Sun, Oct 18, 2026, 1:00 PM EDTWeek 6 · at Philadelphia Eagles
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2-2 · Power #13
25
▲ winner
Final
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2-3 · Power #24
14
final
Closing spread
CAR -3
✓ CAR W
Total
39.5
▼ Under · 39 pts
Model before kickoff
CAR 22–19 PHI
✓ CAR (61%) won
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenPHI -6.5
CloseCAR -3
Total43.5 → 39.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Game recap · 1:22

Carolina Panthers at Philadelphia Eagles: game recap

Made automatically (Oct 19, 11:46 AM ET). The “Model before kickoff” score on this card was updated after the video was made, so the video quotes an older one.

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Market

Open → close
Spread
9.5 pts toward Carolina Panthers
Total
Down 4 since the open
Line movement
Pre-kickoff prices from ESPN · tap a dot
Opened PHI -6.5 · closed CAR -3 · moved 9.5 toward CARmodel CAR -4.5
Opened 43.5 · closed 39.5 · moved 4 downmodel 41.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 2–4 since 2023: won 64%, covered 53% (149 games)ⓘ
Crossed 3The team the line moved toward covered 42% (59 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenPHI -6.5
CloseCAR -3
Total43.5 → 39.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.

Books

9 sportsbooks · prices at kickoff
BookSpreadTotalMoneyline
CARPHIOverUnderCARPHI
BetMGMMGM-3-110+3+10039.5-11039.5-108-175+145
BetOnline.agBetOnline.ag-3-115+3-10539-11339-107-165+145
BetRiversBetRivers-3-113+3-10839-10939-112-167+135
BetUSBetUS-3-115+3-10539-11039-110-160+138
BovadaBovada-3-110+3-11039-11039-110-165+140
DraftKingsDK-3-110+3-11039.5-11239.5-108-155+130
FanDuelFD-3-120+3-10238.5-11538.5-105-172+142
LowVig.agLowVig.ag-3-105+3-10539-11039-104-165+145
MyBookie.agMyBookie.ag-3-120+3+10039.5-11039.5-110-169+143

Similar games

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

In the 10 games most like CAR as a 3-point road favorite at PHI, the favorite won 5, covered 3, and 5 went over the total.

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This game: CAR won 25–14; the favorite covered, as in 3 of the 10 similar games. 39 points stayed under 39.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 62%
Favorite covered
3 of 933%
Normal range · usually 51%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 48%

Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: underdog by 2.6 against an average line of 3.1; 35.2 points a game (usually 44.8). Of the 5 overs, 2 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Loose
2026 · Week 4 · loose · similar spread & situation
-2.524–36 L O43.5
Loose
2023 · Week 14 · loose · similar season form & team ratings
-33–0 P U40.5
Loose
2023 · Week 16 · loose · similar team ratings & season form
-3.533–30 L O39.5
Loose
2023 · Week 16 · loose · similar season form
-311–34 L O39
Loose
2023 · Week 13 · loose · similar season form & team ratings
-4.56–0 W U38.5
Loose
2023 · Week 9 · loose · similar situation & team ratings
-227–6 W U42
Loose
2023 · Week 18 · loose · similar season form
-3.520–28 L O41
Loose
2023 · Week 8 · loose · similar situation
-2.520–10 W U41
Loose
2023 · Week 8 · loose · similar situation & team ratings
-3.513–15 L U43
Loose
2023 · Week 14 · loose · similar season form & team ratings
-36–30 L O33.5
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

Signals

The data signal, and 2 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Carolina Panthers ATS trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 294-309 (49%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Under trend Hit
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
9.5 pts (PHI -6.5 → CAR -3). · Backtest 2024–26: 200-205 (49%)
Total moved down 4
43.5 → 39.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 120-135 (47%)
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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 →−0.1▲ 1.5#16
PHI+1.1 →−1.6▼ 2.7#21
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW5

CAR
Longer bar = better
PHI
#8
Offense
◀ CAR better
#30
#23
Defense
Even
#21
+0.8 #6
Turnovers
◀ CAR better
−0.4 #21
67 plays #3
Pace
◀ CAR faster
58 plays #28
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When CAR has the ball
Advantage: CAR offense
CAR offPHI defEdge
Points / game 30.3 #4 22.4 #18 CAR
Yards / play 6.06 #5 5.37 #17 CAR
EPA / play +0.12 #8 +0.07 #24 CAR
Success rate 44% #14 45% #24 CAR
When PHI has the ball
Advantage: CAR defense
PHI offCAR defEdge
Points / game 18.4 #29 27.3 #26 Even
Yards / play 4.54 #29 5.78 #27 Even
EPA / play −0.13 #30 +0.03 #21 CAR
Success rate 36% #31 43% #17 CAR

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
CAR scoring against the PHI defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
CAR scored
6.0
#6
9.8
#5
15.8
#3
10.0
#1
4.5
#28
14.5
#6
PHI allowed
5.4
#20
3.8
#1
9.2
#7
4.0
#6
9.2
#28
13.2
#22
PHI scoring against the CAR defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
PHI scored
0.6
#32
13.2
#2
13.8
#5
1.2
#32
3.4
#31
4.6
#32
CAR allowed
4.3
#15
10.8
#32
15.0
#30
4.3
#14
8.0
#22
12.3
#18

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
PHI +1.8
home-field points in the model
Weather
56° · 6 mph
gusts 7 mph · at kickoff
Rest
CAR14d bye
PHI7d
CAR +7 days
Tempo
Average 125 plays
slowavg 124fast
Quarterback
PHI backup QB started
Model priced PHI with its QB out