NFL Odds: Seahawks vs Panthers Pick
NFL Week 8 Regular Season action sees the Seattle Seahawks taking on the Carolina Panthers on Sunday October 26 at Bank of America Stadium. Cappers Picks provides free *NFL* handicapping tips all season long.
If I told you before the season that after seven weeks the Seattle Seahawks and the Carolina Panthers would have a combined six wins, you would have thought I was crazy.
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Seattle (3-3) at Carolina (3-3-1)
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, October 26, 2014
Where: Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina
Broadcast: CBS
NFL Week 8 Betting Lines
Seattle Seahawks Week 8 Line: -4.5
Carolina Panthers Week 8 Line: +4.5
Week 8 Over/Under: 45
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But that is where we are at heading into an important Week 8 game in Carolina. One of these teams will be below .500 on Sunday night – looking up at the multitude of teams they will have to leapfrog just to qualify for the playoffs – incredible.
Seahawks
Don’t blame Russell Wilson for Seattle’s second consecutive loss – he threw for 311 yards and rushed for 106 yards in Seattle’s Week 7 228-26 loss to the Rams. He became the first quarterback in NFL history to record at least 300 passing yards and 100 rushing yards in one game.
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Bad discipline and a couple of crazy plays on special teams sunk the Hawks as well as 10 more penalties – an issue that has plagued Seattle all season long.
The good news is that the lack of discipline is something that can be fixed. There is still little denying the talent that Seattle trots out in the field on a weekly basis.
Marshawn Lynch is due for a monster game, Doug Baldwin looked like the second coming of Steve Largent this past Sunday and Russell Wilson is… Russell Wilson.
Some more good news comes in the form of their opposition this Sunday. Carolina owns the seventh worst run defense in the NFL and they are the seventh worst total defense in the league. The Hawks have looked out of sync offensively lately but a date with the Panthers may be just what the doctor ordered.
Defensively the Hawks looked OK last week after getting exposed the week before against Dallas. The Hawks held the Rams to 272 yards of offense and despite a number of starters forced to sit with injuries; this unit looked to be on the road back to dominance.
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Panthers
Let’s be honest – the Panthers looked awful last week in their 38-17 loss to the Packers – a team that Seattle has already beaten this year. Carolina’s defense was battered again by Aaron Rodgers who completed a staggering 19-of22 passes for 255 yards and three TDs.
The run defense allowed previously unflattering Green Bay rushers 172 yards in the loss – not a good sign when the Seahawks are coming to town.
It all boils down to the Panthers defense not keeping the team in games this year. Carolina is allowing 27.8 points per game – almost double what they allowed last season and leaving games up to Cam Newton and his underwhelming offense to get it done.
And when Cam struggles, the team loses as witnessed by his 17-of-31 for 205 yard effort last week.
It’s not like the running game is going to help! Carolina has used four different starters at running back this season – none of which played particularly well.
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NFL Week 8 Betting Trends
• SEA are 7-1 ATS in their last 8 games on grass.
• Over is 7-2 in SEA last 9 games in Week 8.
• SEA are 12-4 ATS in their last 16 road games.
• Under is 9-2 in CAR last 11 vs. NFC.
• CAR are 8-2-1 ATS in their last 11 home games.
• Over is 8-3 in CAR last 11 games in Week 8.
Expect the Panthers and their defense to be the cure that the Seahawks have been craving the last two weeks. Dysfunction, controversy and questions about where the defense has been will be replaced with one simple question – WHERE HAS THAT EFFORT BEEN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS!
NFL Week 8 Betting Prediction
Take the Seahawks to roll against a terrible Carolina defense Sunday and for the Seahawks defense to make a much needed statement.
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