Panthers vs. Lions predictions: Game odds, player props, best sports betting promo code bonuses
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Seeking their first win of the season, the Carolina Panthers visit the Detroit Lions in a Week 5 Sunday matchup. Kickoff from Ford Field is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET on FOX.
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Jumping out to a 10-0 lead against the 0-3 Minnesota Vikings at home in Week 4, the Panthers had a golden opportunity to break into the win column.
But Minnesota scored 21 of the game’s final 24 points to send Carolina to 0-4, the only winless team.
Top overall pick Bryce Young has struggled so far with two touchdown passes, two interceptions and three fumbles. Meanwhile, the injury-wracked Carolina defense ranks 25th in points surrendered per game (25.5) and 27th against the run (136.3 yards).
Detroit, meanwhile, is 3-1 and sitting atop the NFC North.
The Lions’ have featured a well-balanced offensive attack that ranks eighth in both scoring (26.5) and total yards (386.3).
Aidan Hutchinson and the Detroit defense have clamped down of late, bagging 12 sacks and permitting only two TDs over their last two games.
As a result, the Lions have risen to 10/10.5-point favorites at most sites with a game total of 44.5 points.
It’s always tricky laying double digits in the NFL, especially with the Lions in a potential letdown spot coming off their big Week 4 division win in Green Bay.
But Detroit holds almost all the matchup advantages, and it’s tough to trust Young and a banged-up Panthers team on the road against a Detroit team that’s starting to hit on all cylinders.
Running behind one of the league’s top offensive lines, Montgomery has had at least 16 carries and 67 rushing yards in all three games he’s played in this season, including a season-high 121 yards and three TDs on 32 carries vs. Green Bay.
And with the Panthers a double-digit road underdog and having surrendered the third-highest rushing yards average (119.8 per game) to opposing running backs so far, it’s a bright green over light on Montgomery’s rushing yards prop total this week.
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