The Green Bay Packers travel to Tampa Bay to take on the Buccaneers on Sunday in one of the most anticipated NFL matchups all season.
This will surely be a memorable game to watch, as it will pair two of the greatest quarterbacks of all time against each other; Tampa Bay’s Tom Brady versus Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Season Forecast
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are the NFL favorites to come out of the NFC season. The Bucs are loaded in nearly every position, with quarterback Tom Brady likely having his final season.
Tampa is currently 2-0 in the NFL standings and looked to be just as good as the experts thought coming into the year.
However, so far this season, the story of the Buccaneers has been their great defense. The Bucs stats show their defense has a top ten defense in both passing and rushing yards allowed and has allowed the offense to get into a rhythm early this season that many teams cannot afford to do.
The Bucs now look like one of the most complete teams in the league, and as long as nothing drastic happens to their key players, they will be playing late into the playoffs.
Moneyline
Opening Line: -168
How the Line Has Moved and Why
The Buccaneers vs Packers moneyline has moved just slightly as it is looking that the bettor is less confident that the Buccaneers will win outright.
That loss of confidence has a lot to do with the fact that there are so many question marks on Tampa Bay’s roster in terms of their availability.
What Make Lose the Bet
The Buccaneers haven’t done enough on offense to consider them unable to be beaten by Green Bay at the moment.
In fact, if this becomes a shootout, and Tampa has the exodus of receivers for this game, expect Green Bay to be able to win the shootout, and the Buccaneers vs packers moneyline could shift to favoring the Packers to win the game.
Spread Line
Opening Line: -3.5
How the Line Has Moved and Why
The line has moved, and that could be due to Mike Evans officially being officially suspended due to his altercation with Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore and safety Marcus Maye.
The Buccaneers may be without three stars of their top wide receivers with Evan’s suspension and the injuries to Chris Godwin and Julio Jones.
What Make Lose the Bet
If the bet is lost, it’s likely that the Buccaneers lost to the Packers outright. The Packers have a great chance at winning this game if they are able to establish the run early.
Although they looked bad in the first matchup, the Packers have been getting better, and if there is one area that Tampa Bay can be exploited in, it is in their secondary.
Total
Opening Line: 43
How the Line Has Moved and Why
The line has moved as betting sites are believing that this game won’t be as high scoring. It makes complete sense from watching this season alone, as both the Packers and Buccaneers are in the bottom half of the league in points per game.
What Make Lose the Bet
The Green Bay Packers showed last week that they are utilizing the run game a lot more this season. With the Packers attempting to chew more of the clock rather than have a dynamic passing game with the loss of Davante Adams, these two teams may keep it close.
The Packers and Buccaneers might be a chess match of sorts and look for the quarterback duel if the game becomes low scoring into the fourth.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Betting Trend to Know
- Tampa Bay is 4-1 against the spread in their last five games.
- The Buccaneers have hit the over in five of their last seven games against the Green Bay Packers.
- Tampa Bay is 5-0 against the spread in their last five games against an opponent from the NFC North.
Green Bay Packers Season Forecast
The Packers are also one of the NFL favorites to come out of the NFC for the Super Bowl, as this is one of the biggest matchups of the year in the NFC.
Any team with a back-to-back MVP quarterback on the roster should be Super Bowl contenders.
The Packers odds say they should surely win the NFC North and cruise to the playoffs in the NFL standings.
It is very likely that if all things go their way, Green Bay could be in the Super Bowl after years of playoff misfortune.
If this really is quarterback Aaron Rogers last year, it would be poetic for it to end with a Super Bowl victory.
Moneyline
Opening Line: +143
How the Line Has Moved and Why
The Buccaneers vs Packers moneyline bet has been given a lot more respect. Betting sites are beginning to believe that the Packers could win this game against a banged-up Tampa Bay offense. If there’s one player that can dice up Tampa’s defense, it’s Aaron Rodgers.
What Make Lose the Bet
The bet is lost if the Packers lose, and even though betting odds are respecting Green Bay a lot more, the Buccaneers still remain the favorite to win.
Spread Line
Opening Line: +3.5
How the Line Has Moved and Why
With so many players questionable or out, it looks like the Packers odds, as they have much more of a chance to make this game closer, if not win.
What Make Lose the Bet
The Packers have proven that they are susceptible to getting blown out—Green Bay’s start of the season being crushed by the Minnesota Vikings.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a much more consistent team. The Packers might come out looking like their week one selves but just as easily could look like their week two selves.
Total
Opening Line: 43
How the Line Has Moved and Why
The line has decreased as the injuries have piled up on both sides. The Packers may be without start tackle David Bakhtiari, wide receivers Allen Lazard and Randall Cobb, and even kicker Mason Crosby.
Without these players, the Packers will surely go down in expected points. The Buccaneers could be without multiple wide receivers as well as running back Leonard Fournette. If this happens, Tampa is going to want this to be a low-scoring defense game.
What Make Lose the Bet
Just as easily as the line could go under, the total could go if this game becomes a shootout. If there are two quarterbacks to bet on to score points quickly and often, it’s Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady.
Green Bay Packers Betting Trend to Know
- Green Bay is 2-5 against the spread in their last seven games.
- Green Bay is 1-4 ATS in their last five games on the road.
- Green Bay is 2-8 SU in their last ten games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay.
Most Profitable Players of this Matchup to Bet On
Aaron Jones
Aaron Jones currently has an extremely profitable bet. Aaron Jones over 52.5 yards is a -103 odds. With the way that Jones ran last game, there should be no reason why the Packers are not giving him 20+.
If so, it would have to be a dramatically incredible defensive performance from the Buccaneers’ front seven to stop Jones from reaching the 53-yard mark that would win this bet.
Tom Brady
With running back Leonard Fournette possibly missing this week’s matchup, the focus will fall back on Brady to carry the Bucs to victory. With a -130 odds for the greatest of all time to score over 1.5 touchdowns, it’s easily one of the most profitable NFL picks in this game.
Leonard Fournette
This one is risky and will likely need to be placed Sunday as Forunette’s availability for the game is still in question.
However, if he can play, his -115 odds to go over 72.5 yards should be taken, given he has had a stellar season and leads the Buccaneers stats in rushing, all while Green Bay has one of the worst run defenses in the NFL.
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