The Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5-6, 2nd NFC South) pay a visit to Charlotte and Bank of America Stadium on Sunday to play NFC South rival the Carolina Panthers (3-8, 4th NFC South). Tampa Bay defeated the New York Giants 30-7 this past Sunday, which snapped a four-game losing streak for the Buccaneers. Tampa Bay is just one game behind first-place Atlanta in the very weak NFC South. The Carolina Panthers were defeated by the Kansas City Chiefs 30-27 last Sunday, which snapped a short two-game winning streak for the Panthers. Carolina is last in the NFC South, three games behind first place.
Tampa Bay has several players out injured or questionable. The most notables out injured include wide receiver Chris Godwin and running back Chase Edmonds while wide receiver Mike Evans is questionable. Carolina also has several players out injured or questionable, including running back Miles Sanders, wide receiver Jalen Coker and four starters from the defense. Who will win this Carolina vs. Tampa Bay prediction?
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Tampa Bay is scoring well but giving up too much
Tampa Bay is averaging 28.1 points and 369.6 yards of total offense per game, which are 4th and 7th respectively in the NFL. Tampa Bay is averaging 128.2 (10th) yards rushing and 241.5 (7th) yards passing per game. Tampa Bay's defense is allowing an average of 24.8 points and 376.2 yards per game, which are 24th and 29th respectively. The Buccaneers are allowing an average of 120.7 (16th) yards rushing and 255.5 (29th) yards passing per game.
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Tampa Bay quarterback Baker Mayfield has had a strong season thus far with 2,799 yards passing, 24 touchdowns, 9 interceptions and a 71.4% completion rate. Bucky Irving is Tampa Bay's leading rusher with 580 yards and five touchdowns. Chris Godwin is the leading receiver but on injured reserve and second is Cade Otton with 486 yards and four touchdowns. Tampa Bay linebacker David Lavonte is the leading tackler with 77. Tackle Vita Vea is the leader in quarterback sacks with 6.0 and cornerback Zyon McCollum is the leader in interceptions with two.
Carolina struggles to score and is even worse on defense
Carolina is averaging 17.6 points and 285.5 yards of total offense per game, which are 29th and 31st respectively. Carolina is averaging 107.7 (24th) yards rushing and 177.8 (31st) yards passing per game. Carolina's defense is allowing an average of 30.9 points and 387.3 yards per game which are 32nd (last) and 30th respectively. The Panthers are allowing an average of 160.5 (32nd) yards rushing and 226.7 (24th) yards passing per game.
Carolina quarterback Bryce Young has 1,083 yards passing with five touchdowns and six interceptions. Young is completing 60.1% of his passes. Chuba Hubbard is the leading rusher for Carolina with 876 yards and has scored seven touchdowns on the ground. Diontae Johnson has 357 yards receiving to lead Carolina and has caught three touchdown passes. Xavier Legette is a close second with 340 yards receiving and four touchdown receptions. Safety Xavier Woods is the leading tackler for Carolina with 77. Defensive ends A’Shawn Robinson and Charles Harris each have 3.0 quarterback sacks to lead Carolina. Xavier Woods is the leader in interceptions with two.
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Best Bets for Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Carolina Panthers
Full-Game Side Bet
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Tampa Bay is much better on both sides of the line of scrimmage than Carolina.Tampa Bay is 4th in scoring and 7th in total offense while Carolina is 29th in scoring and 31st in total offense. Both teams are below average on defense with Tampa Bay 24th in points allowed and 29th in yards allowed while Carolina is 32nd in points allowed and 30th in yards allowed. Tampa Bay will use a very solid offense that is 7th in passing and 10th in rushing against a Carolina defense that is 24th against the pass and 32nd or last against the run. Tampa Bay has covered the spread in 12 of its last 18 games and the Buccaneers are 6-2 ATS in the last eight games head to head versus Carolina. Tampa Bay also plays well on the road, covering the spread in 12 of its last 15 games away from home. Carolina has failed to cover the spread in nine of its last 13 games. The Panthers have struggled all season offensively, scoring the third fewest points while on defense allowing the most points.
Full-Game Total Pick
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Although the total has been under in each of Tampa Bay's last two games, on the season the total has been over in seven of 11 games. The total has also been over in eight of 11 games for Carolina. As mentioned previously, Carolina gives up more points than any other team in the NFL and Tampa Bay is 24th in points allowed while fourth best in scoring.
