The Tampa Bay Buccaneers (11-4) travel to MetLife Stadium to take on the New York Jets (4-11) Sunday in Week 17. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET. Below, we look at the Buccaneers vs. Jets odds and lines, and make our best NFL picks, predictions and bets.
The Buccaneers, led by future Hall of Fame quarterback Tom Brady, are currently sitting atop the NFC South and have already clinched a playoff berth.
Tampa Bay is 8-7 ATS and possesses one of the league’s best rush defenses as well.
The Jets are coming off a fluky 5-point win over the Jacksonville Jaguars in which they scored on special teams and also with a 52-yard QB Zach Wilson rush.
The Jets ran all over the Jags, something they won’t be able to repeat against the Bucs Sunday. New York is one of the worst covering teams in the league at 5-10 ATS.
Buccaneers at Jets odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Buccaneers -900 (bet $900 to win $100) | Jets +570 (bet $100 to win $570)
- Against the spread (ATS): Buccaneers -13.5 (-108) | Jets +13.5 (-112)
- Over/Under (O/U): 45.5 (O: -112 | U: -108)
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Buccaneers at Jets key injuries
Buccaneers
- OLB Shaquil Barrett (knee) out
- OLB Jason Pierre-Paul (shoulder) out
- CB Richard Sherman (Achilles) doubtful
- WR Antonio Brown (ankle) questionable
- WR Mike Evans (hamstring) questionable
- S Antoine Winfield, Jr. (foot) questionable
Jets
- WR Jamison Crowder (calf) doubtful
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Buccaneers at Jets odds, lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Buccaneers 31, Jets 13
Money line
PASS on the money line. It wouldn’t be like Tampa Bay to drop this game but there’s almost no value in betting them at the -900 tag.
Against the spread
BET on the BUCCANEERS -13.5 (-108).
I would more than likely wait to bet this until the announcement of the availability of WRs Evans and Brown, but TE Rob Gronkowski, one of Brady’s favorite targets, will be active.
The Bucs are coming off a 26-point victory over the Carolina Panthers. They’ve also taken down the Chicago Bears by 35 and the New York Giants by 20. Those three games should reflect what happens Sunday more so than the Bucs 9-0 loss to the New Orleans Saints two weeks ago.
The Jets allow the second-highest completion percentage in the NFL and Brady is going to abuse a defense that folds to ultra-accurate quarterbacks.
Over/Under
BET on the UNDER 45.5 (-108).
While the Bucs average the second-most points per game in the league with 29.5, the Jets are far lower at 18.4 per game. However, I don’t see them quite getting there against a sturdy Bucs defense.
The Bucs give up the 10th-fewest yards per game and average the sixth-most takeaways. With Wilson having a turnover-prone rookie season, the Jets should have trouble moving the ball.
The Jets are 9-6 O/U and the Bucs are 7-8 O/U.
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