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Q1 + full-game snapshot

TB @ CAR

Sun, Oct 25 at 1:00p ET / Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte /Fox
TB Tampa Bay Buccaneers
CAR Carolina Panthers
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Live / Snapshot Tue 1:06p ET / Sharp line has not posted
No Tier No priced edge

No market on this game beats the sharp line right now.

The model has Carolina Panthers ahead at the end of the quarter 39% of the time, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 40%, and the quarter level 22%, with 8.7 pts projected. Carolina Panthers gets on the board 65% of the time and Tampa Bay Buccaneers 66%; the opening drive ends in points 42% of the time and someone scores in the quarter 91% of it. All four are context only: back-testing found no edge on any of them, so none carries a pick. The sharp line has not posted this game, so no market here carries an edge yet.

Q1 total (model) 8.7 not quoted
CAR leads after Q1 39% TB 40%, level 22%
TB scores in Q1 66% context only, no pick
CAR scores in Q1 65% context only, no pick
Open-drive score rate 42% league 42%
Game total (model) 43.5 not quoted
Similar games, Q1 scored 88% across 8 matches

The four numbers we publish for every game

Model probabilities. no book market None of these four is quoted anywhere, so none carries an edge or a pick

The sharp line has not posted a 1st-quarter line on this game yet. It opens the quarter about a week out, so for now there is no line to blend these toward and nothing to check them against. They are the model's own output, unvalidated, read them as a view, not as a price.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers scores in the 1st quarter 66% Context only: its offence against CAR’s Q1 defence. Back-testing found no edge here: no pick, no fair price.
Carolina Panthers scores in the 1st quarter 65% Context only: its offence against TB’s Q1 defence. Back-testing found no edge here: no pick, no fair price.
Opening drive ends in points 42% Context only, and averaged over both possible receivers — the coin toss has not happened. Back-testing found no edge here: no pick, no fair price.
Someone scores in the 1st quarter 91% Context only: scoreless the other 9%. Back-testing found no edge here: no pick, no fair price.
Which team is ahead when the quarter ends
TB 40%
Tampa Bay Buccaneers leads at the end of the 1st quarter
Scores at all 66%, context only
CAR 39%
Carolina Panthers leads at the end of the 1st quarter
Scores at all 65%, context only
LEVEL 22%
The quarter ends level, the third side of the same market
Both teams score 40%, context only

The full game: winner, margin and total

Model projection. no book market The sharp line has not posted a full-game line, so nothing here carries an edge
Who wins the game — No sharp-line moneyline on this game, so our win probability stays back. With no line to blend toward it runs to extremes we will not publish unchecked.
Game margin — No sharp-line spread on this game. Same rule as the moneyline: the projected margin stays back until there is a line to check it against.
Total points in the game 43.5 Unpriced, our projection only. The sharp line posts no total on this game.
Why we landed here

We project Carolina Panthers by 0.3 pts. The sharp line has not posted a spread, so that margin is unvalidated and stays off the card above. 43.5 pts projected in total, unpriced: the sharp line has not posted a total. The sharp line opens the full game first, usually well before the quarter, so this is the half of the page that prices first.

How the first points get on the board

League rates, 2022–2025, 1,139 games
55% 36% 0% 9%
League outcome share, not a per-game model number
  • Touchdown opens the scoring55%
  • Field goal first36%
  • Safety / defensive score0%
  • No points at all in the 1st quarter9%
TD first, given a score 60% Conditional on the quarter producing points at all, across 1,139 games in 2022–2025.
FG first, given a score 40% The complement, the same denominator, so the two read against each other directly.
This cohort 57% TD-first share across the 8 games priced most like this one.

How the price has moved since we published

Sharp line, 29 snapshots since Wed 12:13a ET
Q1 total 7.5
Open, 7.5 unchanged Now, 7.5
Q1 spread (H) -0.5
Open, -0.5 unchanged Now, -0.5
Q1 ML home -128 ▲ from -150
Open, -150 moved +22 Now, -128
Q1 ML away +112 ▼ from +130
Open, +130 moved -18 Now, +112
FG total 45
Open, 45 unchanged Now, 45
FG spread (H) -3
Open, -3 unchanged Now, -3
FG ML home -158 ▲ from -170
Open, -170 moved +12 Now, -158
FG ML away +142 ▼ from +149
Open, +149 moved -7 Now, +142

Every market we price, next to the book

Sharp line, posted price and vig-free fair
Market Sharp line Our odds We like Edge Confidence
Q1 markets unpriced, model only, not validated
1st quarter moneyline model CAR 39% / tie 22% / TB 40% — +102 no bet — unpriced
1st quarter total we project 8.7 pts — — no bet — unpriced
1st quarter margin we project TB by 0.1 — — no bet — unpriced
Opening drive ends in a score context only - no edge, no pick, no book market — — no bet — unpriced
Someone scores in the 1st quarter context only - no edge, no pick, no book market — — no bet — unpriced
Full-game markets unpriced, model only, not validated
Moneyline no sharp-line market - model number withheld — — no bet — unpriced
Spread no sharp-line market - model number withheld — — no bet — unpriced
Game total model 43.5 pts — — no bet — unpriced

Every change we made, and why

Derived from the model snapshot history, timestamps in ET
Sun 10:09a ET Conditions changed from Clouds to Clear. noted
Sun 9:14a ET FG spread (model) moved from -1.82 to -2.23. -0.4 ▼
Sun 9:14a ET Top market changed from FG ML away to Q1 Total Over. noted
Sun 7:08a ET Temperature moved from 68.0°F to 61.0°F. -7°F ▼
Sun 5:07a ET Conditions changed from Clear to Clouds. noted
Sat 8:58p ET Top market changed from Q1 Total Over to FG ML away. noted
Sat 8:37a ET FG spread (model) moved from -2.23 to -1.82. +0.4 ▲
Sat 4:56a ET Conditions changed from Clouds to Clear. noted
Fri 9:02p ET Q1 any-score moved from 91.1pp to 89.5pp. -1.6pp ▼
Fri 9:02p ET Home scores Q1 moved from 65.4pp to 63.7pp. -1.7pp ▼
Fri 9:02p ET Away scores Q1 moved from 65.9pp to 61.7pp. -4.2pp ▼
Fri 9:02p ET Q1 ML home moved from 38.8pp to 41.6pp. +2.8pp ▲
Fri 9:02p ET Q1 ML away moved from 39.6pp to 36.8pp. -2.8pp ▼
Fri 9:02p ET Q1 total (model) moved from 8.7 to 7.54. -1.2 ▼
Fri 9:02p ET Q1 margin (model) moved from -0.09 to 0.46. +0.6 ▲
Fri 9:02p ET FG total (model) moved from 43.49 to 44.71. +1.2 ▲
Fri 9:02p ET FG spread (model) moved from -0.3 to -2.23. -1.9 ▼
Fri 9:02p ET FG win prob home moved from 50.9pp to 56.9pp. +6pp ▲
Fri 9:02p ET Tier changed from — to lean. noted
Fri 9:02p ET Top market changed from — to Q1 Total Over. noted
Fri 8:57p ET Q1 any-score moved from 89.5pp to 91.1pp. +1.6pp ▲
Fri 8:57p ET Home scores Q1 moved from 63.7pp to 65.4pp. +1.7pp ▲
Fri 8:57p ET Away scores Q1 moved from 61.7pp to 65.9pp. +4.2pp ▲
Fri 8:57p ET Q1 ML home moved from 41.6pp to 38.8pp. -2.8pp ▼
Fri 8:57p ET Q1 ML away moved from 36.8pp to 39.6pp. +2.8pp ▲
Fri 8:57p ET Q1 total (model) moved from 7.54 to 8.7. +1.2 ▲
Fri 8:57p ET Q1 margin (model) moved from 0.46 to -0.09. -0.6 ▼
Fri 8:57p ET FG total (model) moved from 44.71 to 43.49. -1.2 ▼
Fri 8:57p ET FG spread (model) moved from -2.23 to -0.3. +1.9 ▲
Fri 8:57p ET FG win prob home moved from 56.9pp to 50.9pp. -6pp ▼
Fri 4:50p ET Conditions changed from Clear to Clouds. noted
Fri 9:46a ET Conditions changed from Clouds to Clear. noted
Thu 9:44p ET Q1 any-score moved from 91.1pp to 89.5pp. -1.6pp ▼
Thu 9:44p ET Home scores Q1 moved from 65.4pp to 63.7pp. -1.7pp ▼
Thu 9:44p ET Away scores Q1 moved from 65.9pp to 61.7pp. -4.2pp ▼
Thu 9:44p ET Q1 ML home moved from 38.8pp to 41.6pp. +2.8pp ▲
Thu 9:44p ET Q1 ML away moved from 39.6pp to 36.8pp. -2.8pp ▼
Thu 9:44p ET Q1 total (model) moved from 8.7 to 7.54. -1.2 ▼
Thu 9:44p ET Q1 margin (model) moved from -0.09 to 0.46. +0.6 ▲
Thu 9:44p ET FG total (model) moved from 43.49 to 44.71. +1.2 ▲
Thu 9:44p ET FG spread (model) moved from -0.3 to -2.23. -1.9 ▼
Thu 9:44p ET FG win prob home moved from 50.9pp to 56.9pp. +6pp ▲
Thu 9:44p ET Tier changed from — to lean. noted
Thu 9:44p ET Top market changed from — to Q1 Total Over. noted
Thu 9:39p ET Q1 any-score moved from 89.5pp to 91.1pp. +1.6pp ▲
Thu 9:39p ET Home scores Q1 moved from 63.7pp to 65.4pp. +1.7pp ▲
Thu 9:39p ET Away scores Q1 moved from 61.7pp to 65.9pp. +4.2pp ▲
Thu 9:39p ET Q1 ML home moved from 41.6pp to 38.8pp. -2.8pp ▼
Thu 9:39p ET Q1 ML away moved from 36.8pp to 39.6pp. +2.8pp ▲
Thu 9:39p ET Q1 total (model) moved from 7.54 to 8.7. +1.2 ▲
Thu 9:39p ET Q1 margin (model) moved from 0.46 to -0.09. -0.6 ▼
Thu 9:39p ET FG total (model) moved from 44.71 to 43.49. -1.2 ▼
Thu 9:39p ET FG spread (model) moved from -2.23 to -0.3. +1.9 ▲
Thu 9:39p ET FG win prob home moved from 56.9pp to 50.9pp. -6pp ▼
Thu 4:34p ET Conditions changed from Clear to Clouds. noted
Thu 3:03p ET Tier changed from wager to lean. noted
Thu 3:03p ET Top market changed from FG ML away to Q1 Total Over. noted
Thu 1:17p ET Tier changed from lean to wager. noted
Thu 1:17p ET Top market changed from Q1 Total Over to FG ML away. noted
Thu 10:10a ET Q1 any-score moved from 91.1pp to 89.5pp. -1.6pp ▼

How 8 similar games actually opened

Matched on total, spread and conditions, 2022–2025
DATE GAME FINAL Q1 PTS FIRST SCORE
Sep 8, 2025 MIN @ CHI / 43.5 / +1.5 CHI 24: MIN 27 7 TD, CHI
Sep 25, 2022 ATL @ SEA / 43 / -1 SEA 23: ATL 27 20 FG, SEA
Oct 9, 2022 TEN @ WAS / 43 / +1 WAS 17: TEN 21 10 TD, TEN
Sep 18, 2022 CAR @ NYG / 44 / +1 NYG 19: CAR 16 6 FG, NYG
Sep 25, 2022 SF @ DEN / 44 / +1 DEN 11: SF 10 7 TD, SF
Oct 2, 2022 ARI @ CAR / 44 / -1 CAR 16: ARI 26 0 scoreless
Oct 8, 2023 TEN @ IND / 43.5 / +2.5 IND 23: TEN 16 10 FG, TEN
Sep 21, 2025 HOU @ JAX / 43.5 / -1.5 JAX 17: HOU 10 7 TD, JAX
Closest 8 of 2022–2025 priced games 88% scored in Q1 , mean Q1 total 8.4 , opening drive scored 25%