Week 17 picks: Who experts and pundits are taking in Bucs vs. Saints
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are one win away from clinching the NFC South, and experts are fairly confident they’ll get that victory Sunday.
Experts and pundits online have never picked the Bucs to unanimously win a game all year — until now. The Bucs have been picked entirely across the board to win against the New Orleans Saints on New Year’s Eve, the first time that’s happened this season. As it stands, Tampa Bay is on a four-game winning streak with an offense that has scored more than 30 points in its last two games.
See how everyone picked the matchup below:
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: Bucs
Tom Blair: Bucs
ESPN
Stephania Bell: Bucs
Matt Bowen: Bucs
Mike Clay: Bucs
Jeremy Fowler: Bucs
Dan Graziano: Bucs
Kimberley Martin: Bucs
Eric Moody: Bucs
Lindsey Thiry: Bucs
Jason Reid: Bucs
Sam Wickersham: Bucs
CBS Sports
Pete Prisco: Bucs
Will Brinson: Bucs
Jared Dubin: Bucs
Ryan Wilson: Bucs
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, Saints 21
Derek Carr and Baker Mayfield are two of the streakiest quarterbacks in the league. Carr has eight TDs and two interceptions the last three weeks. Mayfield has eight TDs and no interceptions the last three games and has led the Bucs to a four-game winning streak. That adds some spice to this NFC South rivalry, where Tampa Bay takes control of the division.
Bucs Wire
River Wells: Bucs
Jason Kanno: Bucs
Luke Adragna: Bucs
Bottom Line
Unbelievably, this is the first time the Bucs have been unanimously favored in a matchup all year. Here’s the final total:
Bucs: 42
Saints: 0
