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The 3-3 Carolina Panthers are .500 and on a two-game winning streak for what feels like the first time in living memory. Dave Canales has discovered the strength of this team centers around stopping the run on defense and establishing the run on offense.
That hasn’t stopped online sportsbooks from remaining skeptical of the black cats, even against some of the most meager competition the NFL has to offer. FanDuel opened their Week 7 odds with the Panthers as +1.5 road underdogs to the New York Jets.
Carolina has yet to show up and offer a complete performance on the road and the Jets are hungry for their first win of the 2025 season. Betting since odds opened has moved that line to favor the Panthers, but fan confidence and oddsmaker confidence are far from the same thing. Here is where the odds are now.
Panthers: -1.5 (-115)
Jets: +1.5 (-105)
42.5 (-105/-115)
Panthers: -130
Jets: +100
Remember that home-field advantage is traditionally accounted for by spotting the home team—New York, in this case—three points on the spread. That would have the Panthers favored by -1.5 by the opening odds or by -4.5 with the current line on a neutral field.
There is no revenge game angle this week, but the Panthers are going to see if they can bring the Buckle Up Show, presented by Rico Dowdle on the road this week and finally offer their fans some real hope for meaningful football in October and beyond.
The above odds were current as of the writing of this post. You can take a look at—and place a bet on—live odds for this game and more here at FanDuel Sportsbook.
