{"id":317025,"date":"2023-01-03T19:00:01","date_gmt":"2023-01-04T00:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.profootballnetwork.com\/?p=317025"},"modified":"2023-01-03T14:17:31","modified_gmt":"2023-01-03T19:17:31","slug":"buccaneers-vs-falcons-prediction-odds-pick-nfl-betting-week-18-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.profootballnetwork.com\/buccaneers-vs-falcons-prediction-odds-pick-nfl-betting-week-18-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Buccaneers vs. Falcons Prediction, Odds, and Picks for Week 18"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.profootballnetwork.com\/tag\/tampa-bay-buccaneers\">Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/a> vs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.profootballnetwork.com\/tag\/atlanta-falcons\">Atlanta Falcons<\/a> prediction takes a look at the Week 18 matchup that features a stout NFC South rivalry. Let&#8217;s dive into the current <a href=\"https:\/\/www.profootballnetwork.com\/nfl-cfb-betting\/\">NFL betting<\/a> odds, key storylines to watch, and make a prediction for the game. Note that all odds are from <a href=\"https:\/\/dksb.sng.link\/As9kz\/tccz?_dl=https%3A%2F%2Fsportsbook.draftkings.com%2Fgateway%3Fs%3D966125721%26wpcid%3D180624%26wpcn%3DProFootballNetwork_PromosLink1%26wpsrc%3DXL%2520Media%26wpcrid%3D&amp;pcid=180624&amp;psn=XL+Media&amp;pcn=ProFootballNetwork_PromosLink1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DraftKings Sportsbook<\/a> as of Monday, Jan. 2.<\/p>\n<h2>Buccaneers vs. Falcons Odds<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Spread<br \/>\n<\/strong>Falcons -3<\/li>\n<li><strong>Moneyline<br \/>\n<\/strong>Falcons -170, Bucs +145<\/li>\n<li><strong>Over\/Under<\/strong><br \/>\n40.5 points<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Buccaneers vs. Falcons Prediction<\/h2>\n<p>This has been a remarkable season for the Buccaneers. Despite their offensive struggles, coaching mishaps, and the defense&#8217;s inconsistencies, Tampa Bay is now playoff bound after locking up the NFC South in Week 17.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;longform\u201d\">\n<p>With a win last week over the Carolina Panthers, the Bucs moved to just 8-8 on the season, but they were able to secure the NFC South division and ensure their spot in the 2022 NFL postseason.<\/p>\n<div data-cfptl=\"1\" id=\"profo-1019212511\"><div style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"profo-1712542412\" data-cfpa=\"289257\" data-cfpw=\"289257\"><figure id=\"attachment_303018\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-303018\" style=\"width: 780px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dksb.sng.link\/As9kz\/tccz?_dl=https%3A%2F%2Fsportsbook.draftkings.com%2Fgateway%3Fs%3D966125721%26wpcid%3D180624%26wpcn%3DProFootballNetwork_PromosLink1%26wpsrc%3DXL%2520Media%26wpcrid%3D&amp;pcid=180624&amp;psn=XL+Media&amp;pcn=ProFootballNetwork_PromosLink1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-303018 size-full\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,&lt;svg xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 780 200&quot;&gt;&lt;\/svg&gt;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.profootballnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/DraftKings-Desktop-Bet-5-Win-150.jpg\" alt=\"DraftKings Promo - Bet $5, Win $150\" width=\"780\" height=\"200\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.profootballnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/DraftKings-Desktop-Bet-5-Win-150.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.profootballnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/DraftKings-Desktop-Bet-5-Win-150-300x77.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.profootballnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/DraftKings-Desktop-Bet-5-Win-150-768x197.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.profootballnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/DraftKings-Desktop-Bet-5-Win-150-696x178.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" title=\"\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-303018 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.profootballnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/DraftKings-Desktop-Bet-5-Win-150.jpg\" alt=\"DraftKings Promo - Bet $5, Win $150\" width=\"780\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.profootballnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/DraftKings-Desktop-Bet-5-Win-150.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.profootballnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/DraftKings-Desktop-Bet-5-Win-150-300x77.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.profootballnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/DraftKings-Desktop-Bet-5-Win-150-768x197.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.profootballnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/DraftKings-Desktop-Bet-5-Win-150-696x178.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" title=\"\"><\/noscript><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-303018\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Want to win a free $150 on the NFL this season? As a new user on DraftKings Sportsbook, you can bet $5 and win $150 if your team wins!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\">;new advadsCfpAd( 289257 );<\/script><\/div>\n<p>The offense finally showed some signs of life, too, as Tom Brady threw for a ridiculous 432 yards and three touchdowns against Carolina, which is &#8212; by far &#8212; his highest yardage total of the season.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Will we see Brady and the starters out there for Tampa in Week 18 though? With the Bucs securing a playoff spot already, it makes sense to push for a week of rest versus risking injury for one of their key players.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless, Brady is heading for yet another postseason appearance, and we can never count out the GOAT at this time of year.<\/p>\n<p>As for the Falcons, they were able to pull off a last-second victory in Week 17 over the reeling Arizona Cardinals to advance to 6-10 on the season. Unfortunately, due to the Bucs&#8217; win last week, Atlanta has been officially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.profootballnetwork.com\/list-of-nfl-teams-eliminated-from-playoffs-in-2022\/\">eliminated from playoff contention<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s been an interesting year for Arthur Smith and this Falcons team as they attempted to figure out life after Matt Ryan. After the trade that sent away the long-time Falcons QB, Smith was tasked with finding an adequate replacement to captain the offense. That never necessarily took place.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MORE: <a href=\"\/panthers-vs-saints-prediction-odds-pick-nfl-betting-week-18-2023\/?more3\">Panthers vs. Saints Prediction, Odds, and Picks for Week 18<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Marcus Mariota struggled when he was called to play a more prominent role in the offense, and rookie Desmond Ridder has struggled in his first two NFL starts. As Atlanta&#8217;s attention turns to 2023, solving the QB position will be a big part of the equation to get this team back to above .500.<\/p>\n<p>Atlanta has taken two explosive playmakers in the top 10 in back-to-back NFL drafts with Kyle Pitts and Drake London. Finding a quarterback that can maximize their talents and abilities has to be at the top of the priority list for this regime and coaching staff.<\/p>\n<p>If they can do that, at this time next year, we could be talking about them as the No. 1 seed in the NFC South and ready to make a postseason push.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Buccaneers vs. Falcons Score Prediction<br \/>\n<\/strong>Falcons 21, Buccaneers 20<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Buccaneers vs. Falcons prediction looks at the latest betting odds and key storylines in this pivotal Week 18 NFC South matchup.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1174,"featured_media":317860,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[10263],"tags":[63343,63298,63370],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.profootballnetwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/317025"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.profootballnetwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.profootballnetwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.profootballnetwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1174"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.profootballnetwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=317025"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.profootballnetwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/317025\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":317851,"href":"https:\/\/www.profootballnetwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/317025\/revisions\/317851"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.profootballnetwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/317860"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.profootballnetwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=317025"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.profootballnetwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=317025"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.profootballnetwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=317025"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}