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Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Carolina Panthers

Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Sunday when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Carolina Panthers meet at Bank of America Stadium.

Oddsmakers opened the Buccaneers as -6.5-point favorites versus the Panthers, while the game's total opened at 47.

Carolina lost its last outing, a 33-31 result against the Chiefs on November 08. The Panthers covered in that game as a +10-point underdog, while the 64 combined points took the game OVER the total.

The Buccaneers were a 38-3 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Saints. They failed to cover the -3-point spread as favorites, while the total score (41) made winners of UNDER bettors.

Tampa Bay:
Team record: 6-3 SU,4-5 ATS
Tampa Bay is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Tampa Bay's last 12 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Carolina

Carolina:
Team record: 3-6 SU,5-4 ATS
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
Carolina is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Carolina is 3-14 SU in its last 17 games
Carolina is 1-6-1 ATS in its last 8 games at home

Next up:
Tampa Bay home to Los Angeles Monday, November 23
Carolina home to Detroit Sunday, November 22