2023 · Week 6

Final

Lions

Detroit

QB Jared Goff

20·6

Buccaneers

Tampa Bay

QB Baker Mayfield

Raymond James Stadium · outdoors · grass · 77°F · wind 13mph

Closing spread

DET -3

Total

43.5

Model margin

+2.1est.

TB perspective

Push chance

7.0%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Buccaneers
  • Lions

How each play moved the game.

Buccaneers winsLions wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

Season-long league percentiles for both sides, mirrored. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge.

Lionsedge mapBuccaneers
  • +0.058EPA / play+0.008
  • 45.9%Success rate40.5%
  • +0.110EPA / dropback+0.110
  • -0.014EPA / rush-0.166
  • 11.2%Explosive rate8.6%
  • +1.34CPOE+0.25
  • 42.4%Third-down rate42.2%
  • 65.2%Red-zone TD rate55.7%
  • 2.29Points / drive1.86
  • 1.9%Turnover rate1.7%

Bar length is league percentile, already oriented so longer is better. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge; rows within ~12 points are washed as even.

The rivalry

TB lead 11–10 since 1999

Meetings average 41.3 points. TB are 7-14 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W7TB @ DET924DET
2024 · W2TB @ DET2016TB
2023 · playoffsTB @ DET2331DET
2020 · W16TB @ DET477TB
2019 · W15TB @ DET3817TB
2017 · W14DET @ TB2421DET
2014 · W14TB @ DET1734DET
2013 · W12TB @ DET2421TB

Box score

Individual performances

Lions

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Jared Goff30/4435320

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Craig Reynolds10151.50
David Montgomery6142.30
Devine Ozigbo351.70
Kalif Raymond133.00
Jared Goff231.50

Buccaneers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Baker Mayfield19/3720601

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Rachaad White7263.70
Ke'Shawn Vaughn691.50
Baker Mayfield263.00
Deven Thompkins155.00

Where this game is likely to land

  • Model
  • Smooth (normal)
  • Betting line

Probability of each final margin. Football scoring clusters — the spikes at 3 and 7 are real, and a smooth model misses them.

line -34.1%2.7%7.0%7.5%3.1%4.7%3.0%

Positive margins favour Buccaneers; negative favour Lions.

Half-point at risk

7.05%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

54.8%

Expected total

45.2est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-0.15
  • Home-field advantage+1.71
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential+0.56
  • Expected margin+2.12