Clark desk · DallasThursday, September 24, 2026

The Sunday Slate

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Sun, Dec 20 · 12:00pm CT · Bank of America Stadium · Charlotte, NC · FOX12:00pm CT
CIN
Cincinnati Bengals · AFC North · 2-0 · Away
FPI 1.7 · rank 1.717 · No nflverse EPA
-2.5 (-120)
-148
CAR
Carolina Panthers · NFC South · 1-1 · Home
FPI -1.4 · rank -0.828 · No nflverse EPA
+2.5 (+100)
+124
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
CIN -2.5
CAR +2.5 (+100)
CIN -2.5 (-120)
Model
CIN -0.7
Edge 1.8 pts CAR
Full ratings
Fuel: ESPN FPI. nflverse enrichment is off.
ML / total
Pass
CAR +124 · CIN -148
Total 47.5 — no O/U pick
CallNo ticket

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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, CIN rating 1.7.
  • Fuel: ESPN FPI. nflverse enrichment is off.
  • Home field adds 2.4 to CAR.
  • Predicted margin is CIN by 0.7.
  • Edge is 1.8 points toward CAR.
  • Edge 1.8 pts — inside the 5-pt no-bet band. (Rating gap -3.1; home field +2.4). Fuel: ESPN FPI. nflverse enrichment is off.
  • Moneyline is a pass — the predicted margin is inside 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

CIN

FPI 1.7 · rank 1.717 · No nflverse EPA

  1. W@ HOU 20-6 · Sun, Sep 20
  2. Wvs TB 33-27 · Sun, Sep 13
  3. W@ PHI 30-13 · Fri, Aug 28
  4. Wvs CHI 27-9 · Sat, Aug 22
  5. Wvs DET 16-14 · Thu, Aug 13

CAR

FPI -1.4 · rank -0.828 · No nflverse EPA

  1. W@ ATL 34-3 · Sun, Sep 20
  2. Lvs CHI 59-37 · Sun, Sep 13
  3. Wvs HOU 16-13 · Fri, Aug 28
  4. W@ JAX 34-17 · Fri, Aug 21
  5. 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
  • QuestionableJonathan Allen · Cincinnati Bengals
  • OutAndrei Iosivas · Cincinnati Bengals
  • QuestionableB.J. Hill · Cincinnati Bengals
  • Injured ReserveBrian Parker II · Cincinnati Bengals
  • Injured ReserveJa'Sir Taylor · Cincinnati Bengals

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 1.8 pts — inside the 5-pt no-bet band. (Rating gap -3.1; home field +2.4). Fuel: ESPN FPI. nflverse enrichment is off.

No moneyline ticket — predicted margin is inside 2 points.