NFL Week 15 odds, best bets: Chiefs-Patriots will be an offensive struggle, Browns blast Bears with Joe Flacco

If you want to know my feelings about the Carolina Panthers as an overall organization, you can read them all right here. But as a team worth investing in from a betting perspective? Let’s let Bart Simpson handle that:

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How many times can this team NOT COVER? They were absolutely in the game against the Saints, holding the ball, moving down the field to try and get within the number. And then, in wildly unnecessary fashion, they got blown out when Derek Carr threw a couple of short touchdown passes that helped pad his stats. 

You can’t even COVER against a below .500 division rival starting a quarterback with a rib injury and a shoulder injury coming off his second concussion of the season. Carr had no real reason to start or play in this game other than being terrifyingly insecure of Jameis Winston stealing his job. 

He finished the half with 41 passing yards and somehow managed to finish the third quarter with 37 passing yards. And the Saints still won handily and covered handily! That’s not a New Orleans thing, that’s a Carolina thing. So even though the Panthers probably find a way to cover this week as a home dog against another below .500 division opponent — one they’ve seen twice now! — I am out. Is Week 15 embarrassingly late to get off this derailed train? You bet it is but better late than never! 

Onto this week’s best bets coming off a .500 effort last week. 

Yes, we are backing Joe Flacco as a home favorite in Week 15 the year of our Lord 2023. The Bears future appears bright suddenly, but it feels a little bit like Chicago in the preseason, when everyone decided the Bears were in great shape and about to win a ton of games. Chicago’s recent success has come largely on defense — and it’s been impressive — but also with…


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Author : Will Brinson

Publish date : 2023-12-14 19:31:51

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