Carolina at Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay has lost six of seven after a 27-20 defeat against Indianapolis on Sunday when Baker Mayfield played through a right ankle injury and threw for 199 yards and two TDs, but lost a fourth-quarter fumble. He is expected to play this week although he won't be near 100% healthy. The Buccaneers are 4-10-1 ATS as favorites and 4-11-1 ATS their past 16 home games and have no business laying many points even against Carolina, which is actually 5-2-1 ATS its past eight games versus NFC South opponents. The best thing going for the Panthers this week is the fact they have some new coaches and Frank Reich was fired before completing a season with the team. Special teams coordinator Chris Tabor will serve as the interim head coach and Thomas Brown will be assisted by Jim Caldwell to take over play-calling duties. Carolina is 40-17 OVER as a road underdog of 3.5-10.0 points and Tampa Bay is 9-3 OVER as a home favorite of 3.0-10.0 points. A coaching change usually means a new lease on life for a struggling team. Take the Panthers as a Max Play and the OVER.