Sun, Oct 18, 2026, 1:00 PM EDTWeek 6 · at Philadelphia Eagles
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenPHI -6.5
9.5 → CAR
CloseCAR -3
9.5 pts toward Carolina Panthers
Total
Open43.5
▼ 4
Close39.5
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
model CAR -4.5
Opened 43.5 · closed 39.5 · moved 4 downmodel 41.5
model 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
| Book | Spread | Total | Moneyline | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Over | Under | |||||
| BetMGMMGM | -3-110 | +3+100 | 39.5-110 | 39.5-108 | -175 | +145 |
| BetOnline.agBetOnline.ag | -3-115 | +3-105 | 39-113 | 39-107 | -165 | +145 |
| BetRiversBetRivers | -3-113 | +3-108 | 39-109 | 39-112 | -167 | +135 |
| BetUSBetUS | -3-115 | +3-105 | 39-110 | 39-110 | -160 | +138 |
| BovadaBovada | -3-110 | +3-110 | 39-110 | 39-110 | -165 | +140 |
| DraftKingsDK | -3-110 | +3-110 | 39.5-112 | 39.5-108 | -155 | +130 |
| FanDuelFD | -3-120 | +3-102 | 38.5-115 | 38.5-105 | -172 | +142 |
| LowVig.agLowVig.ag | -3-105 | +3-105 | 39-110 | 39-104 | -165 | +145 |
| MyBookie.agMyBookie.ag | -3-120 | +3+100 | 39.5-110 | 39.5-110 | -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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loose |
2026 · Week 4 · loose · similar spread & situation |
-2.5 | 24–36 | L | O43.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 14 · loose · similar season form & team ratings |
-3 | 3–0 | P | U40.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 16 · loose · similar team ratings & season form |
-3.5 | 33–30 | L | O39.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 16 · loose · similar season form |
-3 | 11–34 | L | O39 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 13 · loose · similar season form & team ratings |
-4.5 | 6–0 | W | U38.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 9 · loose · similar situation & team ratings |
-2 | 27–6 | W | U42 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 18 · loose · similar season form |
-3.5 | 20–28 | L | O41 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 8 · loose · similar situation |
-2.5 | 20–10 | W | U41 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 8 · loose · similar situation & team ratings |
-3.5 | 13–15 | L | U43 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 14 · loose · similar season form & team ratings |
-3 | 6–30 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 20 in the 4th quarter and got 19. 53% of games with totals 36.5–42.5 went over.
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% | 4-6 40% | |
| 5-5 50% | 5-5 50% | 5-5 50% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
CAR 6–8 PHI
PHI leads · 14 games since 1999 · CAR has won the last meeting
All-time series from nflverse.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 8 2024 | Carolina Panthers 16 @ Philadelphia Eagles 22 | PHI -13.5 | 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 →−0.1▲ 1.5#16
PHI+1.1 →−1.6▼ 2.7#21
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW5
Longer bar = better
#8
Offense
◀ CAR better#30
#23
Defense
Even#21
+0.8 #6
Turnovers
◀ CAR better−0.4 #21
67 plays #3
Pace
◀ CAR faster58 plays #28
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| CAR off | PHI def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| PHI off | CAR def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.0 #6 | 9.8 #5 | 15.8 #3 | 10.0 #1 | 4.5 #28 | 14.5 #6 | |
5.4 #20 | 3.8 #1 | 9.2 #7 | 4.0 #6 | 9.2 #28 | 13.2 #22 |
PHI scoring against the CAR defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0.6 #32 | 13.2 #2 | 13.8 #5 | 1.2 #32 | 3.4 #31 | 4.6 #32 | |
4.3 #15 | 10.8 #32 | 15.0 #30 | 4.3 #14 | 8.0 #22 | 12.3 #18 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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
Schedules, links & other games
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