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Carolina Panthers vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Betting Odds, Analysis, NFL Pick
- Updated: December 29, 2016
Carolina owned six straight wins in the series with Tampa Bay coming into this season, going 5-1 against the spread in the process, but the Buccaneers took the first meeting between the teams back in October. Tampa Bay, still harboring the slimmest of playoff hopes, shoots to make it two in a row over the Panthers on Sunday.
Point spread: The Buccaneers opened as 3.5-point favorites; the total was 47.5 early in the week, according to sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark. (Line updates and matchup report)
NFL pick, per OddsShark computer: 30.2-16.4 Buccaneers (NFL picks on every game)
Why the Panthers can cover the spread
Carolina had won two games in a row, including that upset of Washington on a Monday night, but lost on the short week last Saturday to Atlanta 33-16. The Panthers fell down to the Falcons 20-3 in the third quarter, pulled within striking distance at 23-13 but could get no closer, ending their three-season reign as NFC South champions.
Two weeks ago Carolina beat the Redskins 26-15, outgaining Washington 438-335, winning the ground battle 148-29. So the Panthers have outrushed seven of their last 10 opponents.
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