The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will travel to Lucas Oil Stadium on Sunday afternoon to take on the Indianapolis Colts in a non-conference matchup.
The Buccaneers are leading the NFC South with a 7-3 record and are coming off a 30-10 home win over the New York Giants on Monday night. Tom Brady finished 30-of-46 for 307 yards with two touchdowns and an interception.
The Colts are leading the AFC South and are riding a three-game winning streak with a 6-5 record after winning on the road against the Buffalo Bills 41-15. Carson Wentz went 11-of-20 for 106 yards with a touchdown.
Buccaneers at Colts Betting Analysis
On the Tampa Bay Buccaneers side
Wide receiver Chris Godwin has been playing well for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as he has 63 receptions on 83 targets for 782 yards (12.4 yards per catch) with five touchdowns this season.
In his last game against the Giants, Godwin finished with six catches on six targets for 65 yards (10.8 yards per reception) with a receiving touchdown.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have been playing a very good brand of defense this season as they are giving up 22.2 points per game. In their previous game against the New York Giants, Tampa Bay allowed 10 points on 215 total yards of offense (149 passing, 66 rushing).
The Giants struggled to move the ball as they were just 1-of-9 on third down opportunities and 1-of-3 on fourth down attempts. Tampa Bay forced mistakes as New York had three turnovers (one fumble recovery, two interceptions).
On the Indianapolis Colts side
Young running back Jonathan Taylor has been incredible thus far as he has 193 carries for 1,122 yards (5.8 yards per rushing attempt) with 13 rushing touchdowns as well as 32 receptions for 322 yards (10.1 yards per catch) with two receiving touchdowns.
In his last game against the Bills, he had 32 rushing attempts for 185 yards (5.8 yards per carry) with four rushing touchdowns and three catches for 19 yards (6.3 yards per reception) with a receiving touchdown.
The Indianapolis Colts have been a solid defensive team this season as they are allowing 22.3 points per game. In their previous game against the Buffalo Bills, Indianapolis gave up 15 points on 311 total yards of offense (220 passing, 91 rushing).
The Bills moved the ball decently well as they went 5-of-10 on third down attempts. The Colts need to limit the running game as the Bills averaged a full seven yards per run.
Buccaneers at Colts Prediction
According to the top sportsbooks in the entire nation, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are considered a field-goal favorite on the road in this game.
However, they are not going to be able to cover the spread as they are struggling to do so this season. The Bucs are 4-6 against the spread this year, while the Colts are 7-4 against the spread. Jonathan Taylor has been a beast as he has scored ten total touchdowns (nine rushing, one receiving) in his last five games, and this Tampa Bay defense is not going to be able to contain him consistently running the football.
All in all, go with the Indianapolis Colts getting a few points at home to cover the spread and win outright.