Dallas Cowboys (6-8) vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers (8-6)
Game Info: Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 8:20 pm (AT&T Stadium)
The Line: Betting Odds: Dallas Cowboys +4 / Tampa Bay Buccaneers -4 — Over/Under: 47.5
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Dallas Cowboys meet in week 16 NFL action from AT&T Stadium on Sunday night football. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Dallas Cowboys prediction.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Recap
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers come into this game looking to build on their 40-17 win over the Los Angeles Chargers from their last matchup to improve to 8-6 on the year. After this game, Tampa Bay will take on the Carolina Panthers at home.
Buccaneers Win 4th Straight
Baker Mayfield has thrown for 3,617 yards, 32 touchdowns, and 14 interceptions on 70.8% passing while Bucky Irving has rushed for 852 yards and 6 TDs. Rachaad White has 573 rushing yards while Mike Evans has a team-high 749 receiving yards and 9 touchdowns with 52 receptions. Cade Otton has 59 grabs for 600 yards and 4 TDs. White has 339 receiving yards with 5 TDs while another three Buccaneers have 250+ receiving yards as well on the year. On defense, Lavonte David has a team-high 104 total tackles including 5.5 sacks while Vita Vea has a team-high 6 sacks on the year, as does Calijah Kancey. As a unit, Tampa Bay’s defense has combined for 38 sacks and 7 interceptions as well on the year.
Why the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will win
- The Buccaneers have won each of their last 10 road games following a road win.
- The Cowboys have lost each of their last seven Sunday games against opponents on a winning streak.
- The Cowboys have failed to cover the spread in each of their last six home games against teams that held a winning record.
- The favorites have covered the spread in each of the Cowboys’ last six games at AT&T Stadium.
Dallas Cowboys Recap
The Dallas Cowboys come into this game looking to build on a 30-14 win over Carolina last time out to improve to 6-8 on the year. After this game, Dallas will head on the road to take on the Eagles.
Cowboys Looking To Keep Playoff Hopes Alive
Cooper Rush has thrown for 1,405 yards, 10 touchdowns, and 3 interceptions on 64.7% passing while Rico Dowdle leads the Cowboys on the ground with 880 rushing yards as well on the year. CeeDee Lamb leads Dallas with 94 receptions for 1,089 yards and 6 touchdowns while Jalen Tolbert has 462 receiving yards with 5 scores and Jake Ferguson also has 424 receiving yards. On defense, Eric Kendricks has a team-high 124 total tackles along with 3 sacks while Micah Parsons has a team-high 8.5 sacks and DeMarvion Overshown has 5 sacks on the year. As a unit, Dallas’ defense has combined for 42 sacks and 12 interceptions this season.
Why the Dallas Cowboys will win
- The Cowboys have won each of their last 11 December games against NFC opponents.
- The Buccaneers have lost each of their last four December games against NFC East opponents.
- The Cowboys have covered the spread in 10 of their last 11 December games against NFC opponents.
- The Buccaneers have failed to cover the spread in each of their last five December games as favorites against NFC opponents.
Buccaneers vs. Cowboys Prediction
I’m on the over here. These are two offenses that have started to find themselves down the stretch, and also two offenses that have had their fair share of cracks throughout the year. The Buccaneers just hung 40 on a pretty good Charger defense and the Cowboys have been getting acclimated with Cooper Rush at QB. I think this has the potential to be high-scoring with both sides needing a W badly here. Give me the over.