Top Rated 10* NFL *MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL* BEST BET
(NFL) Tampa Bay vs. Carolina,
Point Spread: -5.50 | -110.00 Carolina (Home)
Result: Loss
Top Rated 10* NFL *MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL* BEST BET
Play: Carolina Panthers
Rating: 10*

Both the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Carolina Panthers head into this Monday Night Football clash with a 1-3 record. Carolina will have to do without Pro Bowl QB Cam Newton as he is in the NFL concussion protocol after getting banged up in last week's loss to Atlanta. Derek Anderson will replace Newton, and he went 17-of-23 passing for 172 yards with two TDs and two picks when he came in under center last week.

Tampa Bay has dropped three in a row since a season-opening victory over the very same Falcons and they've been torched for a total of 104 points during their slide. The Bucs have covered the spread in just one of their last seven Monday night football games and 1-5 ATS in the last six meetings with the Panthers.

Carolina is 8-1 ATS off back-to-back SU/ATS losses, and I like the Panthers to rally behind their backup QB and bounce back with a win in this NFC South clash.