Getting to 53: Carolina Panthers Roster Prediction

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08/22/2007 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) -

Below we take our stab at predicting how the 53-man roster of the 2007 Carolina Panthers will take shape:

QB (3): Jake Delhomme, David Carr, Brett Basanez

RB (4): DeShaun Foster, DeAngelo Williams, Nick Goings, Brad Hoover (FB)

WR (6): Steve Smith, Dwayne Jarrett, Keary Colbert, Drew Carter, Taye Biddle, Ryne Robinson (RS)

TE (3): Michael Gaines, Jeff King, Dante Rosario

OL (10): LT Travelle Wharton, LG Mike Wahle, C Justin Hartwig, RG Evan Mathis, RT Jordan Gross, T Jeremy Bridges, T Rashad Butler, OL Geoff Hangartner, OL Ryan Kalil, OL Will Montgomery

DL (9): DE Julius Peppers, DE Mike Rucker, DT Kris Jenkins, DT Maake Kemoeatu, DE Stanley McClover, DE Charles Johnson, DT Kindal Moorehead, DT Damione Lewis, DT Chad Lavalais

LB (7): MLB Dan Morgan, WLB Jon Beason, SLB Thomas Davis, LB James Anderson, LB Adam Seward, LB Na'il Diggs, LB Tim Shaw

DB (8): CB Richard Marshall, CB Chris Gamble, CB Ken Lucas, FS Deke Cooper, S Chris Harris, S Nate Salley, DB C.J. Wilson, S Cam Newton

SP (3): K John Kasay, P Jason Baker, LS Jason Kyle

Outside Looking In: RB Eric Shelton, WR Chris Horn, DE Dave Ball, DT Steve Williams, LB Brandon Jamison, CB Christian Morton, CB Curtis Deloatch, S Derrick Strait, DB Dion Byrum

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Big 12 Conference betting odds

Work left to do: Texas Tech, Oklahoma State, Kansas State

Texas joins Texas A&M and Kansas as locks after getting league win No. 11. Texas Tech greatly helped its own hopes and crippled OK State's with the two-point win Saturday. Is K-State the last reasonable hopeful? Could be an elimination match in Stillwater on Tuesday, at least for the Cowboys.

Work left to do:

Texas Tech [18-11 (7-7), RPI: 44, SOS: 12] A critical two-point win over OK State leaves the Red Raiders with Baylor and at Iowa State left. Get both and the Red Raiders likely are good to go. Get one and there could be some interesting comparisons with a K-State team that could finish two or three games "ahead" of them in the standings but doesn't have any of the quality wins Texas Tech has. Not a lot in nonconference play (against Arkansas in Little Rock being the best win, by far) to lean on.

Oklahoma State [18-9 (5-8), RPI: 50, SOS: 35] Still without a road win, the Cowboys now need to win two on the road just to get to .500 in conference play. It's hard to recall a team (OK, other than Clemson) falling so precipitously from lock status to almost certainly out of the NCAAs at this point. There are wins to be had in the last three, including a very big home game against K-State on Tuesday, but this team is reeling. Can you tell the pressure to win is getting to them with the way the final possession played out at Texas Tech? There are some good nonconference performances to lean on, specifically beating Missouri State and Syracuse on neutral floors and Pitt in OK City, but if the Pokes don't right this very, very soon, that won't be enough.

Kansas State [20-9 (9-5), RPI: 56, SOS: 96] It pays to be in the Big 12 North. The nine league wins are Colorado (twice), Missouri (twice), Iowa State (twice), Baylor, Nebraska and (a good one against) Texas. That helps explain the middling computer profile. The win over USC is nice, but the nonconference leaves a lot to be desired. The game at OK State in Stillwater on Tuesday is huge, as it could KO the Cowboys and leave K-State with a home date against Oklahoma with which to work.