NFL Week 3: Carolina Panthers at Seattle Seahawks Betting Preview

Nothing about the introductory sentence gives bettors a clue on how to bet the Carolina Panthers (0-2) at the Seattle Seahawks (1-1). Carolina has failed to cover this season after pushing (+3) in a 20-17 loss against the New Orleans Saints on Monday Night Football. Seattle got their first cover of the year against the Detroit Lions (-5) with an outright 37-31 overtime win. The Seahawks opened as a 4-point home favorite, but that number has been pounded up to -6.5 behind 72% of the spread dollars. Kickoff is scheduled for 4:05 pm ET / 1:05 pm PT and can be seen on CBS. Let’s continue our Panthers vs Seahawks betting preview with a look at both teams from a betting perspective.

The Panthers Need to Shock The World

Next to Atlanta and Detroit, this NFL match-up gives us the biggest line movement of any game on the week three betting board. The next logical question is why. We know that rookie quarterback Bryce Young was held out of practice this week with an ankle injury leaving some to speculate if a Carolina wager would be in support of Andy Dalton.

We weren’t aware that Young’s play was so spectacular that it would warrant a massive line move in anticipation of his absence, but here we are. Either way, Carolina was never an attractive option after failing to cover 12 of their last 20 games getting six points or more.

Since 2013, Carolina is 13-20 ATS when getting 65% or more of the public support. The Panthers can’t afford to sink further toward the bottom of the NFL standings. We move on with our Panthers vs Seahawks preview by turning our attention to Seattle.

Seahawks Defense Has A Chance to Be Better

Seattle is 1-1, but one thing is for sure, this isn’t the same Seahawks defense that we watched win five NFC West titles from 2010-2020. Looking at the recent NFL team stats, Seattle is next to last in total defense with 422 yards allowed per game.

Only the Los Angeles Chargers are worst at 438.5 per game. Most of that is because of a pass defense that is ranked 30th while allowing 325 yards per game, a direct reflection of Seattle’s 30.5 points allowed through two weeks.

Those numbers are not guaranteed to get better this week after it was revealed that defensive lineman Myles Adams will be the only player who was with the team last year after injuries. All this and Seattle won last week despite losing both starting tackles and cornerback Riq Woolen. We conclude our Panthers vs Seahawks betting preview with our official selection.

Go Against Sound Handicapping Advice

We learned a long time ago to not put money behind teams with line problems, offensive or defensive. We’re staring at that logic right and the face as we place a wager on the other side. We don’t think that even with the Seahawks’ poor defensive showing early, the Panthers are a team that can take advantage of a weak defense.

They are more of a team that Seattle can get healthy against, regardless of who the signal caller is on Sunday. Since 2009, Carolina is 9-14 ATS when coming off a short week and 36-46 ATS in their last 82 games against the NFC. Seahawks Head Coach Pete Carroll is 41-40 ATS since 2018 (1-1 in 2023), and Panthers coach Fran Reich is 36-36 ATS in his career.

Apparently, we’re not finding an edge in the coaching department with both failing to establish a reputation for being a reliable wager. We think the Seahawks are going to roll in this one but it’s going to be sloppy. That does it for our Panthers vs Seahawks betting preview, we wish you the best with your wagers this weekend.

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