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Buccaneers
0-4 · 19.0 pts/g
Preview · week 5
19–28
projected score · Fri 9 Oct 01:15 UK · 8:15 PM ET
Cowboys
2-2 · 30.5 pts/g
Model
DAL 72%
Market
DAL 79%
Model pickDAL 72%Medium confidence
F&D score65out of 100
MarketDAL 79%draftkings, margin removed
vs market-7.1points, model minus market
Total46.4DAL by 8.7

DAL look like a strong play here. TB have struggled recently, losing 4 of their last 4.

Quarterback watch: TB starting QB Baker Mayfield is Out

Matchups to watch

How each player gets his production, set against how this opponent has defended it over their last 17 games. After the game we grade who won each one.

Emeka Egbuka · against DAL

Best way in: intermediate throws

Profile

Where his targets come from

Share of his targets. The white tick is the league average.

Short (under 10)
43%
Intermediate
40%
Deep (20+)
17%
Left side
40%
Middle
26%
Right side
34%

How DAL defend it

Ranked of 32, last 17 games. Green is a weakness to attack.

Short (under 10)
29th
Intermediate
30th
Deep (20+)
21st
Left side
31st
Middle
32nd
Right side
22nd
Yards after catch allowed
24th
Sack rate forced
22nd
The read
  1. Dallas rank 30th against intermediate throws, which make up 40% of Egbuka's targets.
  2. Work the middle: 26% of his targets go that way and Dallas rank 32nd defending throws there.
  3. Contested catches aren't his edge this week: he's 47th percentile for separation and 22nd for hands, and Kaiir Elam allows fewer yards per target than the average corner (7.4).
  4. Free data doesn't show who covers whom on each snap, so this is the defence's profile, not a confirmed one-on-one.
CeeDee Lamb · against TB

Best way in: intermediate throws

Profile

Where his targets come from

Share of his targets. The white tick is the league average.

Short (under 10)
53%
Intermediate
31%
Deep (20+)
16%
Left side
40%
Middle
18%
Right side
42%

How TB defend it

Ranked of 32, last 17 games. Green is a weakness to attack.

Short (under 10)
20th
Intermediate
22nd
Deep (20+)
15th
Left side
22nd
Middle
19th
Right side
16th
Yards after catch allowed
27th
Sack rate forced
27th
The read
  1. Tampa Bay rank 22nd against intermediate throws, which make up 31% of Lamb's targets.
  2. Work the left side: 40% of his targets go that way and Tampa Bay rank 22nd defending throws there.
  3. Contested catches aren't his edge this week: he's 58th percentile for separation and 36th for hands, and Zyon McCollum allows fewer yards per target than the average corner (7.4).
  4. Free data doesn't show who covers whom on each snap, so this is the defence's profile, not a confirmed one-on-one.

Unit by unit

Each unit ranked against all 32 teams on 2026 play-by-play through week 4. Longer bar is better; a gold rank marks the side with the edge.

When the Buccaneers have the balloffence against defence, rank of 32 (1st is best)
TB offence
DAL defence
OverallEPA per play
31st
32nd
PassingEPA per dropback
32nd
32nd
RushingEPA per carry
13th
16th
Third downconversion rate
25th
32nd
Pass protectionsack rate: allowed vs forced
32nd
29th

Biggest gap: third down, where the Buccaneers offence has a 7-place edge.

When the Cowboys have the balloffence against defence, rank of 32 (1st is best)
DAL offence
TB defence
OverallEPA per play
6th
6th
PassingEPA per dropback
5th
14th
RushingEPA per carry
10th
3rd
Third downconversion rate
4th
5th
Pass protectionsack rate: allowed vs forced
6th
25th

Biggest gap: pass protection, where the Cowboys offence has a 19-place edge.

Only 4 weeks of data so far: treat ranks as a direction, not a verdict.

Form and history

Last 4 meetingsTB 2 · DAL 2
24-26TB at DAL
2024-12
31-14DAL at TB
2023-01
19-3TB at DAL
2022-09
29-31DAL at TB
2021-09

Injury report

Buccaneersmodel impact 0.0
Baker MayfieldQB · ThumbOut
Antoine WinfieldDB · RibsOut
Jalen McMillanWR · Knee - PCLIR
David SillsWRIR
Josh HayesCB · KneeIR
Mohamed KamaraDL · KneeIR
Ko KieftTE · ElbowQuestionable
Anthony NelsonLB · IllnessQuestionable
SirVocea DennisLB · AnkleQuestionable
Chase McLaughlinK · GroinQuestionable
Benjamin MorrisonDB · QuadricepsQuestionable
Cowboysmodel impact 0.0
Malik DavisRB · HipIR
DJ RogersTE · KneeIR
Princeton FantTE · Knee - ACL + MCLIR
Devin MooreCBIR
Jonathan BullardDE · CalfIR
Marist LiufauLB · ForearmIR
Kelvin GilliamDT · TricepsIR
Tyler SmithOL · ThumbIR
Matt HennessyOL · NeckIR
P.J. LockeDB · FootIR
Jalen ThompsonDB · HamstringIR
DeMarvion OvershownLB · HamstringDoubtful

Player props

Every posted line with the market's view and each player's last ten games against it.

PlayerMarketLinePriceMarket overLast 10 gamesHit rate
Dak PrescottDALrole upPassing yards265.51.9050%
50%
Jalon DanielsTBPassing yards181.51.9050%
90%
Dak PrescottDALrole upPassing TDs1.51.4665%
60%
Jalon DanielsTBPassing TDs0.51.4267%
90%
Bucky IrvingTBrole upRushing yards51.51.8751%
80%
Dak PrescottDALrole upRushing yards9.51.8651%
30%
Jalon DanielsTBRushing yards44.51.8950%
60%
Javonte WilliamsDALrole upRushing yards74.51.9150%
0%
Kenny GainwellTBRushing yards11.51.8551%
40%
Tyler GoodsonDALRushing yards16.51.9149%
40%
Bucky IrvingTBrole upReceiving yards12.51.9050%
60%
Cade OttonTBrole upReceiving yards27.51.9150%
70%
CeeDee LambDALrole upReceiving yards79.51.8850%
60%
Chris GodwinTBReceiving yards28.51.8850%
100%
Emeka EgbukaTBReceiving yards33.51.9050%
50%
George PickensDALrole upReceiving yards60.51.8850%
60%
Jake FergusonDALrole upReceiving yards28.51.9349%
30%
Javonte WilliamsDALReceiving yards15.51.9150%
40%
Kenny GainwellTBReceiving yards10.51.8950%
20%
Ryan FlournoyDALReceiving yards31.51.8751%
14%
Ted Hurst IIIDALReceiving yards20.51.8651%
0%
Tez JohnsonTBReceiving yards13.51.9249%
50%
Bucky IrvingTBrole upReceptions2.52.2841%
60%
Cade OttonTBrole upReceptions3.52.0147%
50%
CeeDee LambDALrole upReceptions6.52.0746%
70%
Chris GodwinTBReceptions3.51.9449%
100%
Emeka EgbukaTBReceptions2.51.6159%
50%
George PickensDALrole upReceptions4.51.8850%
40%
Jake FergusonDALrole upReceptions3.51.9249%
40%
Javonte WilliamsDALReceptions2.51.8152%
30%
Kenny GainwellTBReceptions1.51.5860%
10%
Ryan FlournoyDALReceptions3.52.2542%
0%
Ted Hurst IIIDALReceptions1.51.6258%
0%
Tez JohnsonTBReceptions1.52.2841%
0%

"Market over" is the bookmaker's price with the margin taken out. Green bars are games that cleared the line. Our own prop model is switched off until it passes a public audit on 2026 data, so we show the market and the history, not a tip.

The betting view

Posted odds, the same odds with the bookmaker's margin removed, and where the model disagrees.

TB odds4.50
DAL odds1.22
TB fair odds4.69
DAL fair odds1.27
Model vs marketTB +7.1
Kelly stake (capped)0.0%
Bookdraftkings
Rest0d

Read this before you bet: picking winners is not beating the price. At posted odds our 2025 flat-bet ROI was −6.9%. Use the model as one view of the game, not a tip.

What the model sees

Model favors DAL (72%) by 8.7 points.