Atlanta @ Carolina
Carolina +6 -110 over Atlanta

Pinnacle +6 -111 ET365 +6 -110 Sportsinteraction +6 -110 888Sport +6 -110

Posted at 9:30 AM EST. Odds subject to change.

Carolina +6 -110 over Atlanta

4:25 PM EST. The Falcons are 3-2, but a closer look at their resume shows they are living on the edge after playing four straight games that were decided by a touchdown or less, including a 36-30 overtime decision over the Buccaneers on Thursday Night Football to get the party started in Week 5.

That TNF contest was a wild one, but it was also one the Dirty Birds were fortunate to win. The same could be said for their 26-24 Week 4 win over the Saints, as well as their improbable Week 2 win over the Eagles, in which they marched down the field in the final minute to score the game-winning touchdown—only possible because of a few lucky breaks along the way. The point is the Falcons are a few bounces away from being 2-3, 1-4, or even 0-5.

There is no sugarcoating the spot in which Carolina finds itself again this season, as they are in the basement of the league standings through five weeks. The Panthers are 1-4 after another double-digit loss, this time to the Bears in Chicago, 36-10. In their four losses, Carolina has lost by margins of 37, 10, and 26, yet the oddsmakers made them a “dog-friendly” +6-point pooch in this spot. Why?

With a number like this, not only are the books exposed on the point spread, but they have also made this game an easy target for money line parlays and teasers. On the surface, this looks like a beatable number, and perhaps the Falcons will win and cover with ease, but when the oddsmakers tell us something, we listen.

Sherwood

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Our Pick

Carolina +6 -110 (Risking 2.20 units - To Win: 2.00)