Suddenly, the 2-0 Carolina Panthers are a powerhouse in the National Football League.
Or maybe the Texans and a rookie quarterback making his first start have everything to do with Carolina being a sizable -7.5 road favorite on Thursday Night Football.
Here's tonight's action so far:
Panthers at Texans (+7.5, 43)
69.4% of $ on Panthers
86.4% of $ on Panthers ML
50.7% of $ on OVER
Books have not been trying to get any action on Carolina. In fact, some of the recreational sites have moved the Panthers all the way to -8.5.
The line on this game opened at Panthers -3.5, which suggests Houston's Tyrod Taylor is worth as much as 5 points. Carolina's performance over this past week has likely cut into this number by around a point.
- Dan Shapiro, Gambling911.com
