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Atlanta Falcons at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Preview & Picks – Back Bucs In Thursday NFL Matchup

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  • Atlanta Falcons at Tampa Bay Buccaneers picks for Thursday, December 11
  • Game is taking place at Raymond James Stadium
  • Preview, predictions, stats & form
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Atlanta Falcons at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Preview & Picks

Tampa Bay are tipped to cover as they maintain top spot in the NFC South.

The Buccaneers have struggled recently, but this meeting with Falcons is a ‘get-right’ opportunity that we expect them to take.

  • Atlanta Falcons are 1-7 in their last 8 games
  • Tampa Bay Buccaneers won the first meeting between the teams this season
  • The Over has cashed in 5 of Tampa Bay’s last 6 games

Head To Head

  • The all-time series is tied at 32-32
  • Tampa Bay Buccaneers won 23-20 when the two teams last met on September 7

Atlanta Falcons Form

Atlanta go into this Thursday night matchup having lost seven of their last eight games to fall to 4-9.

The Falcons made a decent start to the season as they won three of their first five games, but the wheels came off after the 20-10 defeat at San Francisco.

They were then blown out at home by Miami, 34-10, before heading back out on the road to lose 24-23 at New England and 31-25 in overtime to Indianapolis in Germany.

Atlanta’s skid reached five games with another overtime loss, this time 30-27 to Carolina, before the finally stopped the rot with a 24-10 win in New Orleans.

The Falcons failed to build on that however, as they were beaten 27-24 at the New York Jets and 37-9 at home to Seattle.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Form

Tampa Bay enter this game in need of a victory, having lost four of their previous five outings to slip to 7-6.

The Buccaneers made a fast start to the season as they won six of their first eight games, only to cool off in early November.

They fall to a 28-23 defeat at home to New England, and that proved to be the start of a three-game skid as they fell 44-32 at Buffalo and 34-7 at the Los Angeles Rams.

Tampa Bay avoided a fourth straight loss as they returned home to down Arizona, 20-17, but they were unable to back that up.

The Buccaneers returned to losing ways last weekend, as they were beaten 24-20 at home by New Orleans.

Verdict

Tampa Bay’s recent form has been poor, but they are still the better team.

We are backing Baker Mayfield and the Bucs to cover the spread as they kick-start their playoff quest.

Best Bet1: Tampa Bay -4.5 Spread @-111.11 at Stake.us - 4 Units
Best Bet2: Over 44.5 Total Points @-111.11 at Stake.us - 2 Units
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