Thu, Oct 29, 2026, 8:15 PM EDTWeek 8 · at Green Bay Packers
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3-2 · Power #13
21
projected
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4-2 · Power #14
24
projected
CAR 39%
61% GB
Spread
GB -3
open GB -7
Total
47.5
model 44.5
Spread edge
Even
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DraftKings via ESPNupdated 7:35 PM ET
SourceDraftKings via ESPN odds feed
OpenGB -7
CurrentGB -3
Total45.5 → 47.5
Last update7:35 PM ET
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Market

Open → current
Spread
4 pts toward Carolina Panthers
Total
Up 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and current line · tap a dot
Opened GB -7 · now GB -3 · moved 4 toward CARmodel GB -3 matches the line
Opened 45.5 · now 47.5 · moved 2 upmodel 44.5
Openline modelNow
Line watch · Moving toward modelModel vs the opening line: CAR by 4.2 pts (open +7, now +3). In 2025–2026, with a 4+ pt gap, lines moved toward the ratings in 67.6% of the 37 games where the line moved (44 at that gap), but those sides covered 27.3% at the opener, below the 52.4% break-even: it predicts the line, not the result.
Line context
Home favorites of 2–4 since 2023: won 64%, covered 53% (204 games)ⓘ
Moved onto 3The team the line moved toward covered 50% (24 games since 2025)ⓘ
DraftKings via ESPNupdated 7:35 PM ET
SourceDraftKings via ESPN odds feed
OpenGB -7
CurrentGB -3
Total45.5 → 47.5
Last update7:35 PM ET
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.

Books

6 sportsbooks · current prices
BookSpreadTotalMoneyline
CARGBOverUnderCARGB
BetOnline.agBetOnline.ag+3-110-3-11046.5-11046.5-110——
BetRiversBetRivers+3-112-3-10946.5-10946.5-112+140-175
BetUSBetUS+3-110-3-11046.5-11046.5-110——
DraftKingsDK+3-115-3-10547.5-10547.5-115+130-155
FanDuelFD+3-108-3-11246.5-10846.5-112+138-164
LowVig.agLowVig.ag+3-105-3-10546.5-10746.5-107——

Public betting

Share of bets and of money
Total
Over 47.5Under 47.5
Bets66% 34%
Money77% 23%
Money is 11 pts ahead of bets on Over 47.5
Winner
CARGB
Bets17% 83%
Money24% 76%

Similar games

The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out

In the 10 games most like GB as a 3-point home favorite against CAR, the favorite won 6, covered 5, and 7 went over the total.

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Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 62%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 51%
Went over
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 48%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: underdog by 2.5 against an average line of 3.1; 50.7 points a game (usually 44.8). Of the 7 overs, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Close
2025 · Week 4 · close · similar season form & situation
-3.521–26 L O46.5
Close
2025 · Week 12 · close · similar total & season form
-2.531–28 W O47.5
Close
2024 · Week 8 · close · similar season form
-4.523–20 L U45.5
Loose
2025 · Week 5 · loose · similar situation & season form
-4.517–21 L U44.5
Loose
2023 · Week 16 · loose · similar rest & season form
-430–22 W O45.5
Loose
2024 · Week 4 · loose
-3.514–42 L O48.5
Loose
2024 · Week 11 · loose · similar total & situation
-0.534–27 W O48.5
Loose
2024 · Week 8 · loose · similar situation & season form
-2.517–37 L O47.5
Loose
2023 · Week 18 · loose · similar season form & situation
-2.517–9 W U46
Loose
2023 · Week 12 · loose · similar situation & season form
-2.537–34 W O48.5
History, not a prediction. Every NFL game from 2023 on is compared with this one as it looked before kickoff (team strength, the betting line, season form, situation, venue and rest), and only close matches are kept. How matches are found

Model view

Power-rating model, before kickoff
Model Favorite
Green Bay Packers 61%
Projected CAR 21 – GB 24 · Model Favorite won 66.2% in backtest
Model line
GB -3
Market GB -3
Against the spread
No lean
Below the 2.5-point lean threshold.
Total
No lean
Model 44.5 · Below the 5-point lean threshold.
How the model gets there (points from GB’s side; the model line rounds to the half point)
SpreadGB rating edge−0.1+Home field+1.8+QB EPA gap+1.6+Travel−0.5=Model marginGB by 2.8
TotalScoring ratings46.4+Wind 10 mph−2.0=Model total44.4

Signals

The data signal, and 2 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Carolina Panthers ATS trend
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 294-309 (49%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Over trend
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 163-172 (49%) in our 2023–26 backtest.

None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.

Market moved toward Carolina Panthers
4 pts (GB -7 → GB -3). · Backtest 2024–26: 200-205 (49%)
Total moved up 2
45.5 → 47.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 120-135 (47%)

Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
CAR−1.6 →+0.7▲ 2.3#13
GB+0.9 →+0.6▼ 0.3#14
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW7

CAR
Longer bar = better
GB
#8
Offense
◀ CAR better
#19
#17
Defense
GB better ▶
#10
+0.6 #9
Turnovers
Even
+0.7 #6
68 plays #2
Pace
◀ CAR faster
61 plays #22
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When CAR has the ball
Even matchup
CAR offGB defEdge
Points / game 29.2 #4 20.8 #10 CAR
Yards / play 5.91 #7 4.64 #3 Even
EPA / play +0.12 #6 −0.06 #7 Even
Success rate 44% #14 44% #21 CAR
When GB has the ball
Even matchup
GB offCAR defEdge
Points / game 21.2 #23 24.6 #21 Even
Yards / play 5.43 #14 5.38 #18 Even
EPA / play −0.01 #15 −0.01 #17 Even
Success rate 40% #25 42% #12 CAR

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
CAR scoring against the GB defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
CAR scored
5.4
#7
9.2
#7
14.6
#5
8.6
#3
6.0
#22
14.6
#7
GB allowed
1.7
#2
6.3
#16
8.0
#4
4.7
#18
8.2
#22
12.8
#20
GB scoring against the CAR defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
GB scored
5.0
#11
7.3
#12
12.3
#14
3.7
#21
4.7
#26
8.3
#30
CAR allowed
3.4
#12
10.0
#31
13.4
#26
3.4
#7
7.8
#21
11.2
#11

Game conditions

Before kickoff
Home field
GB +1.8
home-field points in the model
Weather
55° · 10 mph
Wind trims 2.0 pts off the total
Rest
CAR4d short
GB4d short
Even
Tempo
Average 129 plays
slowavg 125fast

Injury report

ESPN, refreshed every 20 minutes
Carolina Panthers
LBJaelan PhillipsHamstringOut
LBThomas IncoomCalfOut
OTMonroe FreelingKneeQuestionable
Green Bay Packers
TELuke MusgraveNeckOut
LBZaire FranklinShinOut
WRBo MeltonBackQuestionable
GAaron BanksKneeQuestionable
CBBenjamin St-JusteHamstringQuestionable

News & sentiment

ESPN and Google News headlines
Recent ESPN and Google News headlines for both teams, injury and suspension mentions, and a keyword-based read on the tone of coverage.