Falcons vs. Buccaneers Final Score Prediction for NFL Week 8 (Can Atlanta Complete the Series Sweep?)

The Atlanta Falcons are 3-0 in their first three games against division opponents and a second win against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this Sunday would put them in the driver’s seat to win the NFC South this season.

The Buccaneers will be without their two elite receivers, Mike Evans and Chris Godwin, meaning they will have to rely on their run game if they want to be competitive against Atlanta.

Let’s take a look at where the odds currently stand for this match and then I’ll break down my final score prediction for this divisional showdown.

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The Buccaneers were 2.5-point favorites at the forward line, but due to injuries to their two best offensive weapons, things have turned around and now the Falcons are the ones sidelined as 2.5-point favorites.

With Godwin and Evans out, it will be difficult for the Buccaneers to remain competitive in this matchup. I broke down my best bet in this week’s edition of the “Road to 272 bets“:

The Buccaneers were slight favorites Monday morning, but after the injuries to Mike Evans and Chris Godwin on Monday Night Football, the line opened up again at Falcons -2 for this NFC South rematch. I didn’t hesitate to jump on Atlanta because I assume the line will jump to -3 unless it’s announced that the Bucs will have Evans back for Week 8.

Without Evans or Godwin, I’m struggling to find ways for Tampa Bay to move the ball. Their opponents will likely load up the box to stop their run game and have them lean on a group of backup receivers to gain some sort of momentum through the air.

The Falcons’ performance last week was poor. Penalties, turnovers, bad play calling and bad play led to a big loss for the Seahawks, but that was probably one of those games we can dismiss. Every team has one or two games throughout the season where they bring their “F” game and that was certainly one of them for Atlanta.

The Falcons are a much healthier team and will be able to take advantage of that offensively. Tampa Bay will have to pull something from their bag of tricks to win this game.

When it comes to the total, I’ll take the UNDER. Tampa Bay will struggle to move the ball offensively and I don’t expect the Falcons to have an offensive explosion like they did against this defense a few weeks ago.

Final score prediction: Falcons 27, Buccaneers 17

The odds are updated periodically and are subject to change.

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