NFC playoff teams from a year ago open NFL Week 8 as the Carolina Panthers visit the Green Bay Packers on Thursday Night Football at 8:15 p.m. ET. Both teams feature top-five passing offenses led by quarterbacks Jordan Love and Bryce Young, while receivers Christian Watson, Matthew Golden, and Tetairoa McMillan all rank among the top 11 in receiving yards this season.
Ground Game Matchup
The contest also pits Green Bay's last-ranked rush offense against Carolina's last-ranked run defense. Packers running back Josh Jacobs managed just 36 rushing yards in his season debut but carries a prop line of 58.5 yards for Thursday. Panthers counterpart Chuba Hubbard has an over/under of 71.5 rushing yards, with both backs offered at -114 odds for over and under.
AI Model Highlights McMillan Prop
SportsLine's Machine Learning AI model, built by its Data Science team, identifies Panthers wideout Tetairoa McMillan to exceed 70.5 receiving yards (-113) as a 5-star same-game parlay pick. The second-year receiver ranks 11th in the league with 511 receiving yards despite already having his bye week. In his last primetime appearance on Sunday Night Football in Week 4, McMillan posted career highs of 14 catches for 192 yards and two touchdowns. He has cleared his yardage projection in four of his last five games when Carolina enters as an underdog, as they do Thursday. Green Bay's defense has allowed more catches to wide receivers than all but one team this season and surrendered two wideouts topping 90 yards in Week 7. The AI model projects McMillan to average 95.5 receiving yards against the Packers.
The model also flags nine additional NFL player props rated 5 stars or better, several offering plus-money returns, for the Packers vs. Panthers same-game parlay.
