The Atlanta Falcons (4-3) will play their first divisional game of the season on Sunday when they visit the Carolina Panthers (5-3) as small road underdogs at the sportsbooks. The Falcons started the season with three straight games against NFC North foes and then followed that with four in a row versus the AFC East.
NFL point spread: The Panthers opened as 1.5-point favorites; the total was 44 early in the week, according to sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark. (Line updates and matchup report)
NFL betting pick, via OddsShark computer: 25.