The upcoming contest between the Carolina Panthers and the Minnesota Vikings may be too close to call. (Didn’t think you’d be reading that about two weeks ago, did you?)

Well, two straight losses by Carolina have helped set the point spread to about a hair’s worth of space. Tipico Sportsbook opened up this Week 6 matchup with the 3-2 home team as 1.5-point favorites over the visiting Vikings.

The Panthers, again, are fresh off a pair of defeats, both to NFC East opponents. They dropped a 36-28 battle in Arlington, Texas to the Dallas Cowboys two weeks ago and, more recently, a 21-18 downer to the Philadelphia Eagles this past Sunday.

Minnesota, on the other hand, has come out winners in two of their last three outings after a 0-2 start to the campaign. A 19-17 victory over the division rival Detroit Lions in Week 5 moved head coach Mike Zimmer’s squad to 2-3.

In what’s almost a pick ’em at the moment, Carolina will be looking to shake off the recent stink left behind by unreliable quarterback play, a shaky offensive line and a soft special teams unit. Will Sunday, with the possible return of running back Christian McCaffrey, serve as that fix?