Week 8 picks: Who experts and pundits are taking in Bucs at Bills
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were held in high regard after a dominant performance against the New Orleans Saints had them 3-1, but things have certainly changed since then.
The Bucs have lost two games in a row and are looking to avoid a third loss to the Buffalo Bills on Thursday Night Football. And while the Bucs were universally picked to defeat the Atlanta Falcons in Week 7, the tune of experts and pundits has changed after Tampa Bay lost that game 16-13 at home.
Here is how they all picked Thursday night’s matchup against the Bills to go — and to the dismay of Bucs fans, they all seem to be in agreement:
USA TODAY
Jarrett Bell: Bills
Chris Bumbaca: Bills
Lorenzo Reyes: Bills
Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz: Bills
Nate Davis: Bills
Safid Deen: Bills
Tyler Dragon: Bills
Victoria Hernandez: Bills
NFL.com
Ali Bhanpuri: Bills
Brooke Cersosimo: Bills
Dan Parr: Bills
Gennaro Filice: Bills
Tom Blair: Bills
ESPN
Matt Bowen: Bills
Mike Clay: Bills
Dan Graziano: Bills
Eric Moody: Bills
Jason Reid: Bills
Sam Wickersham: Bills
CBS Sports
Pete Prisco: Bills
Will Brinson: Bills
Jared Dubin: Bills
Ryan Wilson: Bills
John Breech: Bills
Tyler Sullivan: Bills
Dave Richard: Bills
Jamey Eisenberg: Bills
MMQB
Albert Breer: Bills
Mitch Goldich: Bills
Claire Kuwana: Bills
Gilberto Manzano: Bills
Conor Orr: Bills
John Pluym: Bills
Matt Verderame: Bills
Sporting News
Bill Bender: Bills 27, Bucs 17
The Bills are huge home favorites, and there is a pretty easy stat to monitor. Buffalo is 0-3 S/U when it cannot hit 100 rushing yards for the game. The Buccaneers averaged 59.5 rushing yards in losses to Detroit and Atlanta. Josh Allen and Baker Mayfield need more run support, and the Bills give it to Allen at home.
Bucs Wire
River Wells: Bills
Jason Kanno: Bills
Luke Adragna: Bills
Bottom Line
Not only are the Bills overwhelmingly favored in this matchup, but Tampa Bay didn’t get a single vote of confidence for this week’s picks. Here’s the final tally:
Bills: 38
Bucs: 0
