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Philadelphia Eagles vs. Carolina Panthers Betting Odds provide for an excellent middling opportunity whereby you can bet both sides of this game.
Pinnacle Sports had a line of Philadelphia -1. Bodog had Carolina at +2 ½. The bad news is that Pinnacle does not take US customers, so this middling opportunity was available to Gambling911.com readers living in Canada and Europe.
The Eagles were getting 75 percent of the betting action heading into Friday evening.
The Eagles were listed with +675 odds of winning the 2010 Super Bowl whereas the Carolina Panthers were a much bigger long shot at +3950 odds at Sportsbetting.com.
Important things to consider when betting the Philadelphia Eagles vs. Carolina Panthers game:
Last meeting
In Week 13 of the 2006 season, the Eagles got a sensational performance from Jeff Garcia (312 yards and 3 TDs) and held off the visiting Panthers, 27-24. Philadelphia has gone 3-1 this decade against the Panthers, beating them each of those times by more than the current spread. There is a catch however as the last two games (all wins) were played in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Carolina Panthers Betting Odds trends include:
The Eagles are 1-7-1 ATS in their last 9 games as a road favorite of 0.5-3.0.
The Eagles are 3-11-1 ATS in their last 15 games as a favorite of 0.5-3.0.
The Under is 11-2 in Panthers last 13 games in Week 1.
From NFL.com:
Keep your eyes on Brian Westbrook's explosiveness: The two-time Pro Bowl running back missed the entire preseason after offseason ankle surgery. If he doesn't look ready against Carolina, impressive rookie LeSean McCoy could be called upon to pick up the slack.
Sean McDermott's debut: Over the past decade, Philadelphia has fielded some of the best defenses in the league. The constant over that time frame was defensive coordinator Jim Johnson, who died of cancer in the offseason. Johnson's protégé, McDermott, has taken over, but the team's lackluster preseason defensively has done nothing to quiet concerns about his readiness.
Jake Delhomme's psyche: The last time we saw the Panthers quarterback in a game that mattered was in the divisional round of last year's playoffs when he suffered through a terrible postseason performance. Despite that poor outing, his steady regular-season play earned him a contract extension in the offseason, but will there be a lingering effect from his playoff disappointment?
Dan Shapiro, Gambling911.com
