Football Odds – Arizona Cardinals at Carolina Panthers. When was the last time you saw a 1-11 team favored in football odds? It may have happened in NFL history but it is something you almost never see. The Carolina Panthers are 1-11 on the season but they are laying almost a field goal at home in NFL betting lines against the Arizona Cardinals.
Panthers -2.5, total 38 at Sbgglobal
This is definitely one of the uglier games of the NFL season. The Cardinals are 4-9 but they have a rookie going at quarterback in John Skelton. He might be better than the Panthers rookie though. Jimmy Clausen has been terrible this season for the Panthers and inspires confidence. The question to ask is why the Panthers are favored. Carolina is on track for the first pick in next year’s NFL Draft so in reality they would be better off not winning this game. You can’t tell that to the players though.
Running to Win
The Panthers have a decent running attack with Jonathan Stewart and Mike Goodson so they should have success in this game against Arizona’s terrible run defense. Carolina’s run defense is rotten as well so Arizona should be able to move the ball on the ground with Tim Hightower and Beanie Wells.
Arizona Trends
The Cardinals do not have many good trends in their favor so perhaps that is why Carolina is favored. The Cardinals are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games as an underdog. The Cardinals are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 road games. The Cardinals are 1-5 against the NFL betting lines in their last 6 vs. the NFC. The Cardinals are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 meetings at Carolina and the underdog in this series is 4-0 ATS in their last 4 meetings.
Carolina Trends
The Panthers don’t have many good numbers either but at least they are 10-3 ATS in their last 13 games in December. The Panthers are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games as a home favorite. The Panthers are 0-5 against the football odds in their last 5 vs. the NFC.
Total Trends
The Over is 42-16 in the Cardinals last 58 games as a road underdog. The Over is 4-0-1 in the Panthers last 5 games overall. The Under is 20-6 in the Panthers last 26 games as a home favorite.