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The Buccaneers had a recent burst of excellent form, winning their last match against the Commanders 37-20. Similarly, the Lions enter this encounter with momentum after emerging victorious over the Rams by a score of 26-20. Both teams have exhibited their prowess in scoring and have a tendency for electrifying matches, thereby promising an exciting show down. Despite each side experiencing inconsistent outcomes against the spread and totals, it is expected that this match will be close match
Betting Odds and Info
These are the latest odds as of writing:
Moneyline: Buccaneers +277 , Lions -345
Spread: Buccaneers +7.5 , Lions -7.5
Over/Under: 51.5
Team Recent Performance
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Team was victorious over Commanders 37-20 on September 9th, covering the -4 spread and going over 42.5. Team also beat Dolphins on August 24th with the score of 24-14 in this instance as they were able to cover the -3 spread but with the total being more than 37.5 points. Team had a loss at Jaguars on August 18th with a score of 7-20 not having covered the +3.5 points spread and scored under 38 too. Team won against Bengals by 17-14 at away ground on August 11th thereby covering the +5 points spreads but still scored below 38.5 points. On January 22nd when they were defeated by Lions by recording 23-31 without covering a +6 spread yet scoring over 49.
Detroit Lions
The team triumphed over Rams 26-20 on September 9th, surpassing the -5.5 spread and exceeding the over 53.5. They beat the Steelers 24-17 on August 25, covering the +7 spread and consistently going over 35.5. They went to Chiefs on August 18, winning 24-23 and going for a +8.5 spread as well as hitting the 38.5 over. On August 9, they lost 3-14 at Giants, failing to cover the +3.5 spread and hitting the under 35.5. Finally, on January 29, they were defeated by 49ers 31–34: that game included a +7.5 point covering loss for them but an over of 53.5 again.
Team Head-to-Head Matchup
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers, with a 4-6, have a mark 4-6 on against the spread and 5-4-1 mark on the over/under. They score an average of 25.40 points per game and gain 82.70 total yards. They make 35.70 pass attempts every game at a completion percentage of 63.87%, which results in passing yards of 275.00 and total yards of 357.70. They turn the ball over for an average of 1.70 times per match up. The Detroit Lions on the other hand is at 6-4, plus they are 6-4 ATS and also have 5 wins, 4 losses, and 1 tie in O/U bet placements. Their point scoring is significantly lower than that scored by Tampa Bay because they score 22.40 points with their 95 rush yardage average. With regards to their passing game, there is an observed increase in pass attempts to around 38.20 passes each match day with a completion rate around 65.45%. This results into total yards around 259.70 while average total yards looks like 355.40 overall season averages. Their average turnovers stands at1.80 per game.
Team Injuries
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Chase Edmonds (RB) will not be playing for the rest of the year because of knee issues; Sua Opeta (G) has an ACL injury and is on IR; Antoine Winfield Jr. (S) has a foot injury that will have him out indefinitely; Bryce Hall (CB) is out for the season due to an ankle injury; Logan Hall (DE)’s foot problem makes him doubtful for Sunday’s game against Detroit; Zyon McCollum (CB)’s concussion keeps him questionable for Sunday’s game; whereas Calijah Kancey (DT)’s calf injury also puts into doubt his appearance in Sunday’s match; josh hays(cB)’s doubtful status stems from ankle pains while as silas dzansi(t) gets an indefinite treatment from knee injuries.Rakim Jarrett (WR) remains on IR with undisclosed issues.
Detroit Lions
D.J. Reader (NT) has a quad injury and is questionable for the match against Tampa Bay scheduled for Sunday. Marcus Davenport (DE) also suffers from groin injury making him questionable too. Tre’Quan Smith (WR) is on IR because of an undisclosed injury. Michael Badgley (K) is out for the season due to hamstring injury and presently sits on IR while Emmanuel Moseley (CB) stays on IR with pectoral injury beside Netane Muti (G) who is nursing shoulder injury and lying idle in injured reserve list at the moment. Penei Sewell (T) is facing an ankle problem which makes it uncertain whether or not he will play; similarly Ifeatu Melifonwu (CB). In addition, Jameson Williams’ case regarding an ankle problem seems probable for Sunday’s action as Kerby Joseph (S) remains uncertain about his participation because of hamstring trouble; Brodric Martin (DT) has been placed in injured reserve list because of leg problem while Antoine Green (WR) lies idle there due concussions issues as well. On the same note, Connor Galvin (T) and Nate Lynn (LB) are both on IR with knee and shoulder injuries, respectively. Finally Loren Strickland (S) is questionable owing to a thumb injury.
SPORTBOOK.AG’s Prediction
The Detroit Lions will win, cover the spread, and the game going over.
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