Falcons vs Buccaneers – Week 8 2024
ATL
TB
ATL
AWAY
31@26
ATL BY 5
FINAL · WEEK 8
2024 SEASON
Raymond James Stadium · Tampa, FL
TB
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THE SHORT ANSWER
Final: Atlanta Falcons 31, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 26.
Going in, our model had favored Tampa Bay Buccaneers at 61% win probability, and the pick lost.
Out or doubtful: 2 Falcons, 3 Buccaneers.
Model confidence: TB 61%Our line: TB -3.7
ODDS
SPREAD
TB +1.5
MARKET SPREAD · MARKET AVG
TB -3.7
OUR LINE
MISSED
VS SPREAD
MONEYLINE
TB · OUR WIN PROBABILITY
61%
TEAM COMPARISON2024 SEASON · EFFICIENCY, SCORING, TENDENCIES · RANK IN PARENTHESES · FULL-SEASON NUMBERS, NOT AS OF WEEK 8
-0.027Net EPA / play+0.115
+0.034 (13)Offense EPA / play+0.130 (5)
+0.061 (27)Defense EPA / play+0.015 (17)
48.1% (5)Offense success %49.5% (3)
GAME NARRATIVE
TB B-tier pick misses. ATL takes it.
MISSED
Model picked TB but ATL won. Projected margin was 3.7, the model overestimated by 8.7 points.
INSTANT CLASSIC
The win probability swung past 50% 3 times. One of the wildest games of the week.
ATS MISS
Missed the spread by 3.5 points.
Every model misses. The edge comes from the aggregate, not any single game.
SITUATIONAL TRENDS
Historical splits, shown for context only. We tested them: picking the situations that beat break-even in training goes 770–760 (50.3%) out of sample, so they are not a betting signal and are not coloured like one.
ATL
No noteworthy trends
TB
divisional 2-4 ATS (33%)Divisional 2-4 ATS (33%)
GAME WEATHER
VENUE
OUTDOOR
TEMP
79°F
WIND
6 MPH
IN-GAME WIN PROBABILITY
TOP FANTASY SCORERS2024 SEASON
DEEP MATCHUP DATA2024 PRODUCTION BY UNIT
INJURY REPORTWEEK 8
HEAD-TO-HEAD HISTORYLAST 5 MEETINGS
| GAME | SCORE | PICK | RESULT |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATL@TBW15 2025 | ATL 29, TB 28 | TB | L |
| TB@ATLW1 2025 | TB 23, ATL 20 | TB | W |
| TB@ATLW5 2024 | TB 30, ATL 36 | ATL | W |
| TB@ATLW14 2023 | TB 29, ATL 25 | ATL | L |
| ATL@TBW7 2023 | ATL 16, TB 13 | TB | L |
WHAT PRO ADDS
Every stat on this page is free, and so is the model's pick for this game. Pro is the separate question of which games we would actually bet, and at what stake, plus player props, unit sizing, and the full profit-and-loss ledger.
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WEEK 8 · OTHER GAMES
Our pick and its win probability, or the final score once the game is played.
COMMON QUESTIONSATL vs TB
Our model takes Tampa Bay Buccaneers at 61% win probability, a Tier B pick. The margin models project TB by 3.7. The market has TB at +1.5.
Atlanta Falcons won, ATL 31, TB 26. Our model had favored Tampa Bay Buccaneers at 61% win probability, and the pick lost.
The market has Tampa Bay Buccaneers at +1.5, meaning the book expects Tampa Bay Buccaneers to win by 1.5 points.
In Week 8, the Atlanta Falcons were without 2 players (Out or Doubtful) and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were without 3 players (Out or Doubtful).
Sportsbooks have this game at 47.0 combined points. NoPunt's model projects 45.4, 1.6 below the market.
Week 8 of the 2024 season, SUN 1:00 PM.
Atlanta Falcons, ATL 29, TB 28 in Week 15 of 2025.
By net EPA per play over the 2024 season, Tampa Bay Buccaneers: ATL -0.027 against TB +0.115.
