#253 ASA FREE PLAY ON Carolina +3 over Atlanta, Sunday at 1:00 PM ET - Last week Carolina was favored by 3 points @ NYG and played a poor game and lost. Now they are +3 at Atlanta who ranks 6 spots lower than the Giants in DVOA. Atlanta is coming off back to back wins but those were vs the Jets in London and last week vs Miami who played in London the week before and didn’t have a bye. Even with that the Falcons need a FG as time expired to beat the 1-6 Dolphins by 2 points. In their last 4 games Atlanta has faced NYG, Washington, Jets, and Dolphins, who have a combined record of 6-21, and the Birds were outgained in 3 of those 4 games. The Panthers have struggled the last month but they’ve also faced Dallas & Minnesota (2 playoff caliber teams) and they should not be a 3-point dog here. Neither offense is great (ranking 19th & 22nd in scoring) but the Panthers have the far superior defense ranking 3rd in YPP allowed (Atlanta ranks 22nd) and 7th in PPG allowed (Atlanta ranks 30th). Take the points.