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Detroit Lions

2-1 · 8-8 last season

Implied27.0

At DET -3.5 Total 50.5 Live line · DET -188 · CAR +158

Carolina Panthers

1-2 · 8-9 last season

Implied23.5

Line movement open Sep 29 CAR spread +3.5 +3.5 no move Total 50.5 50.5 no move FanDuel

DET @ CAR: the angle lands Fri 8:20 PM

Lines, matchups, injuries and forecast below are live now.

Key matchups

Team	Player	Pos	Proj	DK $	vs defense	FPA	Edge
CAR	Bryce Young	QB	16.6	$5,900	DET #32 of 32	25.6	Smash
CAR	Chuba Hubbard	RB	15.3	$6,400	DET #11 of 32	20.6	Neutral
CAR	Tetairoa McMillan	WR	14.7	$6,200	DET #31 of 32	39.1	Smash
CAR	Darren Waller	TE	7.4	$3,300	DET #32 of 32	22.7	Smash

DET skill positions vs CAR defense

#14/32

17.1 fpa

Bad

#32/32

28.4 fpa

Elite

#2/32

26.0 fpa

Avoid

#17/32

13.7 fpa

Average

CAR skill positions vs DET defense

#32/32

25.6 fpa

Elite

#11/32

20.6 fpa

Bad

#31/32

39.1 fpa

Elite

#32/32

22.7 fpa

Elite

Rank 32 allows the most fantasy points to the position (softest matchup), 1 the fewest. Ratings blend the 2025-26 regular season (with a last-8-games form tilt) into current-season data as games are played: current weight = games / (games + 4), so the new season takes over quickly.

Game script & scoring

Projected points (market implied)

DET27.0

CAR23.5

Offense profile

DETRank of 32CAR

27.3 #6 Pts / G 20.9 #21

277.5 #2 Pass yds / G 217.9 #18

115.4 #15 Rush yds / G 114.8 #16

63.6 #8 Plays / G 59.6 #23

58% Pass rate 54%

2.1 Pass TD / G 1.5

1.1 Rush TD / G 0.7

2.6 Sacks taken / G 2.2

0.4 INT thrown / G 0.7

Defense profile

DETRank of 32CAR

26.2 #26 Pts allowed / G 23.6 #19

257.2 #29 Pass yds allowed 218.6 #14

120.2 #17 Rush yds allowed 133.8 #27

2.9 Sacks / G 2.1

0.8 INT / G 0.9

2.1 Pass TD allowed 1.4

1.0 Rush TD allowed 1.3

Rank 1 = best of 32 (offense: most; defense: fewest allowed). Basis: rolling window from 2025-09-29, 20 games per team.

Weather

Kickoff forecast posts within 3 days of kickoff. (Bank of America Stadium, Carolina)

DFS

CAR projected players

Pos	Player	Proj	Floor / ceil	DK $	Val	FD $	vs
QB	Bryce Young	16.6	10.8 / 25.6	$5,900	2.82x	$7,600	#32
RB	Chuba Hubbard	15.3	8.6 / 24.3	$6,400	2.39x	$7,100	#11
WR	Tetairoa McMillan	14.7	6.7 / 24.8	$6,200	2.37x	$7,000	#31
WR	Jalen Coker questionable	12.4	6.4 / 23.4	$5,700	2.18x	$6,000	#31
TE	Darren Waller	7.4	2.3 / 14.7	$3,300	2.25x	$5,400	#32
TE	Tommy Tremble	4.6	1.5 / 10.7	$2,500	1.84x	$4,700	#32
TE	Mitchell Evans	3.0	0.0 / 8.0	$2,500	1.22x	$4,400	#32

Val = projected points per $1,000 of DraftKings salary. vs = the opposing defense's rank against that position (32 softest).

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Props

Player	Market	Line	Proj	Over	Book	Opp rank
Bryce Young QB CAR	Pass TD	1.5	1.6	-113	DraftKings	#28
Bryce Young QB CAR	Pass yds	248.5	210.2	-110	Fanatics	#30
Bryce Young QB CAR	Rush yds	13.5	12.0	-114	FanDuel	#18
Chuba Hubbard RB CAR	Rush yds	67.5	57.2	-113	DraftKings	#18
Chuba Hubbard RB CAR	Receptions	2.5	3.1	-132	DraftKings	#30
Chuba Hubbard RB CAR	Rec yds	18.5	23.8	-112	DraftKings	#30
Tetairoa McMillan WR CAR	Receptions	4.5	4.7	-122	BetOnline	#30
Tetairoa McMillan WR CAR	Rec yds	67.5	69.5	-113	DraftKings	#30