Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Indianapolis Colts odds predictions pick betting line spread

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers (7-3) are the road against the red-hot Indianapolis Colts (6-5) Sunday in Week 12. Kickoff from Lucas Oil Stadium will be at 1 p.m. ET. Below, we look at the Buccaneers vs. Colts odds and lines, and make our best NFL picks, predictions and bets.

The Buccaneers snapped their two-game losing skid with a 30-10 win over the New York Giants on Monday Night Football. They lead the league in scoring and are second in total yards per game, and they are ninth in points allowed per game and eighth total yards allowed per game.

QB Tom Brady has put together an MVP-caliber season with a league-high 29 touchdown passes and 317.7 yards per game.

The Colts are in the midst of a three-game win streak, beating the New York Jets, Jacksonville Jaguars and Buffalo Bills. RB Jonathan Taylor leads the NFL with 1,122 rushing yards and 13 touchdowns as he helps carry a team that ranks fifth in scoring and 11th in total yards per game.

Buccaneers at Colts odds, spread and lines

Odds provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Saturday at 9:22 a.m. ET.

Money line: Buccaneers -160 (bet $160 to win $100) | Colts +130 (bet $100 to win $130)
Against the spread (ATS): Buccaneers -3.5 (+102) | Colts +3.5 (-125)
Over/Under (O/U): 52.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)

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Buccaneers at Colts key injuries

Buccaneers

WR Antonio Brown (ankle) out
G Ali Marpet (abdomen) doubtful
LB Devin White (quadriceps) questionable
DL Vita Vea (knee) questionable

Colts

LB Darius Leonard (ankle) questionable
G Quenton Nelson (ankle) questionable

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Buccaneers at Colts odds, lines, predictions and picks

Prediction

Buccaneers 27, Colts 21

Money line

The Colts go as Taylor does. If he’s running the ball well, they’re going to have success. However, he and the Colts are facing the best run defense in the NFL this week. The Bucs have allowed just 784 yards on 206 carries, both the fewest in football.

The Bucs will win if they can shut down Taylor. Bet the BUCS (-160) to win.

Against the spread

The Colts have been great against the spread (ATS) this season, going 7-4. The Bucs have only gone 4-6 ATS and are 1-2 ATS in their last three games.

The Buccaneers are just 0-5-1 ATS against the Colts in their last six meetings and they’ve split 3-3 SU. I like the BUCS -3.5 (+102) to cover the spread Sunday, though.

Over/Under

The total has gone Over in five of the Bucs’ 10 games this season but is 7-4 for the Colts, including four of their last five games.

Indianapolis has impressively topped 30 points in five of its last six games. However, with the Bucs’ defense so stout against the run, I think the Colts could struggle. Bet the UNDER 52.5 (-105).

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NFL point-spread favorites may have wound up winning Week 11, but we were undeterred here in Underdog Corner.
We hit with the Houston Texans and Indianapolis Colts, who both wound up posting double-digit outright road wins, to notch our second straight 2-1 against-the-spread weekend and improve to a very profitable 24-9 (.727) on the season. Additionally, 20 of our 24 underdog covers have wound up winning their games outright.
Now it’s on to Thanksgiving Week and our Week 12 outlook.

NFL underdog predictions: Week 12

Odds provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. ET.

Indianapolis Colts +3.5 (-125) vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Yep, we’re right back on Indy drawing points again, and that has been a profitable play this year with the Colts owning a 5-2 ATS record as an underdog.

Overall, the Horseshoes are doing just fine as well, winning five of their last six to climb back above .500 at 6-5 and join the AFC’s jumbled playoff race.

Tom Brady and the Bucs throttled the visiting Giants 30-10 Monday night to end a two-game slide, but it has been a different story on the road this season for the defending champs, who are 2-3 SU and 0-5 ATS away from Raymond James Stadium.

Go with the red-hot COLTS (+3.5) catching the field goal plus a hook at home.

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Miami Dolphins +2.5 (-108) vs. Carolina Panthers

These are two teams headed in the opposite directions, and the wrong side looks to be favored Sunday in South Beach.

The Dolphins have won and covered in three straight after a 1-7 SU, 2-5 ATS start while the Panthers are 2-6 SU/ATS after winning and covering their first three games.

Miami blitzed Lamar Jackson and the visiting Ravens into defeat two weeks ago and could do the same to Cam Newton and Carolina here. Take the DOLPHINS (+2.5) and the points and hit the Miami money line (+110) as well.

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Minnesota Vikings +3.5 (-117) at San Francisco 49ers

The Vikings are well-seasoned in close games with nine of their 10 contests so far being decided by one score or less, including five by three points or fewer.

Minnesota also is 3-2 SU and 5-0 ATS as an underdog this season.

The Niners, meanwhile, have won and covered in two straight to get back to .500 for the first time since Week 4.

However, San Fran is only 2-9 SU at home and 5-11 ATS as a favorite since the start of the 2020 season, and so the trends definitely peg the VIKINGS (+3.5) as the play here.

Also see: All Week 12 odds and lines

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