Lions Host the Panthers in NFL Week 5

Key Matchup for Lions and Panthers in NFL Week 5

The Carolina Panthers and the Detroit Lions will square off on Sunday when at Ford Field. Kickoff is set for a 1 pm EST Kickoff. It will be broadcast regionally on FOX Sports.

Oddsmakers opened the Lions as -2.5-point favorites versus the Panthers, while the game's total opened at 43.5. The line has moved to Detroit favored by 2-points and the total dropped to 42.

Lions Look Push Forward Against Quality Opponent in NFL Week 5

In their last action, Detroit was a 14-7 winner on the road against the Minnesota Vikings. They covered the +2.5-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (21) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.

Detroit is a half-yard shy of being the only undefeated team in the NFC. The Lions lost their last home game when  Golden Tate was ruled just short of the goal line in the closing seconds against Atlanta. The game ended on that play. The NFL's mandatory 10-second runoff was required after the review because the Lions didn't have any timeouts left.

Turnovers have been a huge factor in Detroit's quick start. It leads the league with a plus-9 in that category. The Lions' 11 takeaways are tied for the league lead.

Panthers Hope Newton Continues to Improve in NFL Week 5

Carolina won its last outing, a 33-30 result against the New England Patriots on October 01. The Panthers covered in that game as a +9-point underdog, while the 63 combined points took the game OVER the total.

Newton passed for 316 yards and three touchdowns and ran for 44 yards and another score in Carolina's 33-30 win at New England.

It was a great performance for a quarterback coming off a disappointing 2016 season and offseason shoulder surgery. Newton was awful, for him, in the first 3 weeks of the NFL Season. He averaged 188.7 yards passing and gained a total 46 rushing yards rushing. Newton threw twice as many interceptions as touchdowns as well.

Newton's return to form gives the very good Detroit Lions defense plenty of concerns on Sunday.

The Panthers eeked out two wins while scoring a combined 45 points in their first three games. They were forced to adjust with Newton's favorite target, tight end Greg Olsen, on injured reserve with a fractured foot.

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Name	Record	ATS	Offense	Defense	Diff	ATS Home	ATS Away	OU Record	OU Home	OU Away
Carolina	3-1	2-1-1	19.50	17.50	2	0-1-1	2-0	2-2	1-1	1-1
Detroit	3-1	3-1	24.75	17.50	7.25	1-1	2-0	2-2	2-0	0-2

Power Stats

Yards Per Point

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
CAR	16.33	16.11	0.22
DET	12.11	18.44	-6.33

Yards Per Pass

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
CAR	10.79	8.20	2.59
DET	9.22	10.63	-1.41

Yards Per Rush

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
CAR	3.97	4.15	-0.18
DET	3.56	4.01	-0.45

Team Records

Carolina Panthers

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	3-1	1-1	2-0	2-1-1	0-1-1	2-0	19.50	17.50	2.00
vs Conf	1-1	0-1	1-0	1-1	0-1	1-0	18.00	18.50	-0.50
vs Div	0-1	0-1	0-0	0-1	0-1	0-0	13.00	34.00	-21.00
Last 3	2-1	1-1	1-0	1-1-1	0-1-1	1-0	18.33	22.33	-4.00

Detroit Lions

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	3-1	1-1	2-0	3-1	1-1	2-0	24.75	17.50	7.25
vs Conf	3-1	1-1	2-0	3-1	1-1	2-0	24.75	17.50	7.25
vs Div	1-0	0-0	1-0	1-0	0-0	1-0	14.00	7.00	7.00
Last 3	2-1	0-1	2-0	2-1	0-1	2-0	21.33	15.67	5.66

NFL Week 5 Supergrid

Title	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	19.50	19	17.50	5
Away Team Road Passing vs Home Team Home Passing Defense	237.50	14	270.50	26
Away Team Road Rushing vs Home Team Home Rushing Defense	128.00	8	98.00	15
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	24.75	10	17.50	4
Home Team Home Passing vs Away Team Road Passing Defense	269.00	8	229.50	15
Home Team Home Rushing vs Away Team Road Rushing Defense	76.50	27	65.50	3

Head To Head Summary

Name	Record	ATS	OU	Score	Rush	YPR	PA	CP	PY	TY	TO +/-
Carolina	5-2	2-5	4-3	24.43	111.00	4.01	34.00	63.03	244.71	355.71	1.86
Detroit	2-5	5-2	4-3	20.43	91.00	3.64	31.86	56.95	176.29	267.29	2.86

Head To Head Detail

Date	Away	Home	Score	Line	Total	OU Result	ARY	APY	ATY	ATT	HRY	HPY	HTY	HTT	Away Team Attempts	Home Team Attempts	Away Team Completions	Home Team Completions
Sep 14, 2014	DET	CAR	7-24	70	253	323	3	62	251	313	0
Nov 20, 2011	CAR	DET	35-49	137	272	409	4	169	326	495	3
Nov 16, 2008	DET	CAR	22-31	130	186	316	4	264	98	362	1
Oct 16, 2005	CAR	DET	21-20	54	263	317	4	52	157	209	4
Dec 21, 2003	DET	CAR	14-20	53	53	106	1	124	260	384	2
Sep 15, 2002	DET	CAR	7-31	73	49	122	3	75	310	385	0
Oct 24, 1999	DET	CAR	24-9	90	210	300	2	61	259	320	2

NFL Week 5 Betting Trends

Carolina Panthers
Carolina is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Carolina is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games on the road
Carolina is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Detroit
Carolina is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Carolina's last 6 games when playing Detroit

Detroit Lions
Detroit is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Detroit's last 15 games
Detroit is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Detroit is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games at home
Detroit is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Carolina
Detroit is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Carolina
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing Carolina

Team Last 5 Games

Carolina Panthers

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	ATS Result	offensive rush yards	offensive passing yards	offensive total yards	defensive rush yards	defensive passing yards	defensive total yards	turnovers	Location
Oct 1, 2017	NE	33-30	W	9/47.5	W/O	140	304	444	80	293	373	2	A
Sep 24, 2017	NO	13-34	L	-5.5/46	L/O	132	156	288	149	213	362	3	H
Sep 17, 2017	BUF	9-3	W	-6/43	P/U	77	178	255	69	107	176	0	H
Sep 10, 2017	SF	23-3	W	-4/45	W/U	116	171	287	51	166	217	0	A
Jan 1, 2017	TB	16-17	L	3/44.5	W/U	128	207	335	112	188	300	1	A

Detroit Lions

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	ATS Result	offensive rush yards	offensive passing yards	offensive total yards	defensive rush yards	defensive passing yards	defensive total yards	turnovers	Location
Oct 1, 2017	MIN	14-7	W	2.5/43.5	W/U	97	154	251	87	197	284	-3	A
Sep 24, 2017	ATL	26-30	L	3/50.5	L/O	71	253	324	151	277	428	-3	H
Sep 18, 2017	NYG	24-10	W	3/42.5	W/U	138	119	257	62	208	270	0	A
Sep 10, 2017	ARI	35-23	W	2.5/48.5	W/O	82	285	367	45	264	309	-3	H
Jan 7, 2017	SEA	6-26	L	8/45.5	L/U	49	182	231	177	210	387	0	A

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Forecast for Detroit

Next up:
Carolina home to Philadelphia Thursday, October 12
Detroit at New Orleans Sunday, October 15

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