Eagles vs. Buccaneers prediction, Wild Card odds, line, spread: 2024 NFL playoff picks by expert on 20-7 roll

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Philadelphia Eagles picks for the 2024 Super Wild Card Weekend game on Monday Night Football

The Philadelphia Eagles will try to turn their fortunes around when they face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in an NFC Wild Card matchup on Monday Night Football at Raymond James Stadium. The Eagles (11-6), who were 10-1 at one point, have dropped five of their last six games, including two in a row. The Buccaneers (9-8), meanwhile, have won five of six to win the NFC South crown for the third year in a row. Philadelphia defeated Tampa Bay 25-11 on Sept. 25, but the Eagles will be without receiver A.J. Brown, who's out with a knee injury.

Kickoff from Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla., is set for 8:15 p.m. ET. Philadelphia is a three-point favorite in the latest Eagles vs. Buccaneers odds, while the over/under for total points scored is 43.5. Before making any Buccaneers vs. Eagles picks or NFL bets, you need to see what SportsLine expert Matt Severance has to say, considering his mastery of picks involving Philadelphia.

Severance is a well-connected writer and high-volume handicapper who has worked in the industry since 2005 and has emerged as one of SportsLine's top experts in multiple sports. He enters Super Wild Card Weekend on a 49-28 roll (+1018) on all NFL picks. He is also an amazing 20-7-1 on his last 28 picks in games involving the Eagles (+1202). Anyone who has followed him is way up. 

Now, Severance has set his sights on Eagles vs. Buccaneers and just locked in his picks and NFL predictions. You can head to SportsLine now to see his picks. Here are several NFL odds and betting lines for Bucs vs. Eagles:

• Eagles vs. Buccaneers spread: Philadelphia -3
• Eagles vs. Buccaneers over-under: 43.5 points
• Eagles vs. Buccaneers money line: Philadelphia -160, Tampa Bay +135
• PHI: Eagles have scored first in 15 of their last 21 games
• TB: Buccaneers have scored last in 13 of their last 18 games
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Why the Eagles can cover

Wide receiver Devonta Smith had 81 catches for 1,066 yards and seven receiving touchdowns during the regular season, his second straight 1,000-yard season. He has had 60-plus receiving yards in three of his four career playoff games. Smith had 14 plays of 20 yards or more, including a 63-yarder. He had 294 yards after the catch and converted 47 first downs.

Smith will be counted on with receiver A.J. Brown out with a knee injury. The Eagles are 5-0 against the spread in games featuring a spread of -4.5 to -1.5, and they're favored by a field goal on Monday Night Football. See which team to pick here. 

Why the Buccaneers can cover

Quarterback Baker Mayfield had career-highs in completions (364), passing yards (4,044) and touchdown passes (28) in 2023, his first career 4,000-yard season. He had two or more touchdown passes and a 90-plus rating in three of his final four home starts this season. He has four TD passes in two career playoff starts, both in 2020 as a member of the Cleveland Browns.

Running back Rachaad White ranked fourth among running backs with a career-high 1,539 scrimmage yards and a career-high 64 receptions in 2023. He was one of five running backs with 50 or more scrimmage yards in 15 or more games (15) and had 60 or more scrimmage yards in seven of eight regular-season home games. For the season, he had three explosive plays of 20 yards or more, including a long of 38 yards. He also converted 46 first downs. See which team to pick here.

How to make Eagles vs. Buccaneers picks

Severance has analyzed this matchup and is leaning Under the point total, but he has discovered a critical X-factor that has him jumping all over one side of the spread. He's sharing what is is, and which side to back, only at SportsLine. 

Who wins Buccaneers vs. Eagles in Monday's NFC Wild Card matchup, and which critical X-factor makes one side of the spread a must-back? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Buccaneers vs. Eagles spread to back, all from the expert on a 20-7 roll on picks involving Philadelphia, and find out.