The Philadelphia Eagles will try to pick up momentum on Thursday Night Football when they host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in a Week 6 NFL matchup. Philadelphia (2-3) rallied for a 21-18 victory against Carolina last Sunday and will look for more opportunistic plays against another NFC South team in Week 6. The Bucs (4-1) have been lighting it up in the passing game, as Tom Brady and company put up more than 550 total yards in a 45-17 thrashing of the Dolphins last week. Tampa Bay’s pass defense ranks last in the NFL, and Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts could find ways to exploit it on Thursday Night Football.
Kickoff is set for 8:20 p.m. ET at Lincoln Financial Field. Tampa Bay is a seven-point favorite in the latest Eagles vs. Buccaneers odds from Caesars Sportsbook, while the over-under for total points scored is 52.5. Before you lock in your Buccaneers vs. Eagles picks, you need to see what SportsLine’s NFL expert Emory Hunt has to say.
Hunt is the founder and CEO of Football Gameplan, which has been supplying analysis of all levels of football since 2007, and a former running back at Louisiana-Lafayette. He knows the game from a player’s perspective. Hunt has been locked in on the tendencies of Philadelphia, going an uncanny 34-18-1 in his last 53 picks involving the Eagles. Anyone who has followed his advice is way up.
Now, Hunt has broken down Buccaneers vs. Eagles from every angle and just locked in his NFL expert picks. You can head to SportsLine to see Hunt’s picks. Here are the NFL odds and betting lines for Eagles vs. Buccaneers:
- Eagles vs. Buccaneers spread: Tampa Bay -7
- Eagles vs. Buccaneers over-under: 52.5
- Eagles vs. Buccaneers money line: Tampa Bay -300, Philadelphia +240
- TB: Quarterback Tom Brady is averaging 305 passing yards in 21 regular season games with Tampa Bay
- PHI: Quarterback Jalen Hurts is averaging 312 total yards in nine regular season starts with Philadelphia
Featured Game | Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Why the Buccaneers can cover
Tampa Bay’s offense has been one of the league’s most prolific, with the 44-year-old Brady leading the league with 1,767 passing yards. He has 15 touchdown passes and just two interceptions, and receivers Mike Evans and Chris Godwin form one of the league’s best duos. Both have 29 receptions, while Antonio Brown has 20 in four games. Running back Leonard Fournette has 418 total yards to help a Tampa Bay offense that is third in the league in scoring (33.4 points per game).
Fournette is likely to see a lot of work in this one, as the Eagles rank third against the pass (194.8) but 30th against the run (142.0). The Buccaneers average just 82 yards on the ground (26th), but that has been more a product of the passing game’s success. Fournette is averaging 4.5 yards per carry and has recorded 19 receptions.
Why the Eagles can cover
Philadelphia is 4-0 against the spread in its last four home games and Hurts has been doing damage with his arm and legs. Teams haven’t been running much against the Bucs’ elite front (45.8 rushing yards per game), but the unit hasn’t seen a mobile quarterback like Hurts this year. The second-year pro has 256 rushing yards to go with 1,365 passing and has accounted for 10 TDs. He took over Sunday’s game with Philadelphia trailing by nine at halftime and rushed for two TDs and hit a 53-yard pass to Quez Watkins to rally the team.
Watkins and rookie DeVonta Smith both should get open often against the banged-up Bucs secondary. Watkins is averaging 20.5 yards per catch, while 2021 Heisman Trophy winner Smith has 25 catches. An Eagles front featuring Javon Hargrave (six sacks), Josh Sweat and Fletcher Cox could harass Brady, while opportunistic cornerback Darius Slay had two of the Eagles’ three interceptions Sunday. The underdog is 6-2 against the spread in the past eight meetings.
How to make Buccaneers vs. Eagles picks
For Thursday Night Football, Hunt is leaning over on the point total, but he also has identified a critical X-factor that makes one side of the spread a must-back. He’s sharing what it is, and which side to back, only at SportsLine.
So who wins Eagles vs. Buccaneers on Thursday Night Football? And what critical X-factor makes one side a must-back? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the spread you should be all over, all from the expert who has crushed his NFL picks involving Philadelphia, and find out.
