Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Seattle Seahawks Prediction, 10/5/2025 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Week 5

Game: Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Seattle Seahawks

Date: Sunday, October 5, 2025

Location: Lumen Field in Seattle, WA

TV: CBS

Odds-Point Spread: Seahawks (-3.5)

Total-Over-Under: 44.5

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-1) are headed to Lumen Field on Sunday where they will try to defeat the Seattle Seahawks (3-1). Seattle opens as 3.5-point favorites. The total is set at 44.5.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers step onto the field holding a record of 3-1 on the year. In their last game, the Buccaneers faced off with the Philadelphia Eagles and ended up losing by a score of 31-25. Baker Mayfield went 22-40 with 289 yards passing and 2 touchdowns. He had a quarterback rate of 84.3 and ended the game with 1 interception. Bucky Irving was the rushing leader for the Buccaneers with 15 attempts for 63 yds (4.2 yds per carry). Bucky Irving held an average of 20.4 yards per reception by notching 102 yards on 5 receptions. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers ended up rushing 26 times and accrued 104 yds, which earned them an average of 4.0 yds per attempt. In all, they had 66 plays which gave them 376 yds. Tampa Bay gave up 15 completions on 24 attempts for 112 yards, and a completion rate of 62.5%. On the ground, the Buccaneers conceded 88 yds on 32 tries, which is 2.8 yds per run allowed.

The Buccaneers have earned 1,343 total yards for the season. Tampa Bay has attained 41 first downs as a unit, and they have been flagged for 31 infractions for 269 total yards. When you look at putting the ball in the endzone, Tampa Bay has tallied 8 passing TD's and 1 rushing touchdown. They have turned the ball over 2 times (1 interception and 1 fumble). Offensively, they maintain an average of 124.0 rushing yards which is 10th in football. In terms of scoring, the team repping Tampa Bay are sitting at 24.3 points per outing.

If you examine yards through the air, the Buccaneers have relinquished 751 total yards, putting them 11th in the NFL. They have conceded 187.8 total yards per outing by way of the pass, and are giving up a completion percentage of 64.3%. In total, they have surrendered 340 yards on the ground through 4 outings for the year. They have surrendered 6 touchdowns via the pass, in addition to 3 touchdowns via the rush. On the whole, they are surrendering 272.8 yards per outing, which is 4th in football. Opposing teams are running for an average of 3.3 yds per attempt on the ground and 85.0 rushing yards per contest on the year. The Buccaneers rank 20th in football with reference to their defensive prowess, granting 24.3 PPG.

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The Seahawks step on the gridiron with a record of 3-1 this year. The last time they stepped on the gridiron, the Seahawks went home victorious with a score of 23-20 when they played the Arizona Cardinals. Sam Darnold (1 touchdown) ended the game with 242 yards on 18-26 passing while his quarterback rating was 111.4. He didn't toss any picks and his Y-A was 9.3 yards. Cooper Kupp was a featured target for the Seahawks, grabbing 4 balls for 26 yds (6.5 yds per catch). Kenneth Walker III carried the rock 19 times for 81 yards, finishing the contest with 4.3 yds per attempt for Seattle. The Seahawks ended up finishing with 384 yds while running 61 plays (6.3 yds per play). Seattle ran the ball for 4.4 yards per tote, finishing the game with 155 yards on 35 carries. Seattle surrendered 17 rush attempts for 89 yds (5.2 yards per carry). The Seahawks pass defense allowed a completion percentage of 65.9%, relinquishing 164 yards on 27 out of 41 through the air.

Regarding this team's ability to score points, the Seahawks are sitting 6th in the league, by scoring 27.8 points per game. For the season, the Seahawks have a total of 886 yards through the air and hold an average of 221.5 yards through the air per game, which is 13th in football. They average 110.8 rushing yds per contest, and have carried the football for 443 yds. The Seattle Seahawks average 332.3 total yards per game, putting them 16th in the NFL. The Seattle offense has conceded 184 yards by way of 20 penalty flags, putting them 31st in football when it comes to helping out the opposition. They have recorded 2 picks while surrendering 4 fumbles lost, and have recorded 41 first downs as a team.

The Seahawks are surrendering 16.8 PPG, which is 2nd in football. They have conceded 6 touchdowns via the pass in addition to 207.3 passing yds per outing, which is 17th in football. Seattle has conceded a total of 359 rushing yards (89.8 total yards per outing), plus 0 touchdowns by way of the ground game for this campaign. The Seahawks defense has been on the field for 265 plays from scrimmage, putting them 27th in the NFL. The D has collected 7 turnovers on the campaign. Overall, they have allowed 67 pts.

Who will win tonight's Buccaneers-Seahawks NFL game against the spread?

Tony's Pick: Take the Seahawks -3.5

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