Sports Betting Spotlight: Carolina Panthers season preview

Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton warms up prior to the start of an NFL football game against the New England Patriots in Charlotte, N.C., Friday, Aug. 26, 2016. (Mike McCarn/AP)

The Review-Journal’s Matt Youmans, Las Vegas radio host Bernie Fratto and Golden Nugget sports book manager Aaron Kessler preview the Panthers’ season in the 27th of a series of 32 NFL team videos:

• Will the Panthers, who open at Denver on Thursday, feel the hangover from being Super Bowl losers? After a surprising 15-1 season, Carolina is projected by oddsmakers to win 10 or 11 games.
• Can Cam Newton do it again? He passed for 35 touchdowns and rushed for 10 during a year in which he was the league’s Most Valuable Player.
• The offense welcomes back wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin, who missed last season with a knee injury. But the defense suffered a setback by losing Pro Bowl cornerback Josh Norman.
• Is coach Ron Rivera the real deal? It’s tough to argue with his recent results.
• Over or Under 10½ regular-season wins?

Check out the video above.