CAROLINA PANTHERS ?3 (Sunday) - The Panthers have actually been competitive at home this season, and they erupted for 52 points vs. Cincinnati the last time they played here. If we factor out a 41-0 whitewashing at the hands of Atlanta, Carolina has outscored its other 6 home opponents by an average of 5.3 points, nearly double this week?s line. Interestingly, they are also 36-17, 67.9% ATS when coming off of a road game, and they were at Pittsburgh last week. The Bears played spoiler vs. the playoff-hopeful Jets at home last week, but they will have a difficult time finding some inspiration for this game. Chicago is just 1-6 S/U and 2-5 ATS on the road this season, losing those games by an average of 8.4 points.
