Tampa Bay goes on the road to meet the Carolina Panthers. The Buccaneers are  8-8 this season and tied for first place in the NFC South. If the Buccaneers win against the Panthers, Tampa Bay will clinch the division. Tampa Bay had a four-game win streak snapped in their last game. Tampa Bay is putting up 21.2 points per game and on the defensive end, they are giving up 20.3 points per game. Tampa Bay is 10-6 against the spread this season and 7-1 against the spread when they have played on the road. The Carolina Panthers are 2-14  this season and have lost four of their last five under interim head coach Chris Tabor. Carolina is putting up just 14.8 points per game which surprisingly isn’t the worst in the league. On the defensive side, they are giving up  25.4 points per game. The Panthers are 4-10-2 against the spread this season. They are 3-3-1 against the spread when they have played at home. Tampa Bay has everything to play for while Carolina has had nothing to play for since the season started. I expect the Buc’s defense to be able to shut down the woeful Panther offense. The Bucs are 7-3 ATS in their last ten games overall and 7-1 ATS in their previous eight outings away from home. They’ve won six of their previous seven games against the Panthers, covering five times. I am laying the points with Tampa Bay in this one.

Play on Tampa Bay. This is a 4% play.