Carolina Panthers vs St. Louis Rams Sun. Oct. 31^st 1pm EST

The Carolina Panthers are arguably one of the worst teams in the NFL this season, but they are coming off their first win of the year against the San Francisco 49ers and will look to continue this forward progress coming into Week 8 when they take on number one overall pick Sam Bradford and the up and coming St. Louis Rams.

Even though the Rams could still be on the outside looking in on the playoffs this season, they have made some drastic improvements to their squad this season and look like they could be the team to beat in the NFC West division in the near future, but in order to keep this good thing going in St. Louis, rookie quarterback Sam Bradford will have to lead his team to victory in Week 8 over a resurgent Carolina Panthers squad. Last week was a crazy week of NFL football betting with all those high scores, but this game should be more the norm.

The one key part to this matchup between the Rams and the Panthers in my opinion will be the play of the quarterbacks. Coming into this NFL regular season, Matt Moore was supposed to be the future face of the franchise after the Panthers parted ways with veteran Jake Delhomme (Cleveland Browns).

Unfortunately, Moore has been able to live up to expectations thus far, but he is coming off an impressive performance against the 49ers where he threw for 308 yards, two touchdowns and just one interception.

Sam Bradford on the other hand has exceeded expectations up to this point in the NFL regular season as he has been able to lead his Rams to a 3-4 record coming into Week 8.

As of right now, the St. Louis Rams are favored to come out on top in this one with a -3 point spread and I believe that is just about right as Sam Bradford and company should improve to 4-4.

Odds and lines for this matchup by leading online sportsbooks:

Bookmaker Sportsbook:
Spread: Carolina Panthers +3 & St. Louis Rams -3
Moneyline: Carolina Panthers +135 & St. Louis Rams -155
Over/Under: Carolina Panthers 110 over & St. Louis Rams 110 under (37)

DSI Diamond Sportsbook:
Spread: Carolina Panthers +3 & St. Louis Rams -3
Moneyline: Carolina Panthers +135 & St. Louis Rams -155
Over/Under: Carolina Panthers 110 over & St. Louis Rams 110 under (37)

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