SEASON FORECASTS AND FUTURES PICKS

The Buccaneers are not contenders to win the Super Bowl at 100/1, 1%. They are one of 3 teams with these odds (#25 in the league). They are not a good bet to win the Super Bowl. Their 0.1% chance is #27 in the league. In simulations, they win the NFC 0.3% of the time and are not a good value at 50/1, 2%. Our projection is leaning on them to win under 6.5 games. The Buccaneers are averaging 6.3 wins per sim. At +500 the Buccaneers are not a good value to make the playoffs with a 8.9% chance. Their odds of winning their division are 16/1, 5.9%. They win the division in 3.2% of simulations. Their average wins per simulation puts them at #15 in the NFC.

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REGULAR SEASON RECAP AND UPCOMING GAMES

Their 5-11 record last season was very disappointing. Their expected win percentage was 39%. They went 7-7-2 against the spread (-70 loss). They went over 9 times and came in under 7 times. They are favored in their upcoming game vs the San Francisco 49ers. The table below shows their upcoming games, their simulation based win percentage and their recent head to head record (WL, ATS, OU).

TEAM OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE STATS WITH LEAGUE RANKINGS

They are an above average scoring team based on points per game, which make sense given their strong yards per play rank. They are a very poor scoring defense based on points per game and a below average defensive TD rate.

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TEAM FANTASY LEADERS

The table below show the most valuable fantasy players on the team led by O.J. Howard who is projected to be the #4 TE. The Better Option column shows the player directly above him and the Better Than column shows the player directly below him in the projected position rankings.