Carolina Panthers vs Atlanta Falcons Prediction, 10/30/2022 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Week 8

Game: Carolina Panthers vs Atlanta Falcons

Date: Sunday, October 30, 2022

Location: Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, GA

TV: FOX

Odds/Point Spread: Falcons (-6.5)

Total/Over-Under: 41

The Atlanta Falcons (3-4) are welcoming the Carolina Panthers (2-5) at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Sunday. Carolina opens this matchup as 6.5-point dogs from oddsmakers. The total comes in at 41.

The Carolina Panthers come into this game with a record of 2-5 this season. The last time they stepped on the football field, the Panthers played against the Buccaneers and earned the victory with a final of 21-3. D'Onta Foreman was the rushing leader for the Panthers with 15 carries for 118 yards (7.9 yards per attempt). D.J. Moore averaged 9.9 yards per catch by earning 69 yards on 7 receptions. P.J. Walker finished 16/22 with 177 yds passing and 2 TDs. He had a quarterback rating of 126.5 and ended the game without throwing a pick. On the ground, the Panthers conceded 46 yards on 16 attempts, which calculates to 2.9 yds per run allowed. Carolina surrendered 32 pass completions on 49 tries for a total of 276 yds, and a completion percentage of 65.3%. When all was said and done, they tallied 50 plays which converted into 343 yds. The Carolina Panthers rushed the ball a total of 27 different times and recorded 173 yards, which earned them an average of 6.4 yards per tote.

The Panthers have racked up 1,903 yards in total for this campaign. Carolina has accumulated 50 1st downs as a unit, and they have committed 34 penalties for 328 yards. With reference to getting the ball in the endzone, Carolina has amassed 6 passing touchdowns and 4 touchdowns on the ground. They have turned the football over 8 different times (5 interceptions and 3 fumbles lost). Offensively they have an average of 102.1 yards on the ground ranking them 23rd in the league. In terms of scoring points, the Carolina Panthers have an average of 17.7 points per outing.

When talking about yards via the pass, the Panthers have surrendered 1,617 yards which puts them in 22nd in the National Football League. They are conceding 231.0 yards per outing through the air and allowed a completion percentage of 64.8%. For the season, they have relinquished 351.9 yards/contest which puts them 18th in the NFL. They have yielded 8 touchdowns via the pass as well as 7 touchdowns pounding the rock. They are allowing teams to run for an average of 4.1 yards per attempt on the ground and 120.9 yards on the ground per game for the year. Over the course of this year, they have allowed 846 running yards through 7 contests. The Panthers rank 17th in the league regarding their opponents scoring, giving up 21.3 points per contest.

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The Falcons head into this matchup 3-4 for this season. In their last contest, the Falcons took a loss by a score of 35-17 against the Bengals. Marcus Mariota (1 touchdown) ended the game with 124 yds on 8/13 passing while his quarterback rate was 118.7. He didn't toss any picks and his avg yards per attempt was 9.5 yds. Tyler Allgeier ran the football 16 times for 50 yards, finishing the contest with 3.1 yards per carry for Atlanta. Damiere Byrd was a featured target for the Falcons, bringing in 1 balls for 75 yds (75.0 yards per catch). Atlanta ran the ball for 3.7 yds per attempt, finishing the game with 107 yds on 29 attempts. The Falcons finished the contest with a total of 214 yards while running 45 plays (4.8 yards per play). The Falcons secondary gave up a completion percentage of 81.0%, relinquishing 459 yds on 34 for 42 through the air. Atlanta surrendered 21 attempts on the ground for 78 yds (3.7 yds per rush).

The Atlanta Falcons are averaging 308.6 yards per contest ranking them 27th out of all teams in the league. They average 156.9 run yards per game and have toted the ball for 1,098 yards overall. The Atlanta offense has 231 yds of penalties on 30 violations, which is good for 30th in football in terms of helping out the other team. They have tossed 4 picks while allowing opponents to recover 4 fumbles and they have earned 57 first downs. Over the course of the season thus far, the Falcons currently sit at 1,062 passing yards along with holding an average of 151.7 passing yards per outing, ranking them 31st in the NFL. Concerning this team's ability to score points, the Falcons sit 12th in football holding an average of 23.3 PPG.

They have given up 13 touchdowns via the pass as well as 306.6 yards/outing, which has them sitting 32nd in football. Atlanta has surrendered a total of 702 yards via the ground game (100.3 yards per contest) in addition to 7 touchdowns by ground for the year. They have earned 10 turnovers (4 fumbles recovered and 6 picks) on the season. The Falcons defense has participated in 458 plays, which ranks 28th in the NFL. This year, they have allowed 171 total points. The Falcons are giving up 24.4 PPG, which has them ranked 24th in the NFL.

Who will win tonight's Panthers/Falcons NFL game against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take the Panthers +6.5

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