Packers giving up 10.5 vs. Bucs
TAMPA, FL (The Spread) – The Green Bay Packers look to keep their NFC North title chances alive on Sunday when they face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at 1PM ET on FOX.
Green Bay is coming off a 21-13 loss to Buffalo on the road last week to fall to 10-4 on the season. The Packers are now tied with Detroit for first in the NFC North, but the Lions currently have the head-to-head tiebreaker. The two will meet next week at Lambeau. Sunday’s loss snapped a five-game winning streak for Green Bay. The Packers are now 7-6-1 against the spread on the season, but just 1-3 ATS in their last four.
Tampa Bay is coming off a 19-17 loss at Carolina to finally fully eliminate them from the NFC South title picture. Tampa hast lost four straight coming into this game and the Bucs are 6-8 against the spread this season. Tampa has alternated covering the spread in their last eight games and coming off a cover last week.
The oddsmakers like the Packers to dominate this game, as oddsmakers from Bovada.lv have given Green Bay odds of -10.5 points against the Bucs. The over/under total for the game has been set at 48.5 points (View Matchup). The home team has won three straight between these two and Tampa has won three of the last four meetings with Green Bay.
This game likely comes down to if Tampa Bay can slow down Aaron Rodgers. Buffalo was able to hold Rodgers to 17 of 42 passing for 185 yards with two interceptions last week. Rodgers has thrown for under 200 yards in three of the Packers’ four losses this season. Tampa Bay isn’t known for its passing defense, as they are 24th in the NFL, allowing 250.4 yards per game through the air.
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