The 0-2 Carolina Panthers will travel to take on the 1-1 Seattle Seahawks in week 3 of the NFL season. 

Carolina is 0-2 this season with losses on the road against the Atlanta Falcons by a score of 10-24 and at home against the New Orleans Saints by a score of 17-20 while the Seattle Seahawks enter this game with a record of 1-1 following a loss at home against the Los Angeles Rams by a score of 13-30 and a win on the road against the Detroit Lions by a score of 37-31. Which team will get the win in this matchup on Sunday afternoon? Let’s take a closer look at how these teams are faring this season.

The Carolina Panthers enter this game with a record of 0-2 following a loss at home against the New Orleans Saints by a score of 17-20 while the game ended in a push in week 2 of the NFL season. Carolina scored 17 points while compiling 239 total yards offensively which included 153 passing yards and 100 rushing yards while allowing 20 points and 341 total yards defensively which included 236 passing yards and 134 rushing yards. 

Bryce Young led the team in passing, completing 22 of 33 attempts for 153 yards and a touchdown while rushing for 34 yards. Miles Sanders led the team in rushing with 14 carries for 43 yards while adding three receptions and four yards. Adam Thielen led the team in receiving, catching seven of nine targets for 54 yards and a touchdown.

Seattle enters this game with a record of 1-1 following a 37-31 win in overtime on the road against the Detroit Lions while covering the 4.5-point spread as a road underdog by winning the game outright in week 2 of the NFL season. The Seahawks scored 37 points while compiling 393 total yards offensively which included 328 passing yards and 82 rushing yards while allowing 31 points and 418 total yards defensively which included 323 passing yards and 102 rushing yards. 

Geno Smith led the team in passing, completing 32 of 41 attempts for 328 yards and two touchdowns while adding 20 rushing yards. Kenneth Walker led the team in rushing with 17 carries for 43 yards and two touchdowns while adding a reception for 11 yards. DK Metcalf led the team in receiving, catching all six targets for 75 yards.

BookMaker has the Seattle Seahawks listed as 6-point favorites at home against the Carolina Panthers on Sunday afternoon in week 3 of the NFL season. Seattle has won seven of the last ten and two of the last three games in the series while both teams are 4-4-2 ATS in the last ten and 1-1-1 ATS in the last three matchups. Carolina is 0-1-1 ATS overall, 0-1 ATS on the road, and 0-1-1 ATS as an underdog while the Seattle Seahawks are 1-1 ATS overall, 0-1 ATS at home, and 0-1 ATS as a favorite on the year.

Seattle is the better team this season and has been the better team in the series, winning seven of the last ten and two of the last three games. The Seahawks have also been the slightly better team at covering the spread this season going 1-1 ATS overall while the Panthers are 0-1-1 ATS overall. As a result, I am taking the Seattle Seahawks -6 on BookMaker for this matchup on Sunday afternoon.