As we approach Week 13 of the NFL season, the Atlanta Falcons have been the most Jekyll and Hyde team in the league. The Falcons won five straight out of the gate before dropping five out of their next six. Matt Ryan and company have been an atrocious bet in the last two months as a result, going 0-7 ATS in their last seven matchups ahead of Week 13’s clash with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
- The total has gone UNDER in eight of the Buccaneers' last 11 games as favorites.
- The Falcons are 4-0 SU and ATS in their last four games as underdogs.
- The total has gone UNDER in eight of the Falcons' last 11 games on the road.
The Bucs, who fell to the Indianapolis Colts in Week 12 by a score of 25-12, are traditionally a great bounce back team. Tampa Bay s 8-1 ATS in their last nine games after an ATS loss.
Raymond James Stadium has been far from friendly territory for Tampa Bay, however. The Bucs are just 2-12 SU and 4-10 ATS in their last 14 games in Tampa.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were 0-point at odds maker shops such as Sportsbook, while the NFL total was set at 45 for over under totals betting.
A 31-19 result in favor of the Buccaneers is the prediction by the Odds Shark handicapping pick engine. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming NFL matchups here.
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
The Atlanta Falcons will try to spoil to the party on Sunday; they are 4-7 ATS against the spread this season, while the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are 6-5 ATS. Atlanta is 2-8-1 on the over under betting totals; Tampa Bay is 6-5. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Tampa Bay vs Atlanta injuries news.
It's a betting matchup between the No. 18-rated Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the No. 10-ranked Atlanta Falcons, according to the NFL Power Rankings here at Odds Shark.
Statistical Matchup
The game also pits Tampa Bay's No. 18-ranked offense, averaging 22.55 PPG, against a Falcons defense that ranks No. 14 this week at 21.27 PPG. The Buccaneers aerial game is averaging 227.18 yards per game, less than the Falcons secondary allows through the air, 241.55 YPG per game.
Defensively, the Atlanta Falcons feature the league's No. 15-rated road run defense, allowing 103 yards per game. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers, meanwhile, ranks No. 9 in rushing offense at home.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
Tevin Coleman tore up the turf for 110 rushing yards in the latest Falcons game, a 20-10 loss to the Vikings at Georgia Dome.
In their last game, the Buccaneers were Week 12 losers coming out on the wrong end of 25-12 score against Indianapolis.
- Atlanta is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
- Atlanta is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
- The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games
- Atlanta is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
- Tampa Bay is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
- Tampa Bay is 6-17 SU in its last 23 games
- The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Tampa Bay's last 21 games
- Tampa Bay is 4-10 ATS in its last 14 games at home
Next Betting Matchups
Atlanta at Carolina, Sunday, December 13th
Tampa Bay home to New Orleans, Sunday, December 13th