Falcons @ Panthers
Falcons
PanthersArchived game: closing numbers from Action Network's consensus at kickoff. Live odds, picks and the confluence table only run on games still on the slate.
Matchup summary
Final: Panthers beat the Falcons 30-0 at home. The market closed with Falcons at -225 on the moneyline and the total at 44. This was an NFL 2025 week 3 game. The closing betting splits (tickets vs money), the earliest tracked line and the movement into kickoff are below.
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Falcons vs Panthers betting splits
Where was the money on Falcons vs Panthers?
| Market | Side | Tickets | Money | Closing line / odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spread | Falcons | 43% | 87% | -4.5 (-110) |
| Panthers | 57% | 13% | +4.5 (-110) | |
| Total | Over | 18% | 23% | O 44 (-110) |
| Under | 82% | 77% | U 44 (-110) | |
| Moneyline | Falcons | 92% | 96% | -225 |
| Panthers | 8% | 4% | +185 |
The Panthers held 57% of spread tickets but only 13% of the money; 87% of spread money was on the Falcons with 43% of tickets, so the average Falcons bet was larger.
82% of total tickets and 77% of total money were on the under, so the under drew more tickets than money and the average over bet was larger.
92% of moneyline tickets and 96% of moneyline money were on the Falcons, so the average Falcons bet was larger than the average Panthers bet.
Line movement
What was the closing line for Falcons vs Panthers?
| Market | Earliest tracked | Closing | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spread (Panthers) | +5.5 | +4.5 | -1 |
| Total | 44 | 44 | 0 |
The Falcons were -5.5 24 hours before kickoff and closed -4.5, a 1-point move toward the Panthers.
The total was 44 24 hours before kickoff and closed 44: it has not moved.
The earliest tracked line is the oldest consensus snapshot Locksmith holds for this game, not the market opener.
Why the line moved
Why did the Falcons vs Panthers line move?
The spread moved 1 point toward the Panthers (Panthers +5.5 to Panthers +4.5) even though 87% of the spread money sits on the Falcons; the Panthers hold 13% of the money and 57% of the tickets, so the line moved away from the money side. The total did not move from the line tracked 24 hours before kickoff (44) even with 77% of the total money on the under. Splits describe where the money sits, not what will happen.
Across 822 NFL games (2023 week 5 through 2026 week 2, Action Network closing splits), the side with a larger money share than ticket share covered the spread 50.0% of the time (384-384-13) and hit the total 50.8% (396-383-6); break-even at -110 is 52.4%. Splits describe where the money sits, not what will happen.