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Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Carolina Panthers
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Sunday when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Carolina Panthers meet at Bank of America Stadium.
Oddsmakers opened the Buccaneers as -11-point favorites versus the Panthers, while the game's total opened at 48.5.
The Panthers were a 31-14 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Bills. They failed to cover the +14.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (45) made winners of OVER bettors.
Tampa Bay was a 9-0 loser in its last match at home against the Saints. They failed to cover the -11.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 9 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 10-4 SU,7-7 ATS
Tampa Bay is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 18-4 SU in its last 22 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games
Carolina:
Team record: 5-9 SU,5-9 ATS
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
Carolina is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Carolina is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Carolina's last 5 games
Next up:
Tampa Bay at New York Sunday, January 2
Carolina at New Orleans Sunday, January 2