The Detroit Lions and Carolina Panthers are both dealing with injuries to their quarterbacks ahead of their Week 11 matchup and because of that uncertainty, most betting sites have put a hold on the game’s bet lines.
Last week with Matthew Stafford working through a neck injury, BetMGM didn’t set the line until after injury designations were assigned on Friday. We could see this situation repeat itself again this week.
Stafford is injured again, this time the thumb on his throwing hand, but early reports are that his X-Rays came back negative and suggest “he may be limited some this week, the initial belief is he won’t miss game time.”
Coach Matt Patricia opted not to comment either way on Stafford’s situation but Stafford told the “voice of the Lions” Dan Miller in a Monday interview that: “I’m going to do everything I can to be out there. You know I’m going to do what I can, so I like my chances.”
Wide receiver Kenny Golladay has missed the last two weeks with a hip injury and his status is also unknown at this time.
The situation in Carolina is a bit bleaker. Quarterback Teddy Bridgewater’s MCL injury is not believed to be a long-term issue, but he is being reported as day-to-day and his status for the game is very much in question.
To make matters worse, running back Christian McCaffrey is dealing with a significant shoulder injury and ESPN’s Adam Schefter is reporting that “McCaffrey is unlikely to play Sunday against the Lions due to his shoulder injury and the team still is preparing got a multi-week absence.”
With these four players injured — arguably the top two offensive players on each team — don’t expected to see a bet line until injury designations are declared on Friday.