Sun, Dec 17, 2023, 1:00 PM ESTWeek 15 · at Green Bay Packers
Weather at kickoff39°F10 mphgusts 18Wet0.0 mmWet Over 51% of 104 games since 2023Weather watch ›
6-7 · Power #14
34
▲ winner
Final
@
6-7 · Power #10
20
final
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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Total
 
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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
WSH vs ATL
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & season form
-3.519–13 W U40
Very close
NO vs CAR
2022 · Week 18 · very close · similar total & rest
-3.57–10 L U41.5
Very close
TEN vs MIA
2021 · Week 17 · very close · similar total & season form
-334–3 W U41
Very close
TEN vs JAX
2022 · Week 14 · very close · similar total & rest
-322–36 L O41.5
Very close
BUF vs NE
2020 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & total
-424–21 L O41
Very close
ATL vs CAR
2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & total
-437–34 L O41.5
Very close
TB vs NO
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar total & team ratings
-317–16 L U41
Very close
CIN vs PIT
2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & spread
-3.541–10 W O44
Very close
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & spread
-3.536–19 W O39.5
Very close
WSH vs NYG
2022 · Week 15 · very close · similar spread & season form
-412–20 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%)
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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

TB
Longer bar = better
GB
#23
Offense
GB better ▶
#14
#22
Defense
Even
#20
+0.5 #6
Turnovers
◀ TB better
0.0 #16
62 plays #22
Pace
Even
61 plays #23
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When TB has the ball
Even matchup
TB offGB defEdge
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
When GB has the ball
Advantage: GB offense
GB offTB defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
TB scored
2.8
#27
6.7
#15
9.5
#24
3.6
#24
7.1
#8
10.7
#17
GB allowed
4.3
#14
6.2
#12
10.5
#13
5.1
#23
4.9
#9
10.0
#13
GB scoring against the TB defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
GB scored
4.2
#19
4.0
#32
8.2
#27
7.2
#2
6.2
#17
13.4
#5
TB allowed
4.3
#14
5.6
#11
9.9
#10
5.0
#22
5.8
#12
10.8
#20

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
GB +1.8
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