With the NFL season finally here, ESPN Chalk's NFL Vegas experts -- Dave Tuley and Erin Rynning -- bring you individual team previews for all 32 squads. They break down each team's strengths and weaknesses, along with season win total bets and Super Bowl 50 odds.
Carolina Panthers
Super Bowl odds: 60-1 (opened 30-1)
Season win total: 8.5 (under -135)
2014 regular-season record: 7-8-1 (8-8 ATS)
Odds courtesy of Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook, as of Sept. 7
Dave Tuley
Tuley's Take: Most people think of the Panthers as the defending NFC South champs and remember them crushing the Cardinals in the playoffs, but it's easy to forget they were a subpar team with a 7-8-1 record that was lucky to be in the league's worst division.

