Dallas Cowboys vs Carolina Panthers Prediction, 12/15/2024 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Week 15

Game: Dallas Cowboys at Carolina Panthers

Date: Sunday, December 15, 2024

Location: Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, NC

TV: Fox

Odds/Point Spread: Panthers (-3.0)

Total/Over-Under: 43.5

Bank of America Stadium is the site where the Carolina Panthers (3-10) will attempt to defeat the Dallas Cowboys (5-8) on Sunday. Carolina opens this game as 3.0-point favorites. The total has been set at 43.5.

The Dallas Cowboys head into this game 5-8 for this year. The last time they took the field, the Cowboys faced off with the Cincinnati Bengals and took a loss by a score of 27-20. Cooper Rush connected on 16/31 with 183 yds passing and 2 touchdowns. He had a quarterback rate of 77.8 and walked away from the game with 1 pick. Rico Dowdle was the rushing leader for the Cowboys with 18 totes for 131 yds (7.3 yards per carry). CeeDee Lamb averaged 15.5 yds per reception by accumulating 93 yards on 6 receptions. The Dallas Cowboys ended up rushing 25 times and compiled 156 yards, which earned them an average of 6.2 yards per attempt. In the game, they ran 56 plays which converted into 322 yards. Dallas surrendered 33 pass completions on 44 tries for 359 yards, and a completion percentage of 75.0%. When it came to the battle of the line of scrimmage, the Cowboys conceded 74 yards on 19 tries, which is 3.9 yds per run allowed.

When it comes to scoring points, the Dallas Cowboys are sitting at 20.6 points per game. Offensively they average 91.2 yards via the ground game ranking them 28th in the NFL. The Cowboys have earned 4,194 total yards this season. Dallas has tallied 150 first downs as an offense, and they have been hurt by 90 penalties for 656 yards. They have given the ball to the opposition 23 times (12 picks and 11 fumbles). When it comes to scoring, Dallas has amassed 18 touchdowns via the pass and 4 touchdowns via the ground.

Regarding passing yardage, the Cowboys have surrendered 2,904 yards which ranks them 22nd in the NFL. They have relinquished 223.4 yards per game via the pass and allowed a completion percentage of 67.8%. They have surrendered 20 touchdowns by air as well as 21 touchdowns pounding the rock. For the year, they are surrendering 365.3 yards per outing which has them ranked 25th in the National Football League. They are allowing teams to run for an average of 4.8 yards per rush and 141.9 yards on the ground per game over the course of this season. The Cowboys rank 31st in the league when it comes to the opposition scoring, giving up 28.2 points per game. In total, they have conceded 1,845 yards via the running game in 13 contests.

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The Panthers head into this game 3-10 this season. In their last contest, the Panthers walked away with a loss by a score of 22-16 against the Philadelphia Eagles. Bryce Young (1 TD) walked away from the game with 191 yds on 19/34 through the air while his quarterback rating was 69.6. He threw 1 interception and his avg yards per attempt was 5.6 yds. Chuba Hubbard carried the ball 26 times for 92 yds, finishing the game with 3.5 yds per attempt for Carolina. Adam Thielen was the leading receiver for the Panthers, snagging 9 footballs for 102 yards (11.3 yards per reception). Carolina ran the ball for 3.5 yards per tote, finishing with 118 yds on 34 attempts. The Panthers ended up finishing with 302 yards while they ran 68 plays (4.4 yards per play). The Panthers pass defense gave up a completion percentage of 66.7%, surrendering 83 yards on 14 for 21 passing. Carolina surrendered 31 rush attempts for 209 yds (6.7 yards per rush).

The Carolina Panthers maintain an average of 293.1 yards/contest which is good for 30th in the NFL. They have an average of 106.2 rushing yards per game and have toted the ball for 1,381 yards for this year. The Carolina offense has 758 yds of penalties on 95 violations, which is good for 7th in the NFL in terms of giving up free yards. Over the course of the season so far, the Panthers have earned 2,429 passing yards as well as an average of 186.8 throwing yards per outing, which has them sitting 27th in the NFL. When discussing how much they score, the Panthers sit 28th out of all teams in the league by tallying 17.9 points per outing.

The Panthers are conceding 29.8 points per contest, which puts them in 32nd in the NFL. They have yielded 24 touchdowns through the air in addition to 214.3 yards/outing, which has them in 12th in football. Carolina has yielded a total of 2,211 yards on the ground (170.1 yards per game) and 19 touchdowns by ground for the season. The Panthers defense taken the field for 869 plays, which is good for 31st in football. They have compiled 13 takeaways (6 fumbles recovered and 7 interceptions) over the course of the season.

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

Guy's Pick: Take the Panthers -3.0

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