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Headline: Surging Bucs Hope to Gain Some Ground On 1st Place Atlanta
Two of the hottest teams in the NFL meet in a marquee NFC South battle this Sunday when the one-loss Falcons head to Tampa to take on a Buccaneers team that has won four straight games. Both teams are within the top 6 in scoring in the NFL and each has their own set of strengths on defense.
Headline: Panthers and Eagles Meet in the “Disappointment Bowl” Monday Night
Two of the most disappointing teams in the NFL clash on Monday Night Football this week- Ugh! The Eagles will be looking to snap a six game losing streak against a Carolina team that has lost two straight.
Headline: Saints Look to Keep Momentum Going in Week 12 vs. Juggernaut 49ers
The San Francisco 49ers head out on the road with their new starting quarterback in tow to take on the New Orleans Saints in Week 12 – a team on quite a role and staring at an improbable playoff picture in the NFC.
Headline: Improved Browns Host Battered Steelers in Week 12
The Pittsburgh Steelers will start their third quarterback in three weeks Sunday when they head to Cleveland for what figures to be a close AFC North battle with the improving Cleveland Browns.
What a week!
The top dogs in the league survived just barely and some new Big Dogs emerged! Some previously standout teams showed that without a QB their chances for success are hugely diminished. No other league on the planet is as fluid and as interesting from week to week – that’s why we love this game!
Tom Brady has led the Patriots to 4 straight wins and in that span he has 11 TD and 0 INT. The Jets snapped their 3-game losing streak in their last game and earlier this season they gave the Pats a tough game losing in New England in OT.
The story coming into the Redskins game last Sunday against the Eagles was the demise of Philadelphia and QB Michael Vick. They were being forced to start a rookie QB but as Washington fans know that isn’t always such a bad idea.
Headline: Desperate Lions Kick Off Thanksgiving Festivities Against Juggernaut Texans
The Detroit Lions face a virtual must-win on Thanksgiving Day and unfortunately for them, they face arguably the most balanced team in the NFL, the Houston Texans.
Headline: Defenses on Display – 49ers Host Bears on Monday Night
Two of the best defensive teams in the NFL meet on Monday Night Football with questions abound about the availability of the two starting quarterbacks for each club. Both Alex Smith and Jay Cutler are far-from-assured to suit up in this most intriguing affair. With the race for the top seeds in the competitive NFC heating up Monday’s showdown is as critical as it is intriguing.
Saints Continue Climb Toward Legitimacy – New Orleans vs. Oakland in Week 11
The Oakland Raiders will try to bounce back from one of the biggest shellackings of the season so far when they take on the red-hot New Orleans Saints – a team that was left for dead a few weeks ago but has arisen and has become one of the scariest outs in the NFL.
Jacksonville struggled against Indianapolis on a short week last week. The only good thing about playing last Thursday is that is gives them an extra few days to prepare for the best team in the league – Houston.
]Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5-4) vs Carolina Panthers (2-7)
Sunday November 18
Bank of America Stadium – Charlotte, NC
1:00PM
Moneyline: Off From GTBets.eu
Spread: Pick em
O/U: 48.5
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Tampa
The Buccaneers won again last week. That makes three in a row and 4 of their last 5. Due to this roll they enter Carolina as the slight favourite. To illustrate how things have changed throughout the course of the season Tampa was a 3 point dog to Carolina in the opener at home. Both of these teams were expected to improve this year but it has been Tampa that has taken the greater step forward.
Tampa may have won the last three, all by double digit margins, but this team is certainly no powerhouse. The game against San Diego could have gone either way until the Bucs opportunistic defense had a pick 6 to salt it away. This team is 3rd in the league in scoring despite being just above average in yards gained. They are also 30th in yards allowed but yet a respectable 18th in points against. At some point you would expect that something has got to give.
Tampa is 7-2 ATS this season including a perfect 4-0 as the visitors. This team is still a tough one to get a read on but there is enough talent to continue their winning ways against a team like Carolina that is already beginning to think about next season. It is hard not to like the Bucs in a situation where all they have to do is win the game.[soliloquy id=”82219″]
Carolina
Carolina got dumped last week by Denver unable to maintain any of the momentum from their win the week before against Washington. Its another lost season in Charlotte and it appears many are beginning to tire of the look at me antics of franchise face Cam Newton. This team has been dismal at home with 1-4 SU and ATS records. It is hard to find any real reason to get behind them this season after they were solid moneymakers last year.
If Cam is losing the team that is one thing but the other that is plainly clear is that the Panthers can’t afford to lose him. Newton is the top passer and rusher on a team struggling for point production. They prefer to move the ball on the ground but the Bucs are among league leaders in slowing down ground attacks so it may be on Newton to find a way to move the ball through the air. He will definitely have to be sharp to avoid the turnovers that killed San Diego last week.
Tampa seems to be able to frustrate teams while Carolina seems easily frustrated – that does not make for a great outcome for the Panthers. Another thing going against Carolina is that in each of the last three season one team has swept the other – Tampa took the first one this season. In fact they seem to be alternating that trend and it is Tampa’s turn to take two.
Spread Pick: Tampa Bay -1
O/U Pick: Under
Score Prediction: Tampa Bay 23 – Carolina 17
Things are pretty bad in Jetsland right now. At 3-6 they are pretty much out of the race for the playoffs this year and the way they are playing invites more questions than answers.
The Cincinnati Bengals bounced back with a big win over the New York Giants last week. Cincinnati still has a long ways to go to get back in the playoff picture, and they absolutely need to win this game.
The Packers (6-3) have won 4 straight, but they are really banged up and will miss a few players on both sides of the ball in this game. The Lions (4-5) had been playing well before last week’s game where they struggled on defense in the loss to the Vikings.
The Falcons (8-1) are coming off their first loss of the season and there is a good chance they will get back in the W column facing a Cardinals (4-5) team that has lost 5 straight.
