Football Betting at BetAnySports – Panthers Ready to Let Starters Roll
It looks as if the Carolina Panthers are going to take a different track than most NFL teams are accustomed to doing in the second game of the pre-season. For the defending NFC South champions, there are a few people to break back into the lineup as they do battle against the Kansas City Chiefs in football betting action that is set to get underway at 8 PM ET at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte.
The Panthers were one of the best defensive teams in the league in 2013, allowing just 15.1 points per game and rallying to a division title before losing in the wild card round. Still, the performance was enough to win Ron Rivera coach of the year recognition in most corners.
The Chiefs also kind of came out of nowhere. The difference was another coach of the year candidate, Andy Reid, who resurrected his own career by getting his club to take care of the ball. They shocked the league by winning their first nine games, but then the schedule caught up to them. In the end, they were 11-5 and lost a thriller to the Indianapolis Colts in the playoffs.
Last week they were involved in another wild one, as they beat Cincinnati 41-39. The Panthers lost their pre-season opener at home to the Buffalo Bills 20-18.
In the football betting odds that have been placed on this game by the people at BetAnySports, the Panthers are the home favorites:
NFL Football Betting Odds Courtesy of BetAnySports USA Sportsbook
Carolina Panthers -3 (+100)
Kansas City Chiefs +3 (-120)
Over 41 Points -110
Under 41 Points -110
The Panthers are going to be using this game to give starters extended playing time – a “dress rehearsal,” if you will. That is the intention of Rivera, and that is quite interesting in that Sunday’s night encounter also provides the first action for some of the veteran skill players, such as running backs Jonathan Stewart and DeAngelo Williams and quarterback Cam Newton, who had ankle surgery in March. They were all held out of the opener, as BetAnySports customers may have noticed.
If everybody on the first unit goes 40 plays – which means they will be in there until sometime in the third quarter – that could give them a significant advantage over the Chiefs, which is a significant thing for football bettors to know. That is, unless Reid elects to give his own starters a lot of time. The Chiefs did not get a whole lot out of Alex Smith last week, and they have expressed that they would like him to get the all down the field a little more, but Chase Daniel has proven to be a very capable backup in these situations.
One thing BetAnySports patrons can count on is that there will be a spirited battle for some wide receiver spots, and certainly somebody is going to have to start the season opener in place of Dwayne Bowe, who has been issued a one-game suspension by the NFL for a violation of the substance abuse policy. Perhaps Kansas City’s point total was a tiny bit deceiving, in that one of their touchdowns came on an 80-yard punt return by running back hopeful De’Anthony Thomas, with another coming on an interception return.
Get the widest selection of football betting odds and props at BetAnySports, and remember that you can always bet on these games in progress with Live Betting Extra!
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CHARLES JAY grew up around the gaming business, was raised in the boxing business, and along the way has developed a colorful background through a wide range of experiences. Jay was a veteran of almost two decades actively in the boxing industry, as a writer, publicist, matchmaker, booking agent, manager, and promoter. He was engaged as editorial consultant for USA Network's "Tuesday Night Fights" for seven years, and also did some on-air work for USA. He also served as color commentator for, among others, Sunshine Network and Prime Network, and has called more than a dozen world championship fights for national and/or international television. He has been the host of numerous radio programs, including "Sportswatch with Charles Jay" on KDWN in Las Vegas, "Total Action" on WAXY 790 in Miami, and "Charles Jay's Winning Edge", syndicated into 55 markets by the American Radio Networks. For the past 20 years, he has been a professional sports handicapper, and as a consultant to the casino industry from 1993-95, helped to launch Casino Magic in Mississippi as a major venue for sports promotions. Also, he's been a casino/sports gaming columnist for a number of leading publications, including Sports Form, Casino Player, Card Player, and The Gambler. In the 2000's, he became widely known as one of the world's leading proponents and experts on the subject of boxing reform, having been asked to appear on numerous panels and speak at officials' seminars. He was the author of "Operation Cleanup" and "Operation Cleanup 2: Unfinished Business" - two critically-acclaimed e-books that represent arguably the most comprehensive and in-depth examination of boxing reform issues ever put into publication. In 2004 he published a third electronic book - "Body Shots: Outside the Ring and Inside the Game of Pro Boxing". In 2003 he was the recipient of the "Dignity" Award, in the category of "Best Sports Writer," as bestowed by the Retired Boxers Foundation.
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