SportsbookWire.com’s Alex White likes a total in the Sunday’s NFC Wild Card Game between the Washington Commanders (12-5) and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (10-7).
Kickoff from Raymond James Stadium is slated for 8 p.m. ET and will be televised on NBC and Peacock. As of Sunday at 1:09 a.m. ET, BetMGM Sportsbook has the O/U line at 50.5 (Over: -110 | Under: -110) — the line was 49.5 earlier in the week.
The Commanders and Bucs faced off in their season openers with Tampa Bay cruising to a 37-20 home victory as the Over (41.5) easily cashing.
The Buccaneers average 29.5 points per game to rank fourth in the league, while the Commanders are fifth at 28.5 PPG. Defensively, the Buccaneers allow 22.6 PPG to rank 16th; the Commanders yield 23.0 PPG to rank 18th.
For the season, Tampa Bay is 12-5 O/U; Washington is 11-6 O/U.
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