The Atlanta Falcons (8-8) and the Carolina Panthers (4-12) play on Sunday, January 5, 2025 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in a clash of NFC South foes, and here are best bets recommendations.

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Panthers vs. Falcons Matchup Info

• Game Date: Sunday, January 5, 2025
• Time: 1 p.m. ET
• Venue: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
• Location: Atlanta, Georgia
• TV: CBS
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Best Moneyline Bet

• The BetMGM line for this game has the Falcons favored by 8.5, while the model predicts they’ll win by considerably more (16.9 points). Put your money on the Falcons.
• Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Falcons’ implied win probability is 80.0%.
• The Falcons have been favored on the moneyline 10 total times this season. They’ve gone 7-3 in those games.
• Atlanta has played as a moneyline favorite of -400 or shorter in just one game this season, which it won.
• This season, the Panthers have been the underdog 15 times and won four, or 26.7%, of those games.
• Carolina has not won as an underdog of +310 or more on the moneyline this season in five such games.

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Against the Spread Pick

• Pick ATS: Falcons (-8.5)
• The Falcons are 6-9-1 against the spread this season.
• In games they have played as 8.5-point favorites or more, Atlanta has a perfect ATS record of 1-0.
• The Panthers are 7-9-0 against the spread this season.
• In games they have played as 8.5-point or bigger underdogs, Carolina owns an ATS record of 2-3.

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Best Over/Under Pick

• Pick OU: Under (48)
• Atlanta and Carolina combine to average 7.5 less points per game than the over/under of 48 set for this game (including the postseason).
• Opponents of these two teams have averaged a combined 54.7 points per game, 6.7 more than the over/under for this game.
• Six of the Falcons’ 16 games with a set total have hit the over (37.5%).
• In the Panthers’ 16 games with a set total, 12 have hit the over (75%).

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