme & Co. to destroy the Bucs secondary, while returning RB D. Williams helps burn them on the ground.
Both teams haven't been exciting offensively this season. Carolina is averaging just 17 ppg, while the Bucs are a horrible 12.8 ppg and just 17 pts in the past 2.
Carolina is 20-8 ATS off a SU chalk loss, 12-4 ATS off scoring less than 15 pts in 2-straight games, 18-9 ATS off a loss of less than 9 pts, 8-3 ATS in this series and 4-1 ATS in its last 5 meetings at home.
Carolina has won 6 of their last 7 vs Tampa Bay.
Carolina is 0-3-1 against the spread at Bank of America Stadium :mj08:
Tampa is a hedious 1-11 ATS on the road off a pair of SU losses.
The total has gone 'under' in 5 of last 6 meetings at Carolina and 8 of the last 10 Monday Night games, thus far this season.
-9.5
Best to all
SC
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-6) at Carolina Panthers (4-4)
Bank of America Stadium- Charlotte, North Carolina
Odds: Carolina as a 9 1/2-point favorite, total set at 37.
Series: Carolina (7-5)
Last Meeting: 09/24/06 (Carolina, 26-24 at Tampa Bay)
Last Week: The Tampa Bay lost to New Orleans, 31-14 at home, while Carolina is fresh off their bye week.
Tampa Bay is struggling on both sides of the ball, their "O" led by rookie QB Gradkowski, that ranks last in the NFC in total "O" and also ranks 22nd in "D".
On the otherhand, the Panthers "O" has been unpredictable, but should have one of their better performances playing at home against the struggling Bucs. Expect unpredictable QB Delhomme & Co. to destroy the Bucs secondary, while returning RB D. Williams helps burn them on the ground.
Both teams haven't been exciting offensively this season. Carolina is averaging just 17 ppg, while the Bucs are a horrible 12.8 ppg and just 17 pts in the past 2.
Carolina is 20-8 ATS off a SU chalk loss, 12-4 ATS off scoring less than 15 pts in 2-straight games, 18-9 ATS off a loss of less than 9 pts, 8-3 ATS in this series and 4-1 ATS in its last 5 meetings at home.
Carolina has won 6 of their last 7 vs Tampa Bay.
Carolina is 0-3-1 against the spread at Bank of America Stadium :mj08:
Tampa is a hedious 1-11 ATS on the road off a pair of SU losses.
The total has gone 'under' in 5 of last 6 meetings at Carolina and 8 of the last 10 Monday Night games, thus far this season.
-9.5
Best to all
SC
