{"id":101480,"date":"2015-08-28T13:54:29","date_gmt":"2015-08-28T20:54:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=101480"},"modified":"2015-08-28T13:54:29","modified_gmt":"2015-08-28T20:54:29","slug":"new-england-vs-carolina-nfl-picks-handicapping-lines-preview-8-28-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/nfl\/new-england-vs-carolina-nfl-picks-handicapping-lines-preview-8-28-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"New England vs. Carolina NFL Picks &#038; Handicapping Lines Preview 8-28-2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Week 3\u00a0NFL-X Prediction:\u00a0Patriots vs. Panthers<\/h2>\n<p><b>NFL Football betting<\/b> sees the <b>New England Patriots<\/b>\u00a0taking on the <b>Carolina Panthers<\/b>\u00a0on Friday August 28th\u00a0at Bank of American Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. Cappers Picks provides complimentary 4* FREE handicapping picks all NFL pre-season long so stay tuned for more FREE NFL football predictions.<!--more--><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Preseason Week\u00a03<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/capperspicks.sportsdirectinc.com\/football\/nfl-teams.aspx?page=\/data\/NFL\/teams\/team18.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">New England Patriots<\/a> vs. <a href=\"https:\/\/capperspicks.sportsdirectinc.com\/football\/nfl-teams.aspx?page=\/data\/NFL\/teams\/team29.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Carolina Panthers<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Date: August 28th<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Time: 7:300PM<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Venue:\u00a0Bank of America Stadium &#8211; Charlotte, NC<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>NFL Betting Lines:\u00a0n\/a<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>NFL Betting Spread:\u00a0Patriots -1<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>NFL Betting Total: 44<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>[dfads params=&#8217;groups=63740&amp;limit=1&amp;return_javascript=0&#8242;]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Click here to view&#8230;\u00a0<a title=\"ATS Stats\" href=\"https:\/\/capperspicks.sportsdirectinc.com\/football\/nfl-matchups.aspx?page=\/data\/NFL\/matchups\/g1_summary_13.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">NFL ATS Stats<\/a>\u00a0&amp;\u00a0<a title=\"Preview\" href=\"https:\/\/capperspicks.sportsdirectinc.com\/football\/nfl-preview.aspx?page=\/data\/NFL\/matchups\/g1_preview_13.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Expert NFL Betting Insight!<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Until DeFlateGate is passed the Pats are going to be a hot topic. The Panthers have their own problems.<\/p>\n<h3>New England<\/h3>\n<p>The whole situation for the Patriots has made this preseason may more interesting than it would be otherwise. There is a very real chance that Jimmy Garropolo is going to be meaningful action in the regular season and these games might be a little bit of a preview.<\/p>\n<p>[dfads params=&#8217;groups=63753&amp;limit=1&amp;return_javascript=1&#8242;]<\/p>\n<p>So far the early returns are pretty good.<\/p>\n<p>Based on what we have seen so far it looks like it will be Brady and Jimmy G which is a good sign for bettors.<\/p>\n<p>I am still not sold on the defense of the Pats but I am not sure they are going to be exposed by Carolina. The Panthers will want to run the ball and New England does not have big Vince Wilfork eating space anymore.<\/p>\n<p>[dfads params=&#8217;groups=66501&amp;limit=1&amp;return_javascript=1&#8242;]<\/p>\n<p>They get a break in the coverage side of things because Carolina is still figuring out what their receiving corps is going to look like after losing their top guy.<\/p>\n<h3>Carolina<\/h3>\n<p>The Panthers are coming off back to back division titles but have suffered a huge blow with the loss of top receiver Kelvin Benjamin. Replacing him will be near impossible.<\/p>\n<p>They are going to try with Devin Funchess who is similar in stature and was slotted to start opposite Benjamin to give them a bit of a twin towers effect. He might be featured a little more in this one.<\/p>\n<p>At quarterback, Cam Newton has nothing to prove coming into the season but third stringer Joe Webb has looked good. It just might keep the very gifted athlete with the Panthers.<\/p>\n<p>Carolina can survive the loss of Benjamin if the defense is among the tops in the league. They have an awesome linebacking corps who will probably not see a ton of action tonight to keep them healthy. They need their edge rushers to given them more and second year man Kony Ealy has looked good.<\/p>\n<p>[dfads params=&#8217;groups=63752&amp;limit=1&amp;return_javascript=1&#8242;]<\/p>\n<p>Having already lost one significant player to injury this season you have to wonder if &#8220;Riverboat Ron&#8221; plays things a little more safely than he might have otherwise. It would be hard to blame him.<\/p>\n<h3>NFL Football Betting Trends:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"morecool\">Patriots are 2-9 ATS in their last 11 games on grass.<\/li>\n<li class=\"more\">Panthers are 11-5-1 ATS in their last 17 home games.<\/li>\n<li class=\"more\">Over is 11-5 in Patriots last 16 games overall.<\/li>\n<li class=\"morehot\">Under is 5-1 in Panthers last 6 home games.<\/li>\n<li class=\"more\">Under is 5-2 in Panthers last 7 games on grass.<\/li>\n<li class=\"morecool\">Patriots are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 meetings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>4* NFL Betting Pick:\u00a0New England -1<\/h3>\n<p>A pick&#8217;em here but I think the Pats might be the way to go on the road as they try and get Jimmy G as ready as possible.<\/p>\n<p><b>NFL Score Prediction: \u00a0New England 28 &#8211; Carolina 20<\/b><\/p>\n<p>I know that looks like a huge cover but remember to go slow this week. The real stuff is still a couple of weeks away.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll be providing 4* free NFL predictions on the blog all season long, and check out our <a title=\"NFL Plays\" href=\"https:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/sportscapping.php?premium_picks\/leg,nfl\/afc,AF23_15\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>EXPERTS for guaranteed premium NFL Football picks<\/strong><\/a>!<\/p>\n<h3>CappersPicks.com has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/nfl\/lines\/\">NFL odds<\/a> up on a ton of futures, and you will also find NFL lines up for early games as well.<\/h3>\n<p>[dfads params=&#8217;groups=63706&amp;limit=1&amp;return_javascript=1&#8242;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Week 3\u00a0NFL-X Prediction:\u00a0Patriots vs. Panthers NFL Football betting sees the New England Patriots\u00a0taking on the Carolina Panthers\u00a0on Friday August 28th\u00a0at Bank of American Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. 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