Super Bowl Odds 2016: Point Spread, Score and Panthers vs. Broncos Predictions

The day the football world has been waiting on for over a year has finally arrived. 

It's the morning of Super Bowl 50, and we'll finally get to see the Denver Broncos and the Carolina Panthers face off in what could either be a low-scoring defensive showdown or a complete blowout in Carolina's favor. 

Sure, there's a chance Denver pulls off an upset here, but everything from the point spread to the talking heads suggests that this is Carolina's game to lose. 

Let's take a look at viewing information, the point spread and some score predictions for Super Bowl 50. 

Super Bowl 50 Viewing Information

When: Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016

Where: Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California

Kickoff Time: 6:30 p.m. ET

TV Broadcast: CBS will broadcast the game live and will have hours of pregame coverage prior to kickoff.

Live Stream: This year, CBSSports.com will stream the game live. You can also watch on the CBS Sports app on Roku, Apple TV, Xbox One and Windows 10.

Point Spread and Score Predictions 

Point Spread	Panthers Score	Broncos Score
CAR -5.5	24	10

It's no surprise that Vegas favors the Panthers by 5.5 points, per Odds Shark. 

After all, of the 70 ESPN.com experts who weighed in with their picks on who would take home the Lombardi Trophy following the game, only 17 went with Denver. 

To put that another way, 75.7 percent of those experts are confident Carolina will win the game. 

Here, we're projecting a final score of 24-10 with Carolina taking home the honors. That's a relatively low prediction, but it's made under the assumption that these two stout defenses will show up strong and limit the scoring. 

Still, even though Denver's defense finished first overall in the league and fourth in scoring, it's going to yield some points to Carolina's offense. 

The Panthers simply have too much firepower with quarterback Cam Newton's ability to rush down the field and then scramble into the end zone for points, and that's combined with targets Greg Olsen and Ted Ginn Jr. and Jonathan Stewart in the backfield. 

Sure, Denver quarterback Peyton Manning performed much better than he did throughout the regular season in the AFC Championship Game against the New England Patriots, and he does have wide receiver Demaryius Thomas.

But ultimately, it's hard to imagine Denver getting much going against Carolina's strong defense. 

Certainly, Denver's ferocious pass rush will be able to get after Newton and make him uncomfortable, and that's why we're going with a relatively conservative estimate of 24 points as compared to the 40 points per game the Panthers have averaged during the postseason and the 31.3 during the regular season. 

Plus, even if Denver can manage to pressure Newton and flush him out of the pocket, he'll just take off running. And that's not a good thing for the Broncos. 

Final prediction: Panthers 24, Broncos 10