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4-Star Redskins +10 over PANTHERS With the runing game that they have, it might be surprising to some that the Panthers have the highest percentage of their first downs through the air at 67.3%. Washington has committed an average of 1.55 turnovers per game, and this is only slightly more than the league average. These facts slots the Redskins into a strong play-ON system.
Teams that have averaged fewer than 1.7 turnovers per game are 27-0 ATS as a regular season road dog with at least normal rest when they are off a game as a home dog and they are facing a team that has averaged at least 12.75 first downs per game. The SDQL text is:
REG and AD and rest>=6 and surface=grass and tA(TO)<1.7 and p:HD and oA(PFD)>=12.75 and date>=20141200
Teams are 5-0 ATS in this spot this season with three outright wins.
The Panthers are averaging 1.82 turnovers per game this season and this is FIFTH-MOST in the entire league. The Redskins have done better than expected against turnover-prone teams, as they are 9-0 ATS (+9.67 ppg) as a dog on grass facing an opponent that is committing an average of 1.75-plus turnovers per game. The SDQL text is:
team=Redskins and D and surface=grass and oA(TO)>=1.75 and season >= 2014
The Redskins have won seven of the nine straight up.
Also, Washington is 9-0 ATS since the start of the 2016 season when they are off a game in which they benefited from a two-plus takeaway margin and did not win by 20-plus points and 9-0 ATS (+10.44 ppg) when they are off a home game and they are facing a non-divisional opponent that allowed more than 400 total yards in their last game.
Carolina had a chance last week. They were 5-5 and in a tie game with the Saints, which they lost 34-31 on a field goal as time expired to fall below 500 on the season. It will be very challenging both mentally and physically to recover from this defeat in what was a must-win game. The Redskins are not a team that is going to inspire a heroic effort.
The Panthers are 0-7 ATS (-10.93 ppg) as a favorite on grass off a one to three point loss as a dog, losing each of their last four straight up. They were in this spot in week two this season after losing 27-30 to the Rams in their opener. The lines makers made them a six-point favorite against the Buccaneers and they lost 20-14 to Tampa. A similar result would not surprise us here.
MTis FORECAST: Redskins 17 PANTHERS 20