The Carolina Panthers (2-2) and Jacksonville Jaguars (2-2) will square off for a cross-conference clash on Sunday, October 6th, 2019, at the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. The game will be broadcasted on CBS at 1:00 PM ET. The Panthers come into this series owning a two-game winning streak both against the spread and straight up. Jacksonville and Carolina last met in 2015, where the Panthers defeated the Jaguars 20-9 to cover as a three-point favorite.
Carolina Panthers at Jacksonville Jaguars Key Injury Concerns
At this point, it is old news, but both Jacksonville and Carolina will be playing this game without their starting quarterbacks listed in the pre-season. Both Cam Newton and Nick Foles will be absent for this game, which leaves it in the hands of quarterbacks Gardner Minshew and Kyle Allen, both of whom are quickly becoming local legends in both team’s camps.
Carolina Panthers at Jacksonville Jaguars Overview
Carolina Panthers
The Panthers staged their second straight upset when they defeated the Houston Texans on the road last Sunday. Closing as a 5.5-point underdog, the Panthers went onto win the game 16-10 and extended their winning streak to two games.
Jacksonville Jaguars
In similar fashion to their counterparts, the Jaguars are also coming into this game riding a two-game winning streak and have been the authors of two consecutive upset wins while doing so. For the Jags, they have now covered in three straight outings. Most recently, the Jaguars came from two scores down to defeat the Denver Broncos in the Mile High City last Sunday by a score of 26-24 despite taking back 2.5 points at the kick-off.
Reasons to Avoid Jacksonville
The manner in which Jacksonville won last week sets them up to come in a little flat this week. After all, the Jaguars rallied back from 14 points down and then had to weather the storm when Denver once again nosed to the front late in the fourth quarter. The Jags would escape on a game-winning field goal, and thus the emotional wear-and-tear of the victory could be felt in their follow-up.
Reasons to Back Carolina
Last week, dogs were barking all across the league as underdogs went 10-5 ATS in Week Four. One of the more publicly-played dogs the previous week was the Jacksonville Jaguars. There is little question that Jacksonville will likely be a public dog this week as a result of these narratives as we have already seen 58% of the market jump on the Jags in this spot. Nevertheless, Carolina is offered at a notoriously favorite-friendly number, which is designed to entice action on the Jaguars given the easy cover prospect should they lose by a field goal. However, the Panthers were priced in this range two weeks ago initially when they were up against the Arizona Cardinals. After the news concerning Cam Newton surfaced, the Cats moved to a dog very quickly, but that didn’t make a difference as the Panthers routed the Cards demonstrating why they were an initial 3.5-point choice. The field goal was irrelevant as Carolina won 38-20 against the Red Birds.
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