Thu, Oct 29, 2026, 8:15 PM EDTWeek 8 · at Green Bay Packers
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
OpenGB -7
4 → CAR
NowGB -3
4 pts toward Carolina Panthers
Total
Open45.5
▲ 2
Now47.5
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
model GB -3 = line ✓
Opened 45.5 · now 47.5 · moved 2 upmodel 44.5
model 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
| Book | Spread | Total | Moneyline | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Over | Under | |||||
| BetOnline.agBetOnline.ag | +3-110 | -3-110 | 46.5-110 | 46.5-110 | — | — |
| BetRiversBetRivers | +3-112 | -3-109 | 46.5-109 | 46.5-112 | +140 | -175 |
| BetUSBetUS | +3-110 | -3-110 | 46.5-110 | 46.5-110 | — | — |
| DraftKingsDK | +3-115 | -3-105 | 47.5-105 | 47.5-115 | +130 | -155 |
| FanDuelFD | +3-108 | -3-112 | 46.5-108 | 46.5-112 | +138 | -164 |
| LowVig.agLowVig.ag | +3-105 | -3-105 | 46.5-107 | 46.5-107 | — | — |
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
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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close |
2025 · Week 4 · close · similar season form & situation |
-3.5 | 21–26 | L | O46.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 12 · close · similar total & season form |
-2.5 | 31–28 | W | O47.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 8 · close · similar season form |
-4.5 | 23–20 | L | U45.5 |
| Loose |
2025 · Week 5 · loose · similar situation & season form |
-4.5 | 17–21 | L | U44.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 16 · loose · similar rest & season form |
-4 | 30–22 | W | O45.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 4 · loose |
-3.5 | 14–42 | L | O48.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 11 · loose · similar total & situation |
-0.5 | 34–27 | W | O48.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 8 · loose · similar situation & season form |
-2.5 | 17–37 | L | O47.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 18 · loose · similar season form & situation |
-2.5 | 17–9 | W | U46 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 12 · loose · similar situation & season form |
-2.5 | 37–34 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
In 394 games with totals 44.5–50.5, 54% went over; 3% of those overs had cashed by halftime and 21% by the end of Q3.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4-6 40% | 6-4 60% | 3-7 30% | |
| 4-6 40% | 4-6 40% | 4-6 40% |
Recent meetings
Last 2 since 2023
CAR 7–9 GB
GB leads · 16 games since 1999 · CAR has won the last meeting
All-time series from nflverse.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2 2025 | Carolina Panthers 16 @ Green Bay Packers 13 | GB -13.5 | CAR W |
| Dec 24 2023 | Green Bay Packers 33 @ Carolina Panthers 30 | GB -3.5 | CAR W |
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
Longer bar = better
#8
Offense
◀ CAR better#19
#17
Defense
GB better ▶#10
+0.6 #9
Turnovers
Even+0.7 #6
68 plays #2
Pace
◀ CAR faster61 plays #22
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| CAR off | GB def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| GB off | CAR def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.4 #7 | 9.2 #7 | 14.6 #5 | 8.6 #3 | 6.0 #22 | 14.6 #7 | |
1.7 #2 | 6.3 #16 | 8.0 #4 | 4.7 #18 | 8.2 #22 | 12.8 #20 |
GB scoring against the CAR defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.0 #11 | 7.3 #12 | 12.3 #14 | 3.7 #21 | 4.7 #26 | 8.3 #30 | |
3.4 #12 | 10.0 #31 | 13.4 #26 | 3.4 #7 | 7.8 #21 | 11.2 #11 |
Game conditions
Before kickoff
Home field
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
| LB | Jaelan Phillips | Hamstring | Out |
| LB | Thomas Incoom | Calf | Out |
| OT | Monroe Freeling | Knee | Questionable |
| TE | Luke Musgrave | Neck | Out |
| LB | Zaire Franklin | Shin | Out |
| WR | Bo Melton | Back | Questionable |
| G | Aaron Banks | Knee | Questionable |
| CB | Benjamin St-Juste | Hamstring | Questionable |
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.
Schedules, links & other games
Previous and next games, standings, ESPN, and the rest of the week

