Sun Jan 9 4:25PM

Final
41
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | ODDS | |
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CAR | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 43 |
TB | 0 | 10 | 7 | 24 | 41 | -10.5 |
Carolina Panthers vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Recap for January 9th, 2022, 4:25PM ETThe Buccaneers opened at 1 and the current line is TB 1. The Sportsjaw consensus pick is 81% BUCCANEERS -10.5
7 MO
Not touching the side in this one, but do like the Le'Veon Bell rushing props here. Ronald Jones suffered an injury against the Jets last week and was seen in a walking boot at practice earlier this week. That means the Bucs are without both of their top two running backs and will be forced to lean on the legs of Ke’Shawn Vaughn and Le’Veon Bell. Bell played well last week as far as the passing game was concerned and scored the two point conversion to put the Bucs up by four so I expect him to be an even bigger part of the offense this week, so will be hitting the Le' Veon Bell rushing props in this game.
7 MO
7 MO
The Panthers won their first three games, yet here they are with only five wins entering the last week. The main quarterback has been a futile offense that's mustered very little without Christian McCaffrey. The defense has been pretty solid but spends more time on the field than they should.
The Bucs are headed back to the playoffs, and this will be their last tune-up before the postseason. They have the best passing attack in the league, but the top three receivers to begin the season are injured to some degree or putting songs on Spotify now. The defense has the same problem as last year, where they struggle against the pass if they can't get to the quarterback.
Pick: The Bucs should control this game as they did just two weeks ago when they won 32-6. The Panthers' defense can only hold up for so long.
My Carolina vs Tampa Bay predictions:
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Win