Monday Night Football: Carolina Panthers vs. Philadelphia Eagles NFL predictions

Two teams bringing up the rear in their respective divisions will meet in this week’s edition of Monday Night Football. Tonight, it’ll be the (2-8) Carolina Panthers taking on the (3-7) Philadelphia Eagles in a battle of last place teams.
Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, PA, will be the site for this MNF battle, which kicks off at 8:30 p.m. EST (7:30 p.m. CST) on ESPN.
According to the latest Monday Night Football odds, Cam Newton and the Panthers [+3] are listed as betting favorites by a field goal over the Michael Vick-less Eagles [+3] this evening.
In addition, NFL predictions specialists believe that Carolina and Philly will combine and score an OVER/UNDER of 42 points.
For the Panthers, despite their 2-8 record this season, they come into this game with a 4-6-0 record in against the spread wagers in 2012.
As a result, the majority of the betting population favors Newton & Co. to cover in tonight's lackluster matchup.
At the present time, 59% (1969-1352) of the betting public favors the Panthers at -3 and 53% of NFL betting experts agree. In addition to those statistics, check out some interesting ATS betting trends for Carolina:

• Panthers are 5-1 ATS vs. a team with a losing record.
• Panthers are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 road games vs. a team with a losing home record.
• Panthers are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 road games.
• Panthers are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games following a ATS loss.
• Panthers are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games on grass.
• Panthers are 3-9 ATS in their last 12 games in November.
• Panthers are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games after allowing more than 150 yards rushing in their previous game.

For the Eagles, this team has been a complete disaster in every facet of the game thus far this season. Heading into week 12, Philly is 1-8-0 in against the spread bets, and the fact that Vick will miss his second straight start will not help the causes.
Thus, only 41% (1352-1969) of the betting public are willing to put their hard-earned money on Andy Reid's squad this evening, while 47% of betting experts echo that sentiment.
Moreover, those aren't the only numbers that would scare off any bettor looking to invest on the Eagles in tonight's game. Take a look at some of Philadelphia's most recent ATS betting trends and you'll see why:

• Eagles are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 Monday games.
• Eagles are 7-18-1 ATS in their last 26 home games.
• Eagles are 3-8 ATS in their last 11 home games vs. a team with a losing road record.
• Eagles are 5-16-1 ATS in their last 22 games following a S.U. loss.
• Eagles are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games after accumulating less than 90 yards rushing in their previous game.
• Eagles are 1-4-1 ATS in their last 6 games after scoring less than 15 points in their previous game.
• Eagles are 3-13-1 ATS in their last 17 games following a ATS loss.
• Eagles are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games after allowing more than 150 yards rushing in their previous game.
• Eagles are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games in Week 12.
• Eagles are 0-4 ATS vs. a team with a losing record.
• Eagles are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games following a SU loss of more than 14 points.
• Eagles are 0-4-1 ATS in their last 5 games after allowing more than 350 total yards in their previous game.
• Eagles are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games in November.
• Eagles are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games overall.
• Eagles are 0-6-1 ATS in their last 7 vs. NFC.
• Eagles are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games on grass.

Monday Night Football picks: Carolina Panthers [-3]

Source: http://www.examiner.com