Carolina Panthers at Buffalo Bills — Preseason Week 1 Odds, Injuries & Prediction

Carolina Panthers @ Buffalo Bills: live odds, injury report, team rankings comparison, and win probability for this matchup.

Sat, Aug 15 · 1:00 PM ET · Local

Final: Carolina Panthers 14 - 29 Buffalo Bills. Buffalo Bills won. Model prediction was correct.

Odds (DraftKings): BUF -3 · ML CAR +130 / BUF -155 · O/U 38.5

Model prediction

Predicted winner: Buffalo Bills - CAR 6% / BUF 94%

Team stats comparison (rank out of 32)

	CAR offense	BUF offense	Edge
Total yards	#27	#4	home edge (23)
Rush yards	#19	#1	home edge (18)
Pass yards	#26	#15	home edge (11)

	CAR defense	BUF defense	Edge
Total yards allowed	#16	#7	home edge (9)
Rush yards allowed	#20	#28	away edge (8)
Pass yards allowed	#15	#1	home edge (14)

Injury report

• Chuba Hubbard (CAR · RB) - questionable - Hamstring strain
• Ikem Ekwonu (CAR · OT) - out - Ruptured patellar tendon (right knee) - surgically repaired
• Nic Scourton (CAR · OLB) - out - Torn ACL
• Taylor Moton (CAR · RT) - out - Blood clot in lung

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