NFL Wild Card: Tampa Bay Buccaneers road favorites vs. Washington Football Team
During NFL Wild Card Weekend, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (11-5) head up to Landover, Md., Saturday for an NFC Wild Card game against the Washington Football Team (7-9) at 8:15 p.m. ET in FedExField. Below, we take a look at the early Buccaneers-Washington betting odds and lines at BetMGM Sportsbook.
Tampa Bay truck-sticked NFC South rival Atlanta Falcons in its final home game of the 2020 regular season 44-27 in Week 17. Buccaneers QB Tom Brady capped off what was an excellent first season in Tampa Bay as he torched the Falcons for 399 passing yards and four touchdowns, including two in the fourth quarter that helped salt away the win. Brady was magnificent in 2020: Third in passing yards, tied for second in passing touchdowns, and ninth in both QB Rating and QBR. This is Tampa Bay's first playoff appearance since 2007, which was the second-longest streak behind the Cleveland Browns (2002), who also ended a drought. The Buccaneers finished the regular season with 9-7 against the spread and Over/Under records.
Washington limped into the playoffs -which is more literal than figurative for QB Alex Smith, who battled a calf injury down the stretch-after losing back-to-back games (scoring only 15 and 13 points in those games) but beating a Philadelphia Eagles team that played third-string QB Nate Sudfeld in the fourth quarter of a must-win game on Sunday Night Football to end the season. The Football Team's roster is full of interesting storylines: Smith is in the running for Comeback Player of the Year, head coach Ron Rivera battling cancer mid-season and a candidate for Coach of the Year, and rookie DE Chase Young who's expected to be the 2020 Defensive Rookie of the Year. Washington relies on a defense that's tied for second in yards per play allowed and third in Football Outsiders' DVOA. The Football Team finished the regular season 9-7 ATS and 5-11 O/U.
Buccaneers at Washington: Betting odds, spread and line
Odds via BetMGM; last updated Monday at 8:39 p.m. ET.
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- Money line: Buccaneers -400 (bet $400 to win $100) | Washington +320 (bet $100 to win $320) | Bet now
- Against the spread/ATS: Buccaneers +8 (-110) | Washington -8 (-110) | Bet now
- Total: 45.5, Over -110 (bet $110 to win $100) | Under -110 (bet $110 to win $100) | Bet now
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At -400 odds, the Buccaneers have an implied 80% chance of winning or 1/4 fractional odds (1.25 decimal odds). Tampa Bay needs to win by 9 points or more points for a Buccaneers -8 (-110) ATS ticket to cash. If Tampa Bay wins by exactly 8 points then the bet is a push or tie.
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At +320 odds, Washington has an implied 23.81% chance of winning or 16/5 fractional odds (4.20 decimal odds). If the Football Team wins outright or loses by 7 or fewer points then a Washington +8 (-110) ATS wager wins.
Also see:
- Washington rookie Chase Young: 'I want Tom Brady' (Bucs Wire)
- Kam Curl, Chase Young named to PFF 2020 NFL All-Rookie Team (Washington Wire)
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