Clark desk · DallasThursday, September 24, 2026
The Sunday Slate
Sun, Oct 25 · 12:00pm CT · Bank of America Stadium · Charlotte, NC · FOX12:00pm CT
TB
Tampa Bay Buccaneers · NFC South · 0-2 · Away
FPI -1.1 · rank -0.667 · No nflverse EPA
-1.5 (-110)
-125
CAR
Carolina Panthers · NFC South · 1-1 · Home
FPI -1.4 · rank -0.828 · No nflverse EPA
+1.5 (-110)
+105
Bank of America Stadium at kickoff: 55°F, wind 8 mph, gusts 17 mph, 13% chance of precip.Display only. The 2024–2025 check did not show wind moving the spread or the total past the closing number, so weather is not in the formula.
Market vs model
Spread
TB -1.5
CAR +1.5 (-110)
TB -1.5 (-110)
TB -1.5 (-110)
Model
CAR -2
Edge 3.6 pts CAR
Full ratings
Fuel: ESPN FPI. nflverse enrichment is off.
Full ratings
Fuel: ESPN FPI. nflverse enrichment is off.
ML / total
CAR
CAR +105 · TB -125
Total 45.5 — no O/U pick
Total 45.5 — no O/U pick
CallNo ticket
Why
nflverse enrichment is off. There is no ratings cache, so these numbers are ESPN FPI only. Run npm run nfl:refresh.
- CAR rating -1.4, TB rating -1.1.
- Fuel: ESPN FPI. nflverse enrichment is off.
- Home field adds 2.4 to CAR.
- Predicted margin is CAR by 2.1.
- Edge is 3.6 points toward CAR.
- Edge 3.6 pts — inside the 5-pt no-bet band. (Rating gap -0.3; home field +2.4). Fuel: ESPN FPI. nflverse enrichment is off.
- Moneyline ticket is CAR, because the predicted margin clears 2 points.
- No totals ticket. On 2024–2025 closing totals the EPA number was less accurate than the market, so the total stays on the card and off the ticket.
Recent form
TB
- Lvs CLE 23-19 · Sun, Sep 20
- L@ CIN 33-27 · Sun, Sep 13
- L@ JAX 19-0 · Fri, Aug 28
- Wvs KC 16-15 · Sat, Aug 22
- W@ NYJ 24-16 · Fri, Aug 14
CAR
- W@ ATL 34-3 · Sun, Sep 20
- Lvs CHI 59-37 · Sun, Sep 13
- Wvs HOU 16-13 · Fri, Aug 28
- W@ JAX 34-17 · Fri, Aug 21
- L@ BUF 29-14 · Sat, Aug 15
Injuries
- QuestionableJaelan Phillips · Carolina Panthers
- QuestionableNick Scott · Carolina Panthers
- QuestionableDevin Lloyd · Carolina Panthers
- QuestionableJalen Coker · Carolina Panthers
- Injured ReserveJonathon Brooks · Carolina Panthers
- QuestionableRueben Bain Jr. · Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- QuestionableJosiah Trotter · Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- QuestionableAnthony Nelson · Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Injured ReserveJosh Hayes · Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Injured ReserveMohamed Kamara · Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Lock a ticket
Same rules as the board. ATS only when the edge clears 5 and the rating is not a placeholder. Moneyline only when the model has a winner by 2 or more. The lock stores the line now. CLV fills in after the game is final if the nflverse cache has a closing spread. Until then it stays blank.
Edge 3.6 pts — inside the 5-pt no-bet band. (Rating gap -0.3; home field +2.4). Fuel: ESPN FPI. nflverse enrichment is off.
Writes this moneyline into the ledger. No point line, and no fake close.