T.M. Selection: Panthers/Vikes UNDER (1* FREE PLAY).

Carolina has nothing to play for anymore and I think it'll just go through the motions today. Minnesota though is still very in the hunt in the NFC North, so this is definitely an important game for it.

Carolina has split its last four road games. The Panthers have PJ Walker under center and while he managed to pull off the 20-0 win over the lowly Lions last weekend, I think he'll have a lot more trouble this week in this difficult road venue.

Carolina's defense looked great last weekend though, posting its first shutout in five years. Overall the Panthers allowed just 185 yards of offense to veteran quarterback Matt Stafford.

Carolina will lean on Mike Davis again here again to help alleviate some of the pressure off Walker. So far the Panthers' running back has 449 yards and three touchdowns.

The Vikes three-game win streak came to an end in their 31-28 setback at home to Dallas last weekend. Minnesota was winning games previous to that because it started to play some defense. It held Green Bay to 22 points, Detroit to 20 and the Bears to only 13 in those three victories and last week it simply ran into a desperate team and it had to play from behind the entire night.

So Minnesota will also look to establish Dalvin Cook and the ground game, the dynamic back already has 1,069 yards and 13 touchdowns on the ground.

I base my picks on many different things, but I base my Over/Under selections primarily on "situations" and in this case, this particular matchup feels like more of a "chess match," than a "run and gun shootout."

T.M. Prediction: 23-16 Minnesota.