NFL Team Preview
September 10, 2026
Tampa Bay enters 2026 with Warren Sharp’s forecast at 8.5 wins and first place in the NFC South, a bump from last year’s 8-9 finish. The market prices them as virtual pick’ems at a 0.2 average line, 1.5-point home favorites and 2.1-point road underdogs, with nine games as favorite and eight as underdog. Sharp’s strength of schedule sits 18th (1 = easiest). The 2025 club scored 22.4 points per game (18th) and allowed 24.2 (20th), going 9-7-1 against the spread and 8-9 to the over/under.
NFL Team Preview
September 9, 2026
The Carolina Panthers enter the 2026 campaign looking to build on an 8-9 finish from the previous season, though Warren Sharp’s forecast projects a modest 7.5 wins and a third-place division standing. This outlook accounts for a brutal Strength of Schedule ranked 30th on Sharp’s scale, where 1 represents the easiest path and 32 the hardest. The betting market reflects this difficulty, listing Carolina as a 2.5-point underdog on average and a heavier dog on the road (3.2) than at home (1.9). While the offense struggled to score at 18.3 points per game last year, the unit ranks suggest a clear internal disparity heading into the new season.
NFL Team Preview
September 8, 2026
The Minnesota Vikings enter 2026 off a 9-8 season, with Warren Sharp forecasting 8.5 wins and a third-place NFC North finish. Last year’s scoring split tells the story better than the record: 20.2 points per game (26th) on offense and 19.6 allowed (seventh-fewest). They were 9-8 against the spread and 8-9 to the total. Sharp’s betting snapshot lands almost exactly at pick’em overall. Minnesota averages -1.8 at home and +2.1 on the road, with eight games as a favorite and nine as an underdog. Strength of schedule is 21st (1 = easiest).