The Buccaneers opened between 7.5 and 8.5-point favorites with the line seeing minimal movement at most books. Tampa Bay is 9-6 ATS this season while Carolina is 7-8, but the Panthers have covered in six of their last seven. Both the Buccaneers and Panthers are among the best Over bets in the NFL with the Buccaneers 10-5 and the Panthers 11-4.

The Carolina Panthers will try to knock an opponent out of playoff contention for the second week in a row when they visit the Buccaneers on Sunday afternoon at Tampa, Fla. "We understand where we are,

Even though they keep on playing above expectations, most folks are still counting out the Carolina Panthers, no matter who they're facing. On Sunday they have a rematch with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers,