Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Detroit Lions picks, predictions, odds: Who wins in NFL Playoffs?
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Detroit Lions play on Sunday, Jan. 21, at Ford Field in a game on the NFL Playoffs schedule for the Divisional Round weekend.
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Check out these NFL Playoffs picks and predictions for the game, which can be seen at 1 p.m. MST on NBC, Peacock and Universo.
The Lions are a 6.5-point favorite over the Buccaneers in NFL Playoffs odds for the game, courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook.
Detroit is -275 on the moneyline, while Tampa Bay is +220.
The over/under (point total) is set at 48.5 points.
The Buccaneers are coming off a 32-9 win against the Philadelphia Eagles in their NFL Wild Card game. They finished the regular season with a 9-8 record and are the No. 4 seed in the NFC playoffs.
The Lions are coming off a 24-23 win against the Los Angeles Rams. They went 12-5 and are the No. 3 seed. The Lions beat the Buccaneers in Tampa Bay in Week 6, 20-6.
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The Arizona Republic: Buccaneers 27, Lions 23
Jeremy Cluff writes: "The Buccaneers impressed in their Wild Card win, shining on defense and offense against the struggling Eagles. The Lions will be much more difficult to beat, but Tampa Bay and Baker Mayfield won't be intimidated by the Lions' crowd on their way to an upset in Detroit."
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Erik Schlitt writes: "It shouldn’t be overly surprising that Detroit is favored in this game. Not only are the Lions the higher seed after winning three more games than the Bucs during the regular season, but Detroit also beat the Bucs in Tampa Bay 20-6 back in Week 6. In that game, the Lions were without Jahmyr Gibbs, Brian Branch, and Jonah Jackson due to injury, David Montgomery was injured on his sixth carry, and Jameson Williams was just returning from his suspension and only played on 16 snaps."
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Stats Insider: Lions 27, Buccaneers 21
The site gives the Lions a 70% chance to win on Sunday to advance to the NFC Championship Game. It gives the Buccaneers a 30% chance to win.
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It writes: "The Lions were 10-4 as the favorite during the regular season, the third-most profitable mark of any team in the NFL. When these two faced off earlier this season, the Lions closed as 3-point favorites and won 20-6."
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Bill Speros writes: "QB Jared Goff is finally at home in Detroit. But the Lions needed some help from the refs to get past the Rams. Tampa Bay demolished the defending NFC Champions Monday night, rolling past the ailing and dysfunctional Eagles 32-9. The Buccaneers have won 6 of their last 7 after starting the season 4-7. They are winning with defense. But Baker Mayfield has played his way into Comeback Player of the Year consideration by limiting his mistakes. He lit up the Eagles secondary Monday by throwing for 337 yards and 3 TDs. And no picks. That’s the key for Tampa Bay this week. The Buccaneers will have to deliver another zero-turnover performance if they hope to silence the wild crowd inside Ford Field. The Lions visited Tampa Bay earlier this season and smothered the Bucs 20-6. Tampa Bay has since become healed and healthy. The Buccaneers are a tough out on the road ATS, covering 8 of their past 9 road games."
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