The early line opened with the Panthers favored by three points. Per Sports Illustrated:
Despite the Panthers losing five straight games, the oddsmakers in Las Vegas opened them as a three-point favorite over the visiting Lions.
Both teams have questions surround their starting quarterback’s availability this week as Detroit’s Matthew Stafford is dealing with an injured throwing hand and Carolina’s Teddy Bridgewater is trying to play through an MCL sprain that he suffered on Sunday vs Tampa Bay. Regardless of who starts at quarterback for each team, it is expected to be a tightly contested ballgame.