Week 13 picks: Who experts and pundits are taking in Bucs vs. Panthers
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are playing their first NFC South rival since Week 7 on Sunday, and it’s a game they have to win.
The Bucs are set to play the Carolina Panthers for Week 13, and Tampa Bay miraculously remains just one game back from the NFC South lead. A win over the Panthers would be big to maintain that gap if the team has any hopes for competing for the division title after losing six of its last seven matchups.
Here is how experts and pundits from numerous publications and websites see the matchup between Tampa Bay and Carolina going:
USA TODAY
Jarrett Bell: Bucs
Chris Bumbaca: Bucs
Lorenzo Reyes: Bucs
Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz: Bucs
Nate Davis: Bucs
Safid Deen: Bucs
Tyler Dragon: Bucs
Victoria Hernandez: Bucs
NFL.com
Ali Bhanpuri: Bucs
Brooke Cersosimo: Bucs
Dan Parr: Bucs
Gennaro Filice: Panthers
Tom Blair: Bucs
ESPN
Stephania Bell: Bucs
Matt Bowen: Bucs
Mike Clay: Bucs
Jeremy Fowler: Bucs
Dan Graziano: Panthers
Kimberley Martin: Bucs
Eric Moody: Bucs
Lindsey Thiry: Bucs
Jason Reid: Bucs
Sam Wickersham: Bucs
CBS Sports
Pete Prisco: Bucs
Will Brinson: Panthers
Jared Dubin: Bucs
Ryan Wilson: Panthers
John Breech: Bucs
Tyler Sullivan: Bucs
Dave Richard: Bucs
Jamey Eisenberg: Bucs
MMQB
Albert Breer: Bucs
Mitch Goldich: Bucs
Claire Kuwana: Bucs
Gilberto Manzano: Bucs
Conor Orr: Bucs
John Pluym: Bucs
Matt Verderame: Bucs
Sporting News
Bill Bender: Bucs 28, Panthers 20
The Panthers fired Frank Reich on Monday, the end of an era that produced a 1-10 record this season. Chris Tabor is the interim coach, and there is always the opportunity for a play-up moment for the franchise. Tampa Bay has lost six of seven games, but four of those losses have been of the one-score variety. They reverse that trend here.
Bucs Wire
River Wells: Bucs
Jason Kanno: Bucs
Luke Adragna: Bucs
Bottom Line
The Bucs are widely favored in their matchup against their NFC South rival. Here’s what the final tally looked like:
Bucs: 38
Panthers: 4
