{"id":29735,"date":"2013-08-22T14:45:34","date_gmt":"2013-08-22T19:45:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/?p=29735"},"modified":"2013-08-22T14:45:34","modified_gmt":"2013-08-22T19:45:34","slug":"nfl-preseason-week-3-betting-odds-and-predictions-carolina-panthers-vs-baltimore-ravens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/nfl-preseason-week-3-betting-odds-and-predictions-carolina-panthers-vs-baltimore-ravens-29735\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Preseason Week 3 Betting Odds and Predictions: Carolina Panthers vs. Baltimore Ravens"},"content":{"rendered":"

Carolina Panthers vs. Baltimore Ravens
\nThursday, 8\/22\/13, 8:00 PM EST, TV:\u00a0 ESPN
\nOpening Point Spread:\u00a0 Baltimore -3
\nCurrent Betting Line:\u00a0 Baltimore -3
\nOpening Total:\u00a0 42
\nCurrent Total:\u00a0 41.5
\nOdds Courtesy of Bookmaker<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Baltimore Ravens are trying to avoid a Super Bowl hangover in 2013<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Carolina has split its first two games on its 2013 NFL preseason schedule, as it looks to regroup after suffering a 14-9 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles as three-point road underdogs a week ago, while going well UNDER the betting total of 44.\u00a0 The Panthers were out-gained by 123 yards in that affair, but the locker room is excited for its upcoming test.\u00a0 \u201cWhat better way to gauge your team than to go out and play the defending world champs?\u201d, commented Panthers linebacker Thomas Davis.\u00a0 It\u2019s important to point out that the first-team offense has been held to just a single field goal in eight series, which can\u2019t be ignored when making your NFL betting picks Thursday night.<\/p>\n

Panthers quarterback Cam Newton will get the bulk of the snaps against the Ravens, with former Notre Dame signal-caller Jimmy Clausen backing him up.\u00a0 On the other side of the ball, Carolina is hoping linebacker Jon Beason can return from a knee injury, but head coach Ron Rivera may take a cautious approach in that situation.\u00a0 The special teams unit will receive a boost with wide receiver Ted Ginn hitting the field, which could lead to better starting field position for the offense.<\/p>\n

Baltimore is 15-7 during preseason play under head coach John Harbaugh, including a perfect 2-0 mark heading into this affair.\u00a0 \u201cYour first game is to knock the rust off,\u201d commented Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs.\u00a0 \u201cSecond game is where you play a little more.\u00a0 The third game is kind of like the real thing.\u201d\u00a0 The Ravens are 22-13 all time in preseason home games, including wins in eight of their last nine opportunities in that situation.<\/p>\n

The Ravens have a new face in the middle of their defense, with Daryl Smith racking up 11 tackles as a replacement for legendary linebacker Ray Lewis, who retired after leading the franchise to its second championship.\u00a0 Baltimore will be led offensively by quarterback Joe Flacco, who is the first player in NFL history to lead his team to the playoffs in each of his first five seasons at that position.\u00a0 He set career highs for passing yards and completions in 2012.<\/p>\n

Sports bettors will likely back the Ravens in this affair, as Harbaugh looks to have his roster focused on avoiding a letdown before the regular season.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t miss out on a winning season and let the NFL handicappers at Maddux Sports line your pockets with cash.\u00a0 Long term packages are available now!<\/p>\n

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Carolina Panthers vs. Baltimore Ravens Thursday, 8\/22\/13, 8:00 PM EST, TV:\u00a0 ESPN Opening Point Spread:\u00a0 Baltimore -3 Current Betting Line:\u00a0 Baltimore -3 Opening Total:\u00a0 42 Current Total:\u00a0 41.5 Odds Courtesy of Bookmaker Carolina has split its first two games on its 2013 NFL preseason schedule, as it looks to regroup after suffering a 14-9 loss […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":181,"featured_media":29535,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1444,132],"tags":[608,3365,279,396,7519,31,3724],"class_list":["post-29735","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-headlines","category-nfl-handicapping","tag-baltimore-ravens","tag-cam-newton","tag-carolina-panthers","tag-joe-flacco","tag-jon-beason","tag-nfl","tag-terrell-suggs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29735","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/181"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29735"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29735\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29736,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29735\/revisions\/29736"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29535"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29735"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29735"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29735"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}