Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Carolina Panthers NFL Week 16 Odds, Plays & Outlook for December 26, 2021

The Carolina Panthers (5-9) will lead a four-game losing streak to a Week 16 game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (10-4).

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Odds for Buccaneers vs. Panthers

Tampa Bay and its opponents have surpassed the current total of 42.5 points in 10 of 14 games (71.4%) this season.
So far this season, 50% of Carolina’s games (7/14) have had more points combined than Sunday’s 42.5 over / under.
Sunday’s total is 6.2 points lower than the two teams’ combined average of 48.7 points per game.
The 44.3 points per game that these two squads have given to the rivals this season are 1.8 more than the 42.5 totals for this tournament.
The Buccaneers and their opponents have scored an average of 50.5 points per game in 2021, 8.0 more than Sunday’s total.
The 42.5 points over / under this game is 1.6 points below the average total of 44.1 points per game in the Panthers’ games this season.

Tampa Bay is 7-7-0 against Spread this season.
The Buccaneers have been favored by 9.5 points or more seven times this season and are 5-2 ATS in those contests.
Tampa Bay games this year have reached more than seven times in 14 chances (50%).
The Buccaneers accumulate 29.3 points per game, 6.9 more than the Panthers give up per outing (22.4).
When Tampa Bay records more than 22.4 points, it is 7-4 against the spread and 9-2 overall.
The Buccaneers accumulate 402.4 yards per game, 108.0 yards more than the 294.4 that the Panthers give up on the outing.
In games that Tampa Bay accumulates more than 294.4 yards, the team is 7-6 against the spread and 10-3 overall.
The Buccaneers have turned the ball over 18 times this season, two more turnovers than the Panthers have forced (16).
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Carolina has played 14 games, with five wins against the spread.
This season, the Panthers are winless against the spread when they enter a game as an underdog of 9.5 points or more.
Carolina’s games this season have outshined the over / under 50% of their chances (seven times in 14 games with total set points).
The Panthers are averaging just 2.5 fewer points per game (19.4) than the Buccaneers allow (21.9).
Carolina is 3-2 against the spread and 3-2 overall as the team scores more than 21.9 points.
The Panthers accumulate 25.5 fewer yards per game (308.1) than the Buccaneers give up per outing (333.6).
Carolina is 4-2 against the spread and 4-2 overall when the team produces more than 333.6 yards.
The Panthers have 24 gifts this season, while the Buccaneers have 25 gifts.

Carolina has two wins against the spread, and is 2-5 overall at home this year.
In seven home games this season, Carolina has hit more than three times.
The Panthers’ average total points in home games this season is 43.9 points, 1.4 more than the over / under from this meeting (42.5).
Tampa Bay is 4-3 overall, with two wins against the spread, on the road.
On the road, the Buccaneers have an ATS victory (1-1) as favorites of 9.5 points or more.
This season, in seven road games, Tampa Bay has exceeded the total three times.
The Buccaneers’ away games this season average a total of 51.4 points, 8.9 more than the over / under in this competition (42.5).

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Eddie is an Australian news reporter with over 9 years in the industry and has published on Forbes and tech crunch.