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• The Carolina Panthers (3-4 overall, 3-4 ATS) will host the Atlanta Falcons (1-6 overall, 2-5 ATS) on Thursday Night Football in Week 8. 

• The OVER has gone 3-3-1 in Carolina’s games and 4-3 in Atlanta’s games. In this contest, we’re listing OVER 49 points as a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ value and are projecting 52 total points to be scored.

• BetQL’s NFL Model has gone 14-4 (77.78%) on all ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ NFL bets over the last two weeks! 

• In their first meeting of the season (Week 5), Carolina defeated Atlanta 23-16 and benefitted from 17 second-quarter points. However, both Christian McCaffrey and Julio Jones missed that game.

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REVISITING THE FIRST MEETING 

In their first meeting of the season, Teddy Bridgewater went 27-of-36 for 313 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions. Mike Davis, filling in for the injured McCaffrey, carried the ball 16 times for 89 yards and also caught nine passes for 60 yards and a touchdown. Robbie Anderson (eight catches for 112 yards) and D.J. Moore (four catches for 93 yards and a touchdown) also were productive in what was a concentrated Panthers attack. 

Meanwhile, Matt Ryan clearly missed the services of the injured Jones. The quarterback went 21-of-37 for 226 yards, no touchdowns and an interception. From a skill position perspective, only Todd Gurley II (14 carres for 121 yards and a touchdown, four catches for 29 yards) and Calvin Ridley (eight receptions for 136 yards) were able to make things happen. No other Falcons receiver caught more than two passes or recorded more than 16 receiving yards. 

Overall, it was a relatively clean, even game. Carolina went 6-of-12 on third down while Atlanta went 6-of-13. The Panthers had 437 total yards while the Falcons had 373. Carolina had four penalties while Atlanta had three. The Panthers managed 6.9 yards per play while the Falcons were more conservative in that regard and averaged 5.9. Overall, neither team had a distinct advantage to use as a predictive measure for this contest.

MCCAFFREY’S POTENTIAL RETURN

Although he hasn’t officially been ruled in, McCaffrey was taken off the IR on Tuesday and has been practicing in limited fashion to start the week. 

“I’m hopeful (that he will be able to play Thursday). I have to see how he responds to getting out there today,” Panthers coach Matt Rhule told reporters on Tuesday, per the Charlotte Observer. “But it was great to have him out there.”

“I think he looks good, he looks like he’s moving around great, so just again, we’ll let the medical people and him just determine how much he can do or when he can go out and play in the game,” Rhule added.

If McCaffrey gets cleared, that’ll be great news for Carolina’s offense and terrible news for Atlanta’s defense. Last season, the superstar running back lit the Falcons up in their two meetings (14 carries, 70 rushing yards, 11 receptions, 121 receiving yards on November 17th and then 11 carries, 53 rushing yards, 11 receptions and 82 receiving yards on December 8th. In his absence, Davis has performed admirably and should also be factored into the game plan. 

THIRD DOWN WOES 

In their 27-24 loss to the Saints in Week 7, the Panthers set a single-game franchise low in defensive third-down efficiency, allowing New Orleans to convert 12-of-14 third down attempts (85.7%). 

Think about how terrible that is for a second.

Armed with Jones, Ridley, tight end Hayden Hurst, wideout Russell Gage and Gurley out of the backfield, Ryan should be able to take advantage of Carolina’s banged up defense, which was only able to sack Drew Brees once last week. When under pressure, Ryan has historically struggled mightily compared to when he has time in the pocket. Ryan had a top-five passing grade in the NFL from a clean pocket last season, per PFF, and should operate with one most of the time in this contest.

To make matters worse for Carolina’s defense, over their last three games, the Falcons have converted 50% of their third-down attempts, good for 5th in the NFL during that span. Carolina has also allowed a 47.06% third-down conversion rate at home, the 9th-worst mark in the league. 

MODEL PROJECTION & MGM OFFER

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