Buccaneers vs. Falcons: NFL Week 18 Picks & Prediction (2023)

This is NFL Best Bets, a recurring series in which football experts and handicappers lend us their insights and picks for the most intriguing matchups for each week of the professional football season. In our Week 18 edition of Best Bets, Thomas Gable, the director of race and sportsbook at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City, sports…

We're riding with three big favorites all looking to bounce back after losses last week for our Week 15 parlay predictions. Things aren't looking good for the Chiefs right now. They've lost back-to-back games 20-17 versus Buffalo and 27-19 versus Green Bay. They've also lost 3/4 and 4/6. That only win in their past four was against Las Vegas and…

Catena Media provides exclusive sports betting content to AL.com, including picks, analysis, tools and sportsbook offers to help bettors get in on the action. Please wager responsibly. The Atlanta Falcons have the best possible chance to rebound after they lost both their Week 14 game and the NFC South lead to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last week.…

Catena Media provides exclusive sports betting content to AL.com, including picks, analysis, tools and sportsbook offers to help bettors get in on the action. Please wager responsibly. First meets second in the NFC South in one of the most tantalizing of Week 14 Sunday's games, one which could go a long way to deciding the division title. The 6-6…

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Atlanta Falcons face off in Week 14 in a critical NFC South showdown, and we have you covered with our top Buccaneers vs. Falcons NFL player props for Week 14 based on the best NFL odds at our favorite NFL prop betting sites. Rarely does a meeting between two.500 teams or worse hold such high stakes this late in the…

NFL Week 8 is here, and the Tennessee Titans (2-4) are back in the action after a bye week. They're staying home on Sunday, Oct. 29, to take on the Atlanta Falcons (4-3). It's been bad luck for the Titans with two losses leading into their off week, including a Week 6 loss to the Baltimore Ravens in London. Can they recover after some time to rest…

The New Orleans Saints have either been favored or co-favored to win the NFC South in 2023, but that is no longer the case. The Saints dropped to 3-4 on the season after a Week 7 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars, and the Atlanta Falcons were able to defeat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to improve to 4-3 and take hold of first place in the division. The…

The Atlanta Falcons face a divisional rivalry game this afternoon when they visit the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. For any of the teams in the NFC South, the easiest path to the postseason will be a division title. The defending champion Bucs lead the division at 3-2, while the Falcons are just behind at 3-3. There's still a lot of football to be played…

The Atlanta Falcons look to bounce back from a tough home loss last Sunday as they head south to face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 7. Atlanta (3-3) lost to Washington, 24-16, while Tampa Bay (3-2) failed to score an offensive touchdown in a 20-6 loss to Detroit. The Falcons won the most recent matchup in Week 18 of the 2022-23 season after…

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-2 straight up, 3-2 against the spread) will look to bounce back from a disappointing home loss on Sunday when they host the Atlanta Falcons (3-3, 1-5) as small home favorites in a key NFC South game. Despite falling to the Detroit Lions 20-6 last week as three-point underdogs to drop to 1-2 at home, the Buccaneers still…

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Atlanta Falcons battle it out on Sunday afternoon for a chance to lead the NFC South standings. Tampa Bay (3-2) failed to score a touchdown against Detroit, losing 20-6 despite entering off its bye week. Atlanta (3-3) fell to Washington at home, 24-16 in Week 6. The Falcons are looking for their second consecutive win…

Last week we went 3-2 in our five can't miss spreads. The Los Angeles Rams shocked the NFL world by defeating the Seattle Seahawks, 30-13. The game between the Arizona Cardinals and Washington Commanders was closer than most expected. The Commanders won by only four points and the spread was Washington by 7. Let's see if we can make up for those…

There's a lot of optimism surrounding the Atlanta Falcons following a 7-10 campaign in 2022 that led to the draft selection of running back Bijan Robinson. Our Falcons betting preview looks at just how much they may improve with picks based on the odds from ourbest NFL betting sites. The NFL odds for 2023 largely mirror the optimism many NFL fans…

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will be looking for some added momentum heading into the postseason when they face the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday afternoon. Tampa Bay has already locked up its playoff spot, as it will host a game next week. Atlanta snapped a four-game losing streak with a 20-19 win against Arizona last week, so the Falcons will be hoping…

Following an up and down year, the final week of the regular season is finally upon the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (8-8, 4-1 NFC South). The divisional matchup with the Atlanta Falcons (6-10, 1-4 NFC South) may not mean much on paper after the Buccaneers clinched the NFC South and a playoff berth last weekend with a win over Carolina. However, this is…

It appeared that the New Orleans Saints were on their way to a pivotal victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after the live betting line at Caesars Sportsbook shifted to 12.5 points in their favor in the fourth quarter. The Saints somehow found a way to lose though, as they fell to the Bucs 17-16 after allowing Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady to…

The Atlanta Falcons and Tampa Bay Buccaneers headline a close battle among all four NFC South teams as the season winds down. Here's a look at what's to come for Atlanta and Tampa Bay, with a potential winner-take-all Week 18 game looming. The Atlanta Falcons will begin the month of December firmly in the playoff race, thanks in part due to the…

With 15 games on the NFL schedule this week, there are plenty of opportunities to target offences that seem unlikely to live up to expectations. The pregame narrative: The Atlanta Falcons are in for a long day against a defence that consistently stuffs the run, the Minnesota Vikings face a unit with no discernable weakness and the Tampa Bay…

The Atlanta Falcons ran their record to 5-0 ATS this NFL betting season and remain the lone perfect team against the line this season. The Falcons rallied with 15 unanswered points during the 4 quarter at Tampa Bay to nab a backdoor cover against Tom Brady's Buccaneers. The Falcons closed at -10 (-110) at DraftKings and ended up losing 21-15. While…

Player props for Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Chris Godwin on Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons are available at Caesars Sportsbook. New Illinois bettors can take advantage of Caesars' new-user promo code by registering here. The Bucs play the Falcons at noon central on Fox. Godwin trends: Godwin has been nursing ankle and hamstring…

Player props for Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady on Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons are available at Caesars Sportsbook. New Illinois bettors can take advantage of Caesars' new-user promo code by registering here. The Bucs play the Falcons at noon central on Fox. Brady trends: Brady has gone over 285.5 passing yards only once this…

Player props for Atlanta Falcons rookie wide receiver Drake London on Sunday against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are available at Caesars Sportsbook. New Illinois bettors can take advantage of Caesars' new-user promo code by registering here. The Bucs play the Falcons at noon central on Fox. London trends: London has at least six targets in all four…

An NFC South battle is on tap between the Atlanta Falcons (2-2) and the host Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-2) at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday at Raymond James Stadium. The Falcons are coming off a 23-20 win over the Cleveland Browns, while Tampa Bay lost 41-31 to Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs in a shootout on Sunday Night Football. Atlanta is a…

After opening 2-0, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have fallen to 2-2 with back-to-back losses to the Green Bay Packers and the Kansas City Chiefs. Now they have an opportunity to get back over.500 and take over control of the division as they face off against the Atlanta Falcons. The Falcons are a surprising 2-2, beating the Seahawks and Browns in back…

Six teams remain undefeated. This week we discuss two of those teams. See who we like to remain undefeated in our best ATS bets of Week 3. Week 1 seemed wild with the overtime and close games, and Week 2 decided to top it with three huge come-from-behind victories in the fourth quarter. Six teams haven't lost while seven are still looking for their…