Sun, Dec 17, 2023, 1:00 PM ESTWeek 15 · at Green Bay Packers
Closing spread
GB -4
✓ TB W
Total
41
▲ Over · 54 pts
Model before kickoff
TB 20–24 GB
✗ GB (64%) lost
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseGB -4
Total41
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Market
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Spread
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CloseGB -4
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Total
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no open
Close41
Line context
Home favorites of 2–6 since 2023: won 69%, covered 51% (55 games)ⓘ
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseGB -4
Total41
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Similar games
The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out
In the 10 games most like
GB as a 4-point home favorite against TB, the favorite won 7, covered 4, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: TB won 34–20 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 54 points went over 41, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 59%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 46%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 47%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 6.7 against an average line of 3.5; 43.1 points a game (usually 46.1). Of the 1 over, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & season form |
-3.5 | 19–13 | W | U40 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 18 · very close · similar total & rest |
-3.5 | 7–10 | L | U41.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 17 · very close · similar total & season form |
-3 | 34–3 | W | U41 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 14 · very close · similar total & rest |
-3 | 22–36 | L | O41.5 |
| Very close | 2020 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & total |
-4 | 24–21 | L | O41 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & total |
-4 | 37–34 | L | O41.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar total & team ratings |
-3 | 17–16 | L | U41 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-3.5 | 41–10 | W | O44 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-3.5 | 36–19 | W | O39.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 15 · very close · similar spread & season form |
-4 | 12–20 | L | U40 |
History, not a prediction. Every NFL game from 2020 on is compared with this one as it looked before kickoff (team strength, the betting line, season form, situation, venue and rest), and only close matches are kept. How matches are found
Signals
The data signal, and 2 trends and market moves behind it
Mixed signals on the spread
No clear signal on the total
None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 4-1 ATS on the road
Strong against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 64-69 (48%)
Green Bay Packers 3-1 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 64-69 (48%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q3. Of 29 earlier overs in games with totals 38–44, 24% had cashed by the end of Q3.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4-6 40% | 5-4 56% | 4-5 44% | |
| 4-6 40% | 5-4 56% | 4-5 44% |
Recent meetings
The series
TB 10–9 GB
TB leads · 19 games since 1999 · GB has won the last meeting
All-time series from nflverse.
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
TB+0.3 →−1.4▼ 1.7#22
GB+5.2 →−0.7▼ 5.9#18
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW14
Longer bar = better
#23
Offense
GB better ▶#14
#22
Defense
Even#20
+0.5 #6
Turnovers
◀ TB better0.0 #16
62 plays #22
Pace
Even61 plays #23
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| TB off | GB def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 20.2 #22 | 20.5 #11 | GB |
| Yards / play | 4.95 #24 | 5.29 #19 | GB |
| EPA / play | −0.04 #17 | 0.00 #22 | TB |
| Success rate | 39% #28 | 45% #26 | Even |
| GB off | TB def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 21.5 #18 | 20.8 #13 | TB |
| Yards / play | 5.36 #13 | 5.60 #26 | GB |
| EPA / play | +0.02 #10 | 0.00 #21 | GB |
| Success rate | 43% #14 | 45% #27 | GB |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
TB scoring against the GB defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2.8 #27 | 6.7 #15 | 9.5 #24 | 3.6 #24 | 7.1 #8 | 10.7 #17 | |
4.3 #14 | 6.2 #12 | 10.5 #13 | 5.1 #23 | 4.9 #9 | 10.0 #13 |
GB scoring against the TB defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.2 #19 | 4.0 #32 | 8.2 #27 | 7.2 #2 | 6.2 #17 | 13.4 #5 | |
4.3 #14 | 5.6 #11 | 9.9 #10 | 5.0 #22 | 5.8 #12 | 10.8 #20 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
39° · 10 mph
gusts 18 mph · 0.008 in rain · wind lowers scoring
Rest
TB7d
GB6d
TB +1 day
Tempo
Average 123 plays
slowavg 127fast
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