have won their last three games, beating the Houston Texans (-2.5), the Baltimore Ravens (-3.5), and the New York Jets (+2.5). They now return to South Florida for a month-long homestand, beginning this week with the Carolina Panthers (-2) coming to Miami. Sitting at 4-7 on the season, the Dolphins have slim playoff hopes still and can continue to put a seven-game losing streak behind them with a fourth-straight win if they can upset the Panthers.
The Panthers are a hard team to judge this year. They are on to their third starting quarterback, but that third starter is former league MVP Cam Newton, who returned to Carolina a couple of weeks ago after spending 2020 with the New England Patriots (-7)
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