The Carolina Panthers (3-3) and Green Bay Packers (4-3) meet on Thursday Night Football at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin, with kickoff set for 8:15 p.m. ET. Both teams are coming off Week 7 losses: Carolina fell 43-13 to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, while Green Bay lost 20-17 to the Detroit Lions after missing two field goals. Packers receiver Matthew Golden (shoulder/foot) is active for the game.
Green Bay enters as a 3.5-point favorite with an over/under of 47 points. The money line lists the Packers at -185 and the Panthers at +166. SportsLine expert R.J. White, managing editor of Fantasy and gambling, has a 50-20-1 record on his last 71 Packers picks, returning $2,629 to $100 players. White is leaning toward the over 47 combined points, noting the over has hit in seven of the past 10 head-to-head meetings dating back to 2007, and is 6-4 in Carolina's last 10 games.
Offensively, Carolina ranks fifth in the league at 26.5 points per game but allows 27.7 on defense. Quarterback Bryce Young has completed 59.2% of his passes for 1,712 yards with 12 touchdowns and four interceptions. His top target, Tetairoa McMillan, has 36 receptions for 511 yards and two touchdowns. Green Bay averages 20.6 points scored and 20.7 allowed. Quarterback Jordan Love has completed 60% of his passes for 1,958 yards with 13 touchdowns and five interceptions, though Packers receivers lead the league in drops.
White has identified a crucial X-factor that makes one side of the spread a must-back; details are available on SportsLine.
