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NFL football betting action sees the Carolina Panthers taking on the Atlanta Falcons Sunday December 28th at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, GA . Cappers Picks provides free NFL football handicapping tips all season long.
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Carolina Panthers (6-8-1) vs. Atlanta Falcons (6-9)
Venue/ Stadium: Georgia Dome, Atlanta, GA
Time/Date: 4:25 PM EST Sunday, December 28, 2014
NFL Betting Odds
NFL Betting Point Spread: Falcons -4
NFL Betting Over/Under Odds: 47.5
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Carolina Panthers vs. Atlanta Falcons Preview
On the season the Panthers are 7-8 ATS and they have an O/U record of 8-7 and the Falcons are 7-8 ATS and they have an Under record of 6-9.
This season the Falcons are 3-4 at home and the Panthers are 2-4-1 on the road.
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In their last games the Falcons beat the New Orleans Saints 30-14 and the Panthers beat the Cleveland Browns 17-13.
Hard to believe, but this game will decide who wins the NFC South. The winner of this game will be only the 2nd team ever to win their division with a losing record. The Falcons are coming off a HUGE win in New Orleans and in this game they are the 4-point betting favorite.
In mid November in Carolina the Falcons beat the Panthers 19-17.
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The Panthers have kept their season alive by winning their last 3 games while the Falcons snapped their 2-game losing streak with a win over the Saints.
Cam Newton leads the Panthers and you cannot question his toughness playing through injuries from a car accident in the Cleveland game. He was sold in the win over the Browns and WR Kelvin Benjamin and TE Greg Olsen each have over 980 receiving yards and have combined for 15 TD. The Falcons’ pass defense does rank dead last in the league and while they gave up 273 passing yards last week to New Orleans they had 2 picks and 5 sacks.
The Falcons stuffed the run holding New Orleans to only 53 rushing yards and this week they face Jonathan Stewart, who rushed for 122 yards last week and Newton, who is Carolina’s 2nd leading rusher.
Even with a losing record Atlanta QB Matt Ryan has put up legit numbers and it helps rto have 2 great WR’s in Julio Jones and Roddy White. Ryan passed for 322 yards with a TD and 0 INT in the Saints’ win and will face a Carolina pass D that ranks 9th in the league.
The Falcons have struggled to run the ball all season and even in beating the Saints last week they only had 81 rushing yards. Steven Jackson should be back from his quad injury and will face a Panthers’ run defense that ranks 19th in the league, but played well last week.
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The Carolina defense has given up an average of 13 ppg in their 3 game winning streak.
NFL Week 17 Betting Trends
* Carolina is 3-7 ATS in their last 10 road games.
* Carolina is 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games overall.
* Atlanta is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games following a S.U. win.
* Atlanta is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 home games vs. a team with a losing road record.
* the home team is 4-0 ATS in the last 4 games between these 2 teams.
4* Cappers NFL Free Pick
Going with the last betting trend in this one, as because the Falcons are at home they will win and cover the spread.
Check out our Updated NFL Week 17 Odds.
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