Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs New York Giants Prediction, 11/24/2024 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Week 12

Game: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New York Giants

Date: Sunday, November 24, 2024

Location: MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ

TV: CBS

Odds/Point Spread: Giants (+5.5)

Total/Over-Under: 41.5

MetLife Stadium is where the New York Giants (2-8) will play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-6) on Sunday. New York is 5.5-point dogs. The total comes in at 41.5.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers come into this matchup with a record of 4-6 this year. In their last contest, the Buccaneers played the San Francisco 49ers and took a loss by a score of 23-20. Bucky Irving was the rushing leader for the Buccaneers with 13 totes for 73 yards (5.6 yards per attempt). Rachaad White had an average of 6.5 yds per catch by accumulating 39 yds on 6 receptions. Baker Mayfield connected on 18/29 with 116 yards passing and 1 TD. He had a quarterback rate of 82 and finished the game with no interceptions. Against the rush, the Buccaneers conceded 75 yds on 22 attempts, which averages out to 3.4 yards per run allowed. Tampa Bay allowed 25 pass completions on 36 tries for a total of 338 yds, and a completion rate of 69.4%. At the end of the game, they ran 56 plays which converted into 215 yards. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers ran the football 27 different times and compiled 110 yds, which is an average of 4.1 yards per carry.

The Buccaneers have tallied 3,615 total yards over the course of this season. Tampa Bay has accumulated 131 first downs as an offense, and they have been called for 61 infractions for 465 yards. When it comes to distribution of touchdowns, Tampa Bay has amassed 24 passing touchdowns and 8 rushing touchdowns. They have surrendered the football 12 different times (9 picks and 3 fumbles). As a team they hold an average of 125.3 yards in the run game giving them a rank of 10th in the NFL. Concerning putting points on the board, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers hold an average of 27.9 points per contest.

When talking about yards through the air, the Buccaneers have given up 2,641 yards which has them sitting in 29th in the league. They have conceded 264.1 yards per outing through the air in addition to conceding a completion percentage of 68.6%. They have allowed 20 touchdowns through the air and 9 touchdowns via the ground game. Over the course of this year, they are conceding 389.3 yards per outing which has them ranked 30th in football. They are allowing teams to run for an average of 4.8 yards per rushing attempt and 125.2 rushing yards per game over the course of this season. The Buccaneers are sitting in 27th in the NFL concerning team defense, giving up 26.6 points per game. For the year, they have given up 1,252 yards via the running game in 10 games.

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The Giants come into this matchup with a record of 2-8 for this season. In their last contest, the Giants took a loss by a final score of 20-17 when they played the Carolina Panthers. Daniel Jones walked away from the game with 190 yards on 22/37 passing while his quarterback rating was 50.5. He had 2 interceptions and his avg yards per attempt was 5.1 yds. Wan'Dale Robinson was a featured target for the Giants, snagging 5 footballs for 51 yds (10.2 yards per catch). Tyrone Tracy ran the football 18 times for 103 yds, walking away from the contest with 5.7 yds per attempt for New York. The Giants finished the game with a total of 342 yds while they ran 71 plays (4.8 yards per play). New York ran the ball for 4.9 yds per carry, finishing with 167 yds on 34 carries. New York conceded 32 run attempts for 188 yds (5.9 yds per carry). The Giants passing defense allowed a completion percentage of 60.0%, relinquishing 118 yds on 15 out of 25 through the air.

When it comes to putting points on the board, the Giants sit 32nd in the NFL scoring 15.6 PPG. For the season to this point, the Giants have thrown for a total of 1,898 yards via the pass as well as holding an average of 189.8 passing yards per outing, which ranks 26th in the league. They maintain an average of 119.9 run yards per game and have run for 1,199 yards for the year. The New York Giants hold an average of 309.7 yards/outing which ranks them 24th in the NFL. The New York offense has racked up 413 yds of penalties on 54 infractions, which is good for 28th in the NFL in terms of helping out the other team.

The Giants are relinquishing 22.2 PPG, which has them in 17th in the league. They have given up 12 touchdowns through the air in addition to 184.2 yards per contest, ranking them 4th in the NFL. New York has surrendered a total of 1,471 yards via the ground game (147.1 yards per game) in addition to 8 touchdowns by ground this season. The Giants defense taken the field for 590 plays, which has them ranked 7th in football. They have compiled 8 takeaways (7 fumbles and 1 pick) this year.

Who will win tonight's Buccaneers/Giants NFL game against the spread?

Tony's Pick: Take the Buccaneers -5.5

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