NFL GOY

Obviously it is tough to get a beneficial line on the Panthers. The closer they get to 16-0, the more pressure they feel. We have an angle that says fading teams on a 13-game winning streak that is laying at least five points is 12-0 all-time in our database which goes back to 1980.

We even have an angle that says home underdogs off a road win facing a squad off a home win and a few other parameters is 96-54 against the spread and 84-70 straight up. Again, 14 games above .500 and if favors the underdog in every case.

We have seen this movie before. Each of the last two Giants Super Bowls were with Tom Coughlin has coach and Eli Manning as QB. They played their absolute best football at the end of the year to sneak into the playoffs and never looked back.

This is the Panthers only non-divisional game in their last five. Our research has shown time and time again the shortened week when it is a one day difference in a Sunday game means very little. If anything in most cases the public overreacts.

This Manning rises to the occasion and with OBJ is the most dangerous pass-catch combo the Panthers have seen all season. The only question left is do the Giants win outright?