Lines are set for Tampa Bay’s next matchup.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are coming off a 48-14 win Sunday against the Carolina Panthers. Now at 9-7 and in a half game lead in the NFC South pending the outcome of the Atlanta-Washington game, the Bucs will look to the New Orleans Saints next week. But are the oddsmakers giving any preference to the Buccaneers this week?
Per FanDuel, they are. Tampa Bay is a 13.5-point favorite at home for the final week of the regular season.
Point spread: Bucs -13.5
Point total: 43.5
Moneyline: Bucs -950, Saints +640
New Orleans is coming off a bad loss to the Las Vegas Raiders and will look to redeem themselves in Tampa by playing the role of spoiler. For the Bucs, they hope to build off a convincing Week 17 victory by adding another win to close out the season. And another win could mean a trip to the playoffs either by winning the division or getting in as a wild card team. But they will need help with either scenario.
The game between the Bucs and Saints is scheduled for next Sunday with kickoff set for 1:00 PM ET.