The New England Patriots will travel to battle the Carolina Panthers in an NFL pro football week three preseason game on Friday.
Start Time: 7:30PM ET
Location: Carolina
TV: NFL Network Delayed Coverage
NFL Point Spread Odds: Carolina -3 ½ points
Money Line: Panthers -175 odds and Patriots +155 odds
Over Under Total: 45 points
Notes: New England is 2-0 in the preseason following the 23-22 home victory to the Chicago Bears as a -3 point betting favorite. The total finished at over 41 points. Down 11-0 at the half the Patriots scored 17 unanswered points in the second quarter. The Patriots gained 373 yards of offense with 259 through the air. Jimmy Garoppolo hit on 16 of 21 passes for 181 yards and a touchdown. LeGarrette Blount had 11 carries for 69 yards and a touchdown. New England allowed 331 yards to the Chicago offense with 206 passing yardage and only 1 of 4 conversions inside the red zone.
Carolina is 1-1 in the preseason following the 26-18 road victory to the Tennessee Titans as a -1 ½ point betting favorite. The game ended at over 39 ½ points. Panthers jumped out to the 10-0 first quarter lead. The team gained 393 yards of offense with 340 coming from their passing game. Cam Newton hit on 8 of 12 passes for 162 yards and a touchdown. Each of the three quarterbacks who saw action for Carolina had a touchdown pass. Defensively the Panthers allowed 330 offensive yards to Tennessee with 234 passing.
