What is the predicted score of Saints vs. Buccaneers?

The ratings project New Orleans Saints 20, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 26, 46.1 total points.

Who is favored, the Saints or the Buccaneers?

The ratings make the Buccaneers 6.3-point favorites with a 69% chance to win.

When and where is Saints vs. Buccaneers?

Sun, Dec 20 · 1:00 PM ET at Raymond James Stadium, the Buccaneers' home field.

New Orleans Saints vs. Tampa Bay BuccaneersWeek 15 Prediction, Odds and Spread

Sun, Dec 20 · 1:00 PM ETRaymond James Stadium · Buccaneers at homeNFC South division game

The ratings project Tampa Bay Buccaneers 26, New Orleans Saints 20 (TB -6.3) and give the Buccaneers a 69% chance to win. No market line is posted yet.

Saints vs. Buccaneers prediction: score, spread and over/under

Projected scoreThrill 40

New Orleans Saints

3-5 · No. 24 in the ratings

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

3-6 · No. 16 in the ratings

NO 31%Win probability69% TB

vs. marketPrediction vs. the market	Model	Market	Diff
Spread	TB -6.3	—	—
Total	46.1	—	—
Win prob.probability	TB 69%	—	—
Moneyline	—	—

No market line is posted for this game yet. Spreads name the favorite. For information only, not betting advice. All Week 15 lines · How the projections work

Tale of the tape season to date

Stat	NO	TB
Record	3-5	3-6
Division	2nd, NFC S	3rd, NFC S
Rating	-3.224	+1.616
Adj Off	22.419	22.817
Adj Def	25.629	21.28
Points per game	23.115	22.418
Points allowed per game	27.027	19.87
Playoff odds	15%	52%

Rank out of 32 teams. Rating is the expected margin against an average team on a neutral field.

Saints vs. Buccaneers matchup stats season to date

When the Saints have the ball

Stat	NOoff	TBdef
Yards per pass attempt	5.623	6.012
Yards per rush	3.828	3.87
Starting field position	Own 3022	Own 3120
EPA per play	-0.02822	-0.1602
Adj. EPA per play	-0.02823	-0.0862
Success rate	42.3%21	40.3%3
Passing EPA per play	+0.03221	-0.1472
Rushing EPA per play	-0.14123	-0.1852
CPOE	-0.219	-2.65
Explosive play rate	6.2%30	6.5%3
Points per game	23.115	19.87
Points per drive	2.0920	1.834
Red zone TD rate	69.0%8	48.4%3
3rd down conversion	43.5%7	34.5%9
Turnovers per game	1.7526	2.221
Sack rate	5.5%14	4.9%21
Penalties per game	6.15	6.721

When the Buccaneers have the ball

Stat	TBoff	NOdef
Yards per pass attempt	4.830	6.724
Yards per rush	5.13	4.827
Starting field position	Own 335	Own 3328
EPA per play	-0.10128	+0.05624
Adj. EPA per play	-0.04727	+0.04528
Success rate	41.1%26	47.1%29
Passing EPA per play	-0.16530	+0.11422
Rushing EPA per play	-0.0278	-0.03328
CPOE	-3.627	0.720
Explosive play rate	8.6%14	9.3%27
Points per game	22.418	27.027
Points per drive	2.0421	2.5328
Red zone TD rate	50.0%29	62.5%15
3rd down conversion	36.3%23	47.2%28
Turnovers per game	1.6725	1.2517
Sack rate	8.6%29	7.2%7
Penalties per game	7.011	7.316

Regular season only, rank out of 32. Green is good for the unit in that column, red is bad. The defense column is what that defense has allowed.

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