Seattle Seahawks vs Carolina Panthers

Game Date: Sunday, October 7, 2012 | Game Time: 4:05 PM | Home Line: -1.0 | Total: 42.5

Seattle Seahawks v Carolina Panthers Series Betting Trends

The Seattle Seahawks travel to Carolina to play the Panthers at 4:05 PM on Sunday, October 7, 2012. Carolina is the favorite in this matchup, laying -1.0 points here at home. The Total has been posted at Over/Under 42.5.

Before getting to specific team details, let's have a look at the recent games in this series to see if we can identify any NFL sports betting trends to assist in making the right pick in this game.

Recent Results in the Seahawks/Panthers Series

When looking at the last 6 games in this series, we can see the home team has won 5 games compared to 1 wins for the road team. Average points scored per game for the home team in the Seattle/Carolina series is 23.2 ppg while the vistor has put up 12.3 ppg, creating an average margin of victory of 10.9 favoring the home team.

As stated, the exact advantage spanning the last 6 games represents a median average advantage for the home team in this series of 10.9 ppg. That represents a value number of 9.9 when meassured against the offered line of -1.0, suggesting a wager on Carolina makes the most sense - at least, when looking at betting against the number according to the historical series trends.

The average Total points scored spanning the last 6 games between the Seahawks and the Panthers is 35.5 per game. That creates a differential of 7 against the line, suggesting a bet of Under 42.5 may hold the greatest value. At least in relation to the series history.

Now let's take a look at the series history in this exact situation, with Seattle as the road team and with Carolina as the home team.

Recent Results when Seattle visits Carolina

When looking at the last 3 games in this series while Carolina has been the home team, we can see the Panthers have won 2 games compared to 1 wins for the Seahawks. Average points scored per game by Carolina in this situation is is 17 ppg while Seattle has put up 9.7 ppg, creating an average margin of victory of 7.3 favoring the Panthers.

As stated, the exact advantage spanning the last games represents a median average advantage for the home team in this series of 7.3 ppg. That represents a value number of 6.3 when meassured against the offered line of -1.0, suggesting a wager on the Panthers makes the most sense. At least, that's the way it looks when you ponder a bet against the line, looking at this wager in the vacuum of this series situation.

The average Total points scored spanning the last 3 games between the Seahawks and the Panthers is 26.7 per game. That creates a differential of 15.8 against the line, suggesting a bet of Under 42.5 may hold the greatest value. At least in relation to the series history.

Can the Seattle Seahawks Cover the Spread?

This season the Seattle Seahawks have played 18 games, averaging 25.8 points per game, while allowing 16.1 points per game. This has led to a season record of 12-6. Let's have a closer look at recent Seattle Seahawks results.

Recent Seattle Seahawks Results

This season the Seattle Seahawks have played 10 games on the road, averaging 22.1 points per game, while allowing 19.4 points per game. This has led to a season record of 4-6. Let's have a closer look at recent Seattle Seahawks results on the road.

Recent Seattle Seahawks Road Results

Can the Carolina Panthers Cover the Spread?

This season the Carolina Panthers have played 16 games, averaging 22.3 points per game, while allowing 22.7 points per game. This has led to a season record of 7-6. Let's have a closer look at recent Carolina Panthers results.

Recent Carolina Panthers Results

This season the Carolina Panthers have played 8 games here at home, averaging 18.8 points per game, while allowing 23.4 points per game. This has led to a season record of 3-5. Let's have a closer look at recent Carolina Panthers results when playing at home.

Recent Carolina Panthers Home Results

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