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Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. New England Patriots
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the New England Patriots will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at Gillette Stadium.
Oddsmakers opened the Buccaneers as -3.5-point favorites versus the Patriots, while the game's total opened at 48.5.
In their last action, New England was a 28-13 loser at home against the Saints. They failed to cover the -3-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (41) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Tampa Bay lost its last outing, a 34-24 result against the Rams on September 26. The Buccaneers failed to cover in that game as a +1-point underdog, while the 58 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 2-1 SU,1-2 ATS
Tampa Bay is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Tampa Bay is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games
New England:
Team record: 1-2 SU,1-2 ATS
New England is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
New England is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of New England's last 11 games
Next up:
Tampa Bay home to Miami Sunday, October 10
New England at Houston Sunday, October 10