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Published: November 17, 2009
The Miami Dolphins will travel in a short week when they face the Carolina Panthers in an NFL football game in prime time on Thursday night. Kick off time in Carolina is scheduled for 8:20PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NFL Network. The LVSC NFL odds makers have set the opening point spread in this game and the Carolina Panthers opened as a 3 points favorite with the over under coming in at 44 ½. . The early money from the NFL betting public has come in on the home favorite, as the Carolina Panthers are currently a 3-½ point favorite. The over under has seen early betting towards the under, as the total is currently lined at 43 ½. NFL money line gamblers can make a play on the favored Carolina Panthers at –175 with the road underdog Miami Dolphins bringing back +155 to win without the points on their side.
The Carolina Panthers after a rough start to the season has put together 4 wins in their past 6 to sit at 4-5 on the season. The team is coming off a 28-19 home win against division rival the Atlanta Falcons last week. During the Panthers successful run they have ran the football a lot more than before. The Panthers in their past 3 games have rushed for 537 yards over their past three games. DeAngelo Williams is averaging 5.1 yards a carry on the year. Second year back Jonathan Steward is coming off a nice effort against Atlanta with 82 yards on 11 carries with two rushing touchdowns. Jake Delhomme has not thrown an interception over his past three games. Delhomme has played much smarter football and that came after his starting job was threatened in week 7 in his three-interception game against Buffalo. The defense is carried by a secondary that does not give up many big plays. Carolina allows their opponents only 9.8 yards a completion ranking 4th in the league. The Dolphins will be in a short week here after defeating Tampa Bay 25-23 with a last minute drive that set up a game winning field goal. The Dolphins good running game may be dealt a serious blow as running back Ronnie Brown is bothered by an ankle injury and the 5-year pro was seen on crutches after the game. Brown is utilized as the quarterback in the Wildcat formation. Veteran running back Ricky Williams may see more carries in this game and the back is averaging 5.3 yards per play average. First year starting quarterback Chad Henne is hitting on 58% of his passes with 5 touchdowns and 4 interceptions on the season. Henne has a strong arm and can go vertical on opposing defenses. Miami will need to be good against the run on Thursday as the team allows just 3.7 yards per carry ranking 5th in the NFL. If Panthers head coach can trust Jake Delhomme to throw downfield, the Dolphins are the worst in the NFL allowing an average of 13.2 yards per completion this season.
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NFL Trend: Miami Dolphins are 1-9 ATS in their past 10 games versus NFC opponents
The Wagerline consensus has 55.2% of the NFL bettors on Carolina +3 1/2
The Wagerline consensus has 62.9% the NFL bettors playing over 43 1/2
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