Predict the Score: Week 7 Tampa Bay @ Detroit, October 20

[Bootz]

Welcome back everybody and congratulations to @Noles1724 on winning the week 6 Predict the score contest.


This week we are in Detroit to take on the Lions. Vegas has the Lions as -5.5 point favorites. Both teams will be without some key contributors, most notably S Brian Branch who's suspended for kicking JJSS's ass.

Tie Breaker will, what else, total yards. The Lions and Bucs are 11th and 12th respectively in yards/game at 353.7 & 353.5 and the Lions have gained just 1 more yards than the Bucs. So what team will have the most yards and how many.

Bootz Prediction

Bucs 38
Lions 28

Bucs 433 yards

Place your bets and good luck.

GO BUCS!

Winners:
Week 1, Nobody, 1 point off
Week 2, Bootz, 2 points off
Week 3, Bahamian:bucfan, 4 points off
Week 4, Bootz, 4 points off
Week 5, Babeinbucland, 15 points off
Week 6, Noles1724, 4 points off

[Noles1724]

34 - 17 Lions

Lions - 516

[BJJ34]

27-13 Lions.

Lions 345 yards

[GreatTimes]

Chase McLaughlin kicks a game winning FG in the final seconds.
Bucs 31
Lions 30

Lions 397 yards

[acmillis]

Lions 29
Bucs 20

Detroit 345 total yards

[Bahamian:bucfan]

Bucs 37
Lions 30

Bucs 367 yards

[Phantom]

Bucs 37
Lions 30

Bucs 367 yards

I like your optimistic

[Xandtar]

Bucs 13

Loins 10

Edit: I don't give a damn about tiebreakers I'm never even close.

[13F11B]

I can't decide if this will be a track race or a shock defensive game. I will update the thread once I decide.

[Babeinbucland]

Bucs 40
Lions 30

Bucs 354 yards

[Buc2]

I'm going with my heart.

Bucs 31
Lions 27

Bucs 360 yards

[Nobody]

Unlike last year, I think maybe a huge scoring affair and they just nip us.

Bucs 31
Lions 34

Lions 427

[Jonny]

Bucs - 34
Lions - 24

Lions have 400 yds of offense

[Bootz]

Updating my prediction based on the Lions having all backups in their secondary AND Egbuka apparently playing.

Bootz Prediction

Bucs 38
Lions 28

Bucs 433 yards

[Sooner06]

35-33, TB

TB, 455yds

[mdb1958]

45 to 17 Bucs

[Doooshnzl]

Channeling my best Cap’n Obvious, this game is going to be a tough one for our guys. Dan Campbell is well aware of the glaring issues in the defensive backfield and will try to compensate with his front 7 and that group is quite capable of unleashing chaos. On offense, the Lions have a very good running game that Bowles must find a way to limit. Not mention a very good QB, excellent pass catchers. With all of these things in mind, fuck it, I’m going with my heart here.

Bucs 37
Lions 34, 425 yards but multiple turn overs.

[CannonFire]

Bucs 23
Lions 27 (400)

We played in Detroit twice in the 2024 calendar year (we lost the first, won the second). Total points scored in two games were 47-43 Detroit.

[Moozician]

sheesh..
Evans/Egbuka against a depleted Detroit Secondary??

Baker gonna bake

Bucs 40

Lions 27 (390 yards)

[__Chef__]

sheesh..
Evans/Egbuka against a depleted Detroit Secondary??

If this were accurate, agreed. However, I have serious doubts about either one's health atm.

We'll see.

[Onthebrink]

31-21 Lions

1 million yards

[Pirate Life]

Bucs 37
Lions 31

Bucs 445

[Selmon Rules]

Shootout in Detroit

38-35 good guys

Bucs get more yardage with 410

[GoldenBudda]

Bucs win 38-33

372 yards

[TonyLip]

Bucs 33
Lions 22

388 Bucs

[Selmon Rules]

Not the shootout I was expecting

[Bootz]

27-13 Lions.

Lions 345 yards

Congratulations @BJJ34 on winning the week 7 contest. You were closest being only 7 points off.

[Babeinbucland]

Not the shootout I was expecting

Nor I

[13F11B]

I can make a sig for you if you would like @BJJ34. Let me know.