Sunday Night Football in Week 16 of the NFL season will feature a pair of NFC teams, as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers visit the Dallas Cowboys. Tampa Bay rides an extended winning streak into this matchup, while Dallas is just looking to get through the rest of the season in one piece. The Bucs are favored by four points going into this contest, while the total has been set at 47 points by oddsmakers.
Below, you will find our full breakdown of Sunday night’s Buccaneers vs Cowboys matchup from AT&T Stadium in Arlington. Along with our keys to the game for both teams, you will find our pick for this game in the betting markets, as we lean on over a decade of NFL betting experience to bring you the best NFL picks each week.
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Bucs Look For Fifth Straight Win
In Week 15, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers got a win on the road over the Los Angeles Chargers, which was their fourth win in a row. The Bucs hold the lead in the NFC South standings going into Week 16 thanks to their recent winning streak and the top NFL betting sites have the Bucs as favorites going into this game as well.
The key to this game for the Buccaneers will be whether or not they can get Mike Evans going the way he was at SoFi Stadium in his last game. Evans had two touchdowns that helped the Bucs put up 40 points on a Chargers defense that led the league in points per game allowed entering that matchup. If Evans has another big game here, it could move the Bucs one step closer to an NFC South title.
Cowboys Return Home, Look to Inch Closer to .500
The Dallas Cowboys got a win in their last game, beating the Carolina Panthers 30-14 at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte. The Cowboys defense had a great game against Bryce Young and the struggling Panthers offense. Here, they will have a much tougher task at hand against an explosive Buccaneers passing attack.
Dallas has been improving steadily with Cooper Rush at the quarterback position in the place of the injured Dak Prescott. The Cowboys have won three of their last four games, with their lone loss in that stretch coming against the Bengals thanks to a wild sequence late in the fourth quarter. It will be interesting to see if the Cowboys can continue to sustain their high level of late against a playoff-caliber opponent.
Buccaneers vs Cowboys Best Bet
We will take the points with the home team in Sunday’s Buccaneers vs Cowboys matchup from AT&T Stadium. The Cowboys have moved the ball well in the absence of Prescott, even if Cooper Rush doesn’t have the same high ceiling that Prescott does. Look for Rush to continue to be competent in this matchup and for the Cowboys to potentially win this game outright as a home underdog.
