The New Orleans Saints and Tampa Bay Buccaneers will finish up Week 13 in the NFL when these two division rivals take the ‘Monday Night Football’ stage at Raymond James Stadium.
Despite both of these clubs coming into this matchup under .500, this clash between NFC South foes will have a big impact on the division race. At 5-6, Tampa Bay currently sits atop the standings, but a loss would drag their lead down to just a single game with both New Orleans and Atlanta. So while it may lack a little bit of juice when factoring in their records, this game does have the capability of shaking up the playoff picture in the NFC.
Here, we’ll specifically be looking at the different betting angles that this game has to offer. Along with the spread and total, we’ll also take a look at several player props and hand in our picks for how we see this showdown unfolding.
All NFL odds via Caesars Sportsbook.
How to watch
Date: Monday, Dec. 5 | Time: 8:15 p.m. ET
Location: Raymond James Stadium (Tampa)
TV: ESPN | Stream: fuboTV (try for free)
Follow: CBS Sports App
Odds: Buccaneers -3, O/U/ 41
Line movement
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The lookahead on this line had the Buccaneers as a 6.5-point favorite. However, money has come in on the Saints, which has drastically moved this line in the other direction and has since cut it in half as of Monday morning where it sits at Bucs -3.
The pick: Buccaneers -3. This hasn’t exactly been a season to remember for Tampa Bay, which enters this matchup 3-7-1 ATS on the season. However, the Saints haven’t fared much better (4-8 ATS) and are the only team in the NFL without a cover on the road this season (0-5 ATS). Part of New Orleans’ struggles has been a subpar rushing attack. Over his last four games, Alvin Kamara has seen his rushing attempts, yards, and yards per carry average all take a sizable dip. That has coincided with a lackluster scoring ability as the club is averaging just 12.5 points per game since Week 9 (second-lowest in the NFL over…
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