Atlanta Falcons vs Carolina Panthers Prediction NFL Picks 10/13/24

The Atlanta Falcons and the Carolina Panthers meet in week 6 NFL action from Bank of America Stadium on Sunday afternoon. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s an Atlanta Falcons vs. Carolina Panthers prediction.

Atlanta Falcons Recap

The Atlanta Falcons will be out to build on back-to-back wins after a 26-20 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last time out to improve to 3-2 on the year. After this game, the Falcons will go home for a date with the Seattle Seahawks.

Falcons Looking To Build Momentum

Kirk Cousins has thrown for 1,373 yards, 8 touchdowns, and 5 interceptions on 67.2% passing while Bijan Robinson has a team-high 285 rushing yards. Tyler Allgeier has 178 rushing yards as well while Drake London has a team-high 32 receptions for 354 yards and 3 TDs and Darnell Mooney has 24 grabs for 330 yards and 3 scores. Ray-Ray McCloud III has 229 receiving yards while two more Falcons have 150+ receiving yards as well on the year. On defense, Troy Andersen leads the Falcons with 44 total tackles including 26 solo tackles while the Falcons’ defense has combined for 5 sacks and 3 interceptions as well on the year.

Why the Atlanta Falcons will win

• The Panthers have lost each of their last nine games when playing with a rest disadvantage.
• The Falcons have won each of their last five games when playing with a rest advantage against the Panthers.
• The Panthers have failed to cover the spread in each of their last six games against teams that held a winning record.
• The Falcons have covered the spread in each of their last four games when playing with a rest advantage against the Panthers.

Carolina Panthers Recap

The Carolina Panthers will try to bounce back from back-to-back losses after a 36-10 beatdown loss to the Chicago Bears last time out to fall to 1-4 on the year. After this game, the Panthers will head out on the road for a matchup with the Commanders.

Panthers Looking To Right The Ship

Andy Dalton has thrown for 675 yards, 5 touchdowns and 2 interceptions on 65.1% passing while Bryce Young has thrown for 303 yards and 3 interceptions on 55.6% passing. Chuba Hubbard leads the Panthers with 393 rushing yards while Diontae Johnson has a team-high 23 receptions for 262 yards and 2 touchdowns. Xavier Legette has 143 receiving yards, Jonathan Mingo has 120 receiving yards and Adam Thielen has 109 receiving yards as well on the year. Shaq Thompson and Xavier Woods lead Carolina’s defense with 35 total tackles this season while Carolina’s defense as a whole has combined for 6 sacks and 3 interceptions.

Why the Carolina Panthers will win

• The underdogs have won each of the Falcons’ last five games at Bank of America Stadium.
• The Falcons have lost seven of their last eight games against teams that held a losing record.
• The Falcons have failed to cover the spread in each of their last eight games after coming off overtime.
• The Panthers have covered the spread in each of their last six October games as underdogs against NFC South opponents.

Falcons vs. Panthers Prediction

I’m on the Falcons here. The Panthers had that one breakout against the Raiders, but it seems like that’s all this team has had, maybe the one-week refresh of Andy Dalton worked for that week but it’s not working for much else. The Falcons are heads and shoulders the better team here and while all their wins have been close this season, this feels like a spot where we could see a breakout offensive showing. Give me the Falcons here.