Kyler Murray and the Arizona Cardinals (7-7) are in Charlotte for a game against Bryce Young and the Carolina Panthers (3-11).
Arizona snapped a 3-game losing streak Sunday against the Patriots and are clinging to life in the hunt for a playoff berth. Anything other than a win over the Panthers will doom the Cards.
The Panthers were favored in a game last week for the first time in two years but got thumped at home against Dallas.
Lets dive into the matchup and find a sweat or two.
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Game details and how to watch Cardinals at Panthers
· Date: December 22, 2024
· Time: 1 PM ET
· Site: Bank of America Stadium
· City: Charlotte, NC
· TV/Streaming: FOX
Latest Game Odds for Cardinals at Panthers
The latest odds courtesy of DraftKings:
- Moneyline: Arizona Cardinals (-218), Carolina Panthers (+180)
- Spread: Cardinals -5
- Total: 47
This game opened with the Cardinals laying 4. The Total has not swayed from 47.
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Once the model is finished running, we put its projection next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.
Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Sunday’s game between Arizona and Carolina:
- Moneyline: NBC Sports is staying away from a play on the Moneyline
- Spread: NBC Sports is leaning towards a play ATS on the Cardinals.
- Total: NBC Sports is recommending a play on the Total OVER 47.
Cardinals @ Panthers Stats, Betting Trends
· The Cardinals are 9-5 against the spread this season.
· The Cardinals are 6-6-2 to the OVER this season.
· The Panthers are 6-8 against the spread this season.
· The Panthers are 10-4 to the OVER this season.
· The Panthers are 4-1 against the spread in their last 5 home games.
· The Cardinals have lost 3 times in a row as a road favorite.
Quarterback Matchup for Cardinals at Panthers
· Arizona: Kyler Murray – completed 76.7% of his passes (23-30) for 224 yards in Sunday’s 30-17 win over the Patriots. Murray was not sacked in the game.
· Carolina: Bryce Young – was sacked 6 times while throwing for 219 yards in the 30-14 loss vs. Dallas. Also threw 2 INTs in the game.
Cardinals at Panthers Injury Report
- Arizona LCB Sean Murphy-Bunting (hand) is questionable for Sunday’s game.
- Arizona DT Roy Lopez (ankle) is questionable for Sunday’s game.
- Arizona LT Paris Johnson, Jr. (knee) is questionable for Sunday’s game.
- Arizona LB Zaven Collins (neck) is questionable for Sunday’s game.
- Arizona RB Trey Benson (ankle) is questionable for Sunday’s game.
- Arizona S Joey Blount (knee) is questionable for Sunday’s game.
- Arizona OLB Jesse Luketa (thigh) is questionable for Sunday’s game.
- Arizona ILB Mack Wilson, Sr. (concussion) is questionable for Sunday’s game.
- Carolina OLB Jadeveon Clowney (knee) is questionable for Sunday’s game.
- Carolina WR Xavier Legette (hip) is questionable for Sunday’s game.
- Carolina DE A’Shawn Robinson (knee) is probable for Sunday’s game.
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