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Wild Card Weekend Betting Cheat Sheet: Eagles vs. Buccaneers

By Donnavan Smoot

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady. / Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
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The Eagles and Buccaneers will kick off the Sunday slate of Wild Card games. Tampa Bay is banged up, but their championship defense will continue regardless. The Eagles missed the playoffs last season, but used a strong second half of the season to get back in.

Do they have enough to knock off the defending champions?

Eagles vs. Buccaneers Info for Spread Bettors

  • The Buccaneers are currently 8.5-point favorites at WynnBET
  • Philadelphia was 2-2 ATS as a road underdog this year.
  • The Buccaneers were 6-2 ATS at home this season. 
  • Philadelphia was 3-5  ATS as a road underdog.
  • Tampa Bay was 6-2 ATS as a home favorite.
  • The Eagles went 2-3 ATS in their last five games.
  • The Buccaneers are 3-2 ATS in their last five games.

Eagles vs. Buccaneers Info for Moneyline Bettors

  • The Eagles are +300 on the moneyline (bet $100 to win $300)
  • The Buccaneers are -400 on the moneyline (bet $400 to win $100)
  • The Eagles went 2-2 SU this season as road underdogs
  • Tampa Bay went 7-1 SU as home underdogs
  • Philadelphia went 6-3 on the road
  • The Buccaneers went 7-1 at home

Eagles vs. Buccaneers Info for Over/Under Bettors

  • The Over/Under for this game is 46 points (Over -110/Under -110)
  • The Rams haven’t hit the OVER in back-to-back games since Weeks 3-4
  • The UNDER is 4-1 in the Eagles’ last five games.
  • The UNDER was 5-4 when the Eagles were road underdogs
  • The OVER was 5-3 when the Rams were home favorites

Eagles vs. Buccaneers Info for ALL Bettors

  • This is the Cardinals’ first playoff appearance since 2015
  • Bruce Arians is  2-0 in playoff rematches
  • The Eagles averaged the most rushing yards per game (159.7)
  • The Buccaneers allowed the third fewest rushing yards per game (92.5)
  • Tampa Bay averages the most passing yards per game (307.6)
  • Both teams are top 10 in least giveaways per game
  • The Buccaneers’ defense is  the most-penalized defense  in the league
  • Philadelphia is 10th in the league in opponent yards per pass (6.4)
  • The Eagles are fourth in the league in 3rd down conversion percentage 

Verdict

The Eagles are big underdogs, but that isn't stopping me from taking them. I see the Buccaneers and I see a banged up team with limited receivers facing the best rushing team in the league. Tom Brady is on the other side, so I'm not overly concerned. However, Philly has beaten Brady before and I think they do it again.

Pick: Eagles ML +300

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