Bills May Be Facing Cam-Less Panthers on Friday
By Charles Jay
The Buffalo Bills already have a game under their belts, and maybe that will mean something as they line up for their second contest of the NFL pre-season against the Carolina Panthers. They have a lot to iron out between now and opening day, and if you have been following the off-the-field situation, the front office has a long way to go as well, as the new owner of the franchise is yet to be determined. Amid all of this, football betting action is slated to get underway at 7:30 PM ET at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte.
The Bills will be further exploring the situation at quarterback behind EJ Manuel, and the guy who looks like the leader right now is Jeff Tuel. As far as ownership candidates are concerned, that’s much more up in the air, but there is a former Bills quarterback who may somehow be in the running.
The Panthers are on a mission to demonstrate that their NFC South division title last season wasn’t a fluke. After all, this team DID come out of nowhere.
In the football betting odds that have been posted on this game by the folks over at VietBet, the Bills are a road favorite:
Buffalo Bills -1.5
Carolina Panthers +1.5
Over 37 Points -110
Under 37 Points -110
Tuel completed 12 of 17 passes and led the Bills on their only touchdown drive of the night against the Giants in the Hall of Fame Game. The former Washington State QB spent last season with Buffalo and says he is infinitely more comfortable under center this time around. And he is working with a new quarterback coach, Todd Downing.
No one is going to displace Manuel; not with the money the Bills invested in him as a first-round draft choice. But Thaddeus Lewis is anything but firm in the #2 role. One thing VietBet customers can count on is that there is going to be competition, and that often leads to a sharper offense, which provides a big edge in the pre-season.
By the way, Donald Trump is just one of what could be up to nine candidates vying to become the next owner of the Bills. Reports vary about how much Trump offered; at first the word was a billion dollars, but there is also a story circulating that he offered less than $900 million. This week there are interviews going on with the interested groups before decisions are made, and it is quite possible that Jim Kelly, who is suffering from cancer and recently attended Andre Reed’s Hall of Fame induction, is involved with one of these parties.
Football bettors at VietBet who have been following the Carolina camp know that coach Ron Rivera wants to be very careful with quarterback Cam Newton, who had a knee operation in March. On Thursday he did not participate in team drills and was brought back to the locker room in a golf cart. That doesn’t seem to bode well for his participation in a full-contact situation on Friday, especially since he had been making some good progress in practice sessions. That would leave most of the responsibility to Derek Anderson, the veteran backup.
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