With Anderson as backup, I’m guessing that Carolina was relying on Cam being healthy. Who could have predicted this, though? It’s a freak thing.
Anderson is not a bad backup. He started and beat TB by 6 earlier this season in tampa. The vagas line has only moved a point and a half on news that Anderson will start. CAR is still favored at -3.5. That said, it could still go either way.