Buccaneers: Analyzing potential changes in the point spread

Nov 13, 2016; Tampa, FL, USA; A view of an official Tampa Bay Buccaneers helmet on the sidelines at Raymond James Stadium. The Buccaneers won 36-10. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 13, 2016; Tampa, FL, USA; A view of an official Tampa Bay Buccaneers helmet on the sidelines at Raymond James Stadium. The Buccaneers won 36-10. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports
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Week Thirteen Tampa Bay Bucs at Green Bay Packers

Vegas Spread: Packers (-7)

In four career games against the Bucs, Aaron Rodgers is 2-2 with eight touchdowns and seven interceptions. Rodgers averages less than seven interceptions a season. While the Bucs might have to play in the worst weather all season there’s a chance this game gets pushed to Sunday Night Football. With the Packers as a perennial Super Bowl team and the Bucs up and coming, this could be like last year’s Cowboys game.

By that, I mean that it could get bumped to Sunday night. We would hope that the result is a little bit different. Seeing Jameis Winston run for his life on Sunday night is not what we intended. The time of the game would be the comparison.

The Packers would be coming off a Sunday Night match-up against the Steelers and might have exerted all their energy in Pittsburgh. The Packers should be easy favorites in this game but Vegas shouldn’t sleep on this matchup. It should be closer than many people think. For some reason, the Bucs just don’t get the respect that they deserve.

My Spread: Packers (-5.5)

Schedule