The Tampa Bay Buccaneers (9-5) square off with the Detroit Lions (5-9) Saturday for a Week 16 matchup at Ford Field kicking off at 1 p.m. ET. Below, we give you five player/team prop bets to consider from the BetMGM game menu.
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Buccaneers at Lions prop bet predictions
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 1:15 a.m. ET.
Buccaneers -2.5 (-130) 1st quarter spread
The Buccaneers will look to fire out to an early lead, and they are still playing with plenty of high stakes in this penultimate weekend of the NFL regular season. The Lions are doneski, and sluggish starts have been their downfall. They haven’t held a lead after one quarter since Week 10, trailing in four of the past five games after 15 minutes while tying one opponent after the first quarter. Look for Tampa Bay to run out to an early lead and go from there.
Buccaneers -4.5 (-135) 1st half spread – alternate line
It will cost you a little more juice, but it’s a safer play than the other line of -6.5 (-115). In the past five games, Detroit has been trailing four times at halftime, with one game tied at the break. They have been outscored 91-56 during the span, good for an average margin of 7.0 PPG. Play it safe and take -4.5 for the win.
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Buccaneers RB Leonard Fournette OVER 65.5 rush yards (-110)
Bucs RB Ronald Jones II remains on the Reserve/COVID list, so it will be a heavy dose of Fournette against the leaky Lions rush defense. Detroit ranks 29th in the NFL with 137.3 rushing yards per game allowed. Fournette wasn’t great last week, going for 14 carries, 49 yards and two touchdowns, but he should see a larger workload and more rushing yardage against a much worse D.
Buccaneers PK Ryan Succop OVER 8.5 points (+105)
Succop has averaged 6.8 points per game across the past four outings, which simply will not get it done. However, Detroit is also allowing 31.1 points per game this season, worst in the NFL. The Buccaneers are going to push past the Lions with perhaps 40 points, so there will be plenty of opportunities for Succop. I expect he’ll get into double digits before the dust settles on Saturday afternoon.
Lions WR Marvin Jones Jr. OVER 4.5 catches (-145)
Jones has been the go-to receiver for QB Matthew Stafford with WR Kenny Golladay (hip) due to a hip injury. MJJ has registered four or more receptions in six straight games, averaging 6.7 receptions per game during the span. He has also been targeted 60 times during the six-game stretch or 10 times per outing.
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