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Panthers playoff update: The Panthers are tied for the NFC South Crown

Well, I would never have expected to be rooting for the Saints, but here we are. Following a 24-20 victory courtesy of the Saints over the Buccaneers, the Panthers are now tied for the top of the NFC South. With this development, the Panthers and Buccaneers will battle it out twice for the NFC South crown. Rather than relying on other teams to lose or tiebreaker scenarios, both of these teams truly control their own destiny going into their battles over the next two weeks.

That said, outside of the NFC South path to the playoffs, the Panthers path gets much murkier. The Seahawks won their game today 37-9 against the Falcons, which might have helped the Panthers in the Wild Card rankings as they have a win over the Rams. The Rams also face the Lions next week following a likely win over the Cardinals today, so the NFC West is still very undecided as the Rams and Seahawks will play again in a few weeks. As Walker stated earlier, the Packers falling off would be their biggest way to the playoffs if they can’t conquer the NFC South. But at this point, the table is set with a game against the Saints and Seahawks, and two against the Buccaneers in their future. With a tied NFC South Crown right now, everything is there for the Panthers to push into the playoffs without any tie-breaker nonsense.

Where do you see the Panthers landing at the close of the season?

Source: https://www.catscratchreader.com/ca...the-panthers-are-tied-for-the-nfc-south-crown

 

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Carolina Panthers vs New Orleans Saints opening odds in NFC South rematch

The Carolina Panthers are coming off of a two-week winning streak, if you count getting healthier over their bye while the Bucs also lost as a win. This has them facing the New Orleans Saints as a rare favorite. That worked out so well for them the first time around.

Week 15​

Spread​

Panthers: -2.5 (-112)

Saints: +2.5 (-108)

O/U​

39.5 (-110/-110)

Moneyline​

Panthers: -142

Saints: +120

It has been a minute since the Carolina Panthers have won a game that they were favored in, one of the few events more rare than them being favored at all. The pressure will be on for this game as a win over the Saints who just beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers could both cement their position atop the NFC South and their status as contenders in the playoffs.

It has been so far so bad for Bryce Young and Dave Canales in high pressure games. The good news for them is that this isn’t for all the marbles, just for control of the playoff race. Win or lose, the division will still likely come down to the Panthers Week 16 and Week 18 dates with the Bucs.

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.

Source: https://www.catscratchreader.com/ca...eans-saints-opening-odds-in-nfc-south-rematch