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NFL · 2026 betting profile

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1-4 straight up · 1-4 ATS · 2-3 over-under · #21 of 32 in our ratings

Next gameSun Oct 18, 1 PMCBSParamount+
vsPittsburgh Steelers
SpreadTampa Bay +2.5
Total39
Moneyline+120
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Open = the line when most books posted it for this week (Sunday night). A dash means we don't have that number.

Against the spread

SplitATSCover %Real or luck?Avg vs spread
All games1-420%Small sample-1.5
Home0-30%Small sample-7.2
Road1-150%Small sample+7
Favorite0-20%Small sample-10.5
Underdog1-233%Small sample+4.5
Non-conference1-420%Small sample-1.5
Last 51-420%Small sample-1.5

5 graded games. Under 20 games, every split here is a small sample. Avg vs spread is the average margin against the closing number.

NFL, 2026 so far · regular season only · graded vs the closing spread (ESPN odds archive, DraftKings for 73% of games)

Over-under

SplitO-UOver %Real or luck?Avg vs total
All games2-340%Small sample-2.1
Home1-233%Small sample-3.5
Road1-150%Small samplePK
Non-conference2-340%Small sample-2.1
Last 52-340%Small sample-2.1

NFL, 2026 so far · regular season only · graded vs the closing total (ESPN odds archive, DraftKings for 73% of games)

Game log with closing lines

DateOpponentResultCloseATSTotalO-U
Oct 8at DallasW 24-16+8.5W +16.549.5U -9.5
Oct 4vs Green BayL 14-17+2.5L -0.538.5U -7.5
Sep 27vs MinnesotaL 16-23-1.5L -8.542.5U -3.5
Sep 20vs ClevelandL 19-23-8.5L -12.541.5O +0.5
Sep 13at CincinnatiL 27-33+3.5L -2.550.5O +9.5

Close is Tampa Bay's spread at kickoff, from ESPN's odds archive (DraftKings). ATS margin is how much they beat or missed the number by.

Season by season

SeasonSUATSCover %Real or luck?O-UOver %Avg vs spread
20261-41-420%Small sample2-340%-1.5
20258-95-1229%Small sample8-947%-2.6
202410-810-856%Small sample12-667%+4.6
202310-912-763%Small sample7-1237%+4.3
20228-104-13-124%Small sample6-1233%-6.3
202114-510-953%Small sample10-953%+0.6
202015-512-860%Could be luck11-955%+5.5
20197-95-1131%Small sample10-662%+1.3

Regular season and postseason, graded against the closing line. "Could be luck" means a coin flip could have done the same thing.

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