Vegas predicts we go 9 and 7

[Captain Morgan]

http://www.espn.com/chalk/story/_/id/19344858/nfl-full-odds-2017-carolina-panthers-games   

 

Week 1

Panthers (-4.5) at 49ers

Week 2

Bills at Panthers (-3.5)

Week 3

Saints at Panthers (-3)

Week 4

Panthers at Patriots (-9)

Week 5

Panthers at Lions (-2)

 

Week 6

Eagles at Panthers (-4)

Week 7

Panthers (-1.5) at Bears

Week 8

Panthers at Buccaneers (-2.5)

Week 9

Falcons (-1) at Panthers

Week 10

Dolphins at Panthers (-3)

Week 11

BYE

Week 12

Panthers (-3) at Jets

Week 13

Panthers at Saints (-2.5)

Week 14

Vikings at Panthers (-3)

Week 15

Packers (-2) at Panthers

Week 16

Buccaneers at Panthers (-3)

[therealmjl]

The lines in every game (except Pats) are extremely close.

 

[Dex]

Cam has never lost to BB & TB12 during the regular season or playoffs.

[Nate Dogg]

I wanna say we were favored in pretty much every game last season except @SEA and maybe @Den @ATL and we saw how the season turned out. Maybe being the under dog a few more times will be good for us.

[OBXPantha]

Excuse my ignorance but I don't know anything about vegas betting.  Can someone explain the numbers?  Every number is a negative.  At face value it looks like we are going to lose all of our games. ??

[DeeJay]

lol vegas odds change so much,

going 14-2 Mark it,

Split with the falcons and losing by 3 to the pats,

Julius will have a field day with arron rogers 

[Cary Kollins]

17 minutes ago, OBXPantha said:

Excuse my ignorance but I don't know anything about vegas betting.  Can someone explain the numbers?  Every number is a negative.  At face value it looks like we are going to lose all of our games. ??

 

The team with the -3 (or whatever number) next to it means that team is favored to win by 3 points. So, for example if the Panthers are -3 favorites over the Bucs, the Panthers are basically starting 3 points in the hole in terms of you winning the bet....meaning the Panthers would have to win by 4 or more points for you to win your bet.

If the Panthers are -3, and they win by 3, that is called a push and you would get your bet back. If the Panthers win by less than 3, that means the Bucs "covered", and you would lose your bet. Having a little money on games makes them much more stressful. For example, the game might be over for all intents and purposes, but you still need to sweat it till the last second.

For example, if the Panthers are -3 and up by 9 with 10 seconds left, the game is basically over. BUT, if the Bucs are driving against the Panthers prevent defense, you're hoping they don't score 7 point to pull a "backdoor cover". Those are the worst/best depending on what side you're on.

 

Also, as always with Vegas odds, Vegas is not making a prediction. All Vegas cares about is making money, and their job is to pick a number that will have equal bets for the favorite and the underdog.

[uncfan888]

14 minutes ago, OBXPantha said:

Excuse my ignorance but I don't know anything about vegas betting.  Can someone explain the numbers?  Every number is a negative.  At face value it looks like we are going to lose all of our games. ??

Vegas numbers are just there to try to get equal betting on both teams. In the first game, the Panthers are -4.5 so they're giving 4.5 points to the niners. That means if the Panthers win by 5, they cover and people that bet on the Panthers win. If they lose or win by 1-4, they didn't cover and people that bet on the niners win

[OBXPantha]

2 minutes ago, Cary Kollins said:

 

The team with the -3 (or whatever number) next to it means that team is favored to win by 3 points. So, for example if the Panthers are -3 favorites over the Bucs, the Panthers are basically starting 3 points in the hole in terms of you winning the bet....meaning the Panthers would have to win by 4 or more point for you to win your bet.

Also, as always with Vegas odds, Vegas is not making a prediction. All Vegas cares about is making money, and their job is to pick a number that will have equal bets for the favorite and the underdog.

That makes sense.  Thanks!

[Craig Pruitt]

After last years debacle, I'd be happy if we could finish above .500. So, 9-7 would do that and set us up for an opportunity to finally reach consecutive winning seasons in 2018, something this franchise has surprisingly never achieved. 

Still, even that would be a little disappointing after the good offseason we've had. If we could hit 10 wins I think I'd be a bit more optimistic about the future. But, 10 wins isn't a guarantee to make the playoffs in the NFC this year. NE is the top team in the league, but from the top to bottom I think the NFC is a tougher conference.

 

[Sasquatch]

Last year's prediction was 12-4.

 

Just sayin'

 

 

I'll just add this for entertainment value

"Carolina Panthers: 12-4. It would be crazy to think the Panthers will flirt with another undefeated season as they did a year ago in going 15-1. It would be crazier to think they will lose more than four games with the bulk of the team that won the NFC Championship back. The overall schedule is harder with rematches against each of their three playoff opponents (Seattle, Arizona, Denver) and a franchise-record five prime-time games. But the rest of the NFC South remains in a rebuilding mode, so a fourth consecutive division title seems in order. -- David Newton"

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/15204630/2016-nfl-schedule-season-predictions-analysis-regular-season-picks-games

[pantherphan96]

Only -1.5 @ the Bears? I know home team gets 3pt advantage but the Bears are gonna be terrible.

[brandon_87]

9-10 is pretty realistic, only the clown on this site think we are a 13 win team

[beastson]

I see a 9-11 win team right now.