Football bettors get some southern hospitality on Thursday Night Football when the Atlanta Falcons welcome the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the Week 5 opener.
Tampa Bay decimated a shorthanded Philadelphia Eagles team in Week 4 while Atlanta squeaked past the New Orleans Saints despite not scoring an offensive touchdown.
Oddsmakers opened this divisional rivalry below the key number of a field goal, with the home side laying 2.5 points and the total at a shorter stand of 43 Over/Under.
I size up those odds and initial market moves for Thursday Night Football, giving out early leans in my Buccaneers vs. Falcons predictions and NFL picks for October 3.
Buccaneers vs Falcons predictions
Early spread leanBuccaneers +2.5 (-10…