Sun Oct 25, 1:00 PM ET · FOX · Bank of America Stadium, Carolina Division Upcoming · Fri 1:00 PM
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
1-5 · 1-5 last season
Implied20.5
At CAR -3.5 Total 44.5 Live line · TB +138 · CAR -164
Carolina Panthers
3-2 · 3-2 last season
Implied24.0
Line movement open Oct 20 CAR spread -3.5 -3.5 no move Total 44.5 44.5 no move FanDuel

TB @ CAR: the angle lands Fri 1:00 PM

Lines, matchups, injuries and forecast below are live now.

Key matchups

TeamPlayerPos ProjDK $ vs defenseFPAEdge
TB Bucky Irving RB 17.4 $6,100 CAR #24 of 32 24.3 Favorable
TB Jalon Daniels QB 16.3 $4,500 CAR #8 of 32 16.3 Neutral
TB Emeka Egbuka WR 12.8 $5,700 CAR #7 of 32 28.7 Tough
TB Cade Otton TE 8.7 $3,100 CAR #23 of 32 15.1 Favorable
CAR Bryce Young QB 19.5 $5,900 TB #20 of 32 18.2 Favorable
CAR Chuba Hubbard RB 17.3 $6,700 TB #4 of 32 18.9 Tough
CAR Tetairoa McMillan WR 16.1 $7,100 TB #19 of 32 32.8 Neutral
CAR Darren Waller TE 6.2 $3,400 TB #24 of 32 15.5 Favorable
TB skill positions vs CAR defense
QB
#8/32
16.3 fpa
Avoid
RB
#24/32
24.3 fpa
Good
WR
#7/32
28.7 fpa
Avoid
TE
#23/32
15.1 fpa
Good
CAR skill positions vs TB defense
QB
#20/32
18.2 fpa
Good
RB
#4/32
18.9 fpa
Avoid
WR
#19/32
32.8 fpa
Good
TE
#24/32
15.5 fpa
Good

Rank 32 allows the most fantasy points to the position (softest matchup), 1 the fewest. Ratings blend the 2025-26 regular season (with a last-8-games form tilt) into current-season data as games are played: current weight = games / (games + 4), so the new season takes over quickly.

Game script & scoring

Projected points (market implied)
TB20.5
CAR24.0
Offense profile
TBRank of 32CAR
19.8 #25 Pts / G 29.2 #4
186.0 #29 Pass yds / G 309.4 #1
127.8 #8 Rush yds / G 108.8 #17
62.8 #14 Plays / G 68.4 #2
55% Pass rate 61%
0.8 Pass TD / G 2.2
0.8 Rush TD / G 1.0
3.7 Sacks taken / G 2.4
1.2 INT thrown / G 0.4
Defense profile
TBRank of 32CAR
23.0 #18 Pts allowed / G 24.6 #21
238.3 #19 Pass yds allowed 237.0 #18
75.5 #2 Rush yds allowed 132.2 #27
1.8 Sacks / G 2.2
1.0 INT / G 0.6
1.5 Pass TD allowed 1.2
0.3 Rush TD allowed 1.6

Rank 1 = best of 32 (offense: most; defense: fewest allowed). Basis: rolling window from 2026-09-09, 6 games per team.

Weather

Kickoff forecast posts within 3 days of kickoff. (Bank of America Stadium, Carolina)

DFS

TB projected players
PosPlayerProj Floor / ceilDK $Val FD $vs
RB Bucky Irving 17.4 9.4 / 25.5 $6,100 2.85x $7,200 #24
QB Jalon Daniels 16.3 9.2 / 22.6 $4,500 3.62x $6,800 #8
WR Emeka Egbuka 12.8 5.8 / 20.3 $5,700 2.25x $6,000 #7
WR Chris Godwin Jr. 9.4 4.3 / 16.7 $4,300 2.19x $5,300 #7
TE Cade Otton 8.7 3.4 / 14.6 $3,100 2.80x $4,900 #23
RB Kenny Gainwell 5.6 1.9 / 10.2 $4,100 1.36x $5,100 #24
WR Ted Hurst III 5.2 1.3 / 11.9 $3,000 1.73x $4,900 #7
CAR projected players
PosPlayerProj Floor / ceilDK $Val FD $vs
QB Bryce Young 19.5 11.0 / 26.1 $5,900 3.30x $7,800 #20
RB Chuba Hubbard 17.3 10.5 / 28.3 $6,700 2.58x $7,100 #4
WR Tetairoa McMillan 16.1 7.3 / 26.4 $7,100 2.27x $7,100 #19
WR Jalen Coker 13.4 6.9 / 24.7 $6,100 2.20x $6,200 #19
TE Darren Waller 6.2 1.9 / 13.2 $3,400 1.84x $5,300 #24
TE Tommy Tremble 5.5 1.6 / 11.4 $2,900 1.90x $4,500 #24
WR John Metchie III 4.5 0.0 / 10.1 $3,200 1.42x $4,500 #19

Val = projected points per $1,000 of DraftKings salary. vs = the opposing defense's rank against that position (32 softest).

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Props

PlayerMarketLine ProjOverBookOpp rank
Bryce Young QB CAR Pass TD 1.5 1.8 -145 BetOnline #17
Bryce Young QB CAR Pass yds 251.5 254.9 -111 DraftKings #19
Bucky Irving RB TB Rush yds 66.5 87.6 -112 DraftKings #27
Chuba Hubbard RB CAR Rush yds 70.5 70.8 -110 DraftKings #2
Chuba Hubbard RB CAR Receptions 2.5 1.8 +134 FanDuel #19
Chuba Hubbard RB CAR Rec yds 12.5 14.1 -114 FanDuel #19
Tetairoa McMillan WR CAR Receptions 5.5 5.4 +110 FanDuel #19
Tetairoa McMillan WR CAR Rec yds 70.5 78.9 -110 DraftKings #19
Jalen Coker WR CAR Receptions 5.5 4.5 +111 DraftKings #19
Jalen Coker WR CAR Rec yds 65.5 60.3 -114 DraftKings #19
Darren Waller TE CAR Receptions 2.5 2.0 +120 FanDuel #19
Darren Waller TE CAR Rec yds 22.5 23.2 -108 DraftKings #19
Tommy Tremble TE CAR Receptions 2.5 2.1 +138 DraftKings #19
Tommy Tremble TE CAR Rec yds 16.5 17.8 -112 BetRivers #19

Best available over price per line. Opp rank = the defense's rank in that stat allowed (32 allows the most).

All TB and CAR props with AI grades

Injuries

TB 8 listed
  • Out Baker Mayfield QB Thumb Severe
  • Out Sean Tucker RB Unknown Severe
  • IR David Sills WR Hamstring Severe
  • IR Jalen McMillan WR Knee Severe
  • Out Antoine Winfield Jr. FS Unknown Minimal
  • Out Benjamin Morrison CB Unknown Minimal
  • Out Mohamed Kamara OLB Knee Minimal
  • Quest. Ayden Garnes CB Unknown Minimal
CAR 8 listed
  • Out A.J. Dillon RB Unknown Severe
  • IR Chris Brazzell II WR Knee Severe
  • Quest. Trevor Etienne RB Ankle Moderate
  • Out Monroe Freeling T Knee Minimal
  • Quest. Darren Waller TE Toe Minimal
  • Quest. Jalen Coker WR Quadriceps Minimal
  • Quest. Thomas Incoom OLB Calf Minimal
  • Quest. Tommy Tremble TE Ribs Minimal
Full NFL injury report

Week 7 slate

Swipe for all 14 games this week.
NE @ CHI
Thu 8:15 PM ET
CHI -3
O/U 50.5
Ready
PIT @ NO
Sun 9:30 AM ET
PIT -3
O/U 44.5
Unlocks Fri 9:30 AM
CIN @ BAL
Sun 1:00 PM ET
BAL -2.5
O/U 50.5
Unlocks Fri 1:00 PM
CLE @ TEN
Sun 1:00 PM ET
CLE -1.5
O/U 37.5
Unlocks Fri 1:00 PM
IND @ MIN
Sun 1:00 PM ET
MIN -6.5
O/U 41.5
Unlocks Fri 1:00 PM
MIA @ NYJ
Sun 1:00 PM ET
NYJ -4.5
O/U 39.5
Unlocks Fri 1:00 PM
NYG @ HOU
Sun 1:00 PM ET
HOU -9.5
O/U 43.5
Unlocks Fri 1:00 PM
SF @ ATL
Sun 1:00 PM ET
SF -3.5
O/U 49.5
Unlocks Fri 1:00 PM
TB @ CAR
Sun 1:00 PM ET
CAR -3.5
O/U 44.5
Unlocks Fri 1:00 PM
DEN @ ARI
Sun 4:05 PM ET
DEN -4.5
O/U 43.5
Unlocks Fri 4:05 PM
GB @ DET
Sun 4:25 PM ET
DET -3
O/U 52.5
Unlocks Fri 4:25 PM
LA @ LV
Sun 4:25 PM ET
LA -4.5
O/U 48.5
Unlocks Fri 4:25 PM
KC @ SEA
Sun 8:20 PM ET
SEA -2.5
O/U 42.5
Unlocks Fri 8:20 PM
DAL @ PHI
Mon 8:15 PM ET
DAL -4.5
O/U 44.5
Unlocks Sat 8:15 PM
Updated Oct 21, 10:42 AM ET For entertainment and informational purposes only; not betting or gambling advice.