FISHEAD...I think that's what the Vegas books on the Strip planned to do as the Stardust, Caesars, Mirage, etc. opened the game at 7.
All the early money was on the Panthers, and though the temptation was to hold the line at 7, I think many of them got cold feet because of last year when all the early money came in on the Buccaneers and everyone said "that's fine, the late money will come back on the Raiders."
Well, it never really happened, so I think that forced their hand so that they didn't make the same mistake twice.