The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will travel to the Bank of America Stadium on Sunday afternoon to take on the Carolina Panthers in an NFC South game.
The Buccaneers are leading the division with a 10-4 record and are coming off a 9-0 home loss to the New Orleans Saints. Tom Brady finished going 26-of-48 for 214 yards with an interception.
The Panthers are last in the division with a 5-9 record and are riding a four-game losing streak after losing 31-14 on the road against the Buffalo Bills. Cam Newton went 18-of-38 for 156 yards with a touchdown and an interception.
Buccaneers at Panthers Betting Analysis
On the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tight end Rob Gronkowski has been playing decently well this season for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as he has 40 catches on 67 targets for 527 yards (13.2 yards per reception) with six touchdowns. In his last game against New Orleans, Gronkowski finished with two receptions on 11 targets for 29 yards (14.5 yards per catch).
The defense of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are playing well as they are giving up 21.9 points per game this season. In their previous game against the New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay allowed nine points on 212 total yards of offense (151 passing, 61 rushing).
The Saints were just 3-of-16 on third-down attempts. New Orleans lacked the big play in this game as they averaged just 3.5 yards per play throughout the entire game.
On the Carolina Panthers side
Wide receiver DJ Moore has been playing well for the Carolina Panthers this season as he is recording 78 catches on 133 targets for 986 yards (12.6 yards per reception) with four receiving touchdowns as well as seven carries for 35 yards (five yards per rushing attempt).
In his last game against Buffalo, Moore finished with six receptions on 11 targets for 48 yards (eight yards per catch).
The Carolina Panthers are built on their defense as they are allowing 22.4 points per game. In their previous game against the Buffalo Bills, Carolina gave up 31 points on 312 total yards of offense (193 passing, 119 rushing).
Buffalo went 6-of-14 on third down attempts and converted on their only fourth-down try. The Bills ran the ball well as they were averaging 4.4 yards per carry.
Buccaneers at Panthers Prediction
According to the top sportsbooks in the United States, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are 11 point road favorites, and that seems way too high.
Wide receiver Chris Godwin (knee), linebacker Lavonte David (foot), running back Leonard Fournette (hamstring), and Giovanni Bernard (hip) are all already ruled out, while wide receiver Mike Evans (hamstring) is questionable for this game. The injuries really hampered the offense especially.
The Panthers are not a great team this season but getting this many points seems like a steal, so go with Carolina +11 in this game to cover the spread.