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Buccaneers Heavy Favorites vs. Saints as Kamara Questionable, Evans Practices

Injury uncertainty—Kamara’s knee, Evans’ practice window—looms over a matchup bookmakers price at Tampa Bay -8.5.

Overview

  • Tampa Bay (7-5) hosts New Orleans (2-10) on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET at Raymond James Stadium in the teams’ Week 14 NFC South meeting.
  • BetMGM lists the Buccaneers as 8.5-point favorites, reflecting market confidence after Tampa Bay’s Week 13 win and New Orleans’ scoring woes.
  • Saints RB Alvin Kamara is listed as questionable with a knee MCL issue, with his availability viewed as a major swing factor for New Orleans’ offense.
  • Buccaneers WR Mike Evans entered his 21-day practice window but, per reports, is not expected to be activated to play this week.
  • RB Bucky Irving returned in Week 13 with 81 scrimmage yards and a touchdown and is expected to see more work, while fantasy previews rate Tampa Bay’s DST as a top streaming option against the NFL’s 30th-ranked scoring offense.