2023 · Week 10

Final

Titans

Tennessee

QB Will Levis

6·20

Buccaneers

Tampa Bay

QB Baker Mayfield

Raymond James Stadium · outdoors · grass · 85°F · wind 6mph

Closing spread

TB -2.5

Total

39.5

Model margin

+2.6est.

TB perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Buccaneers
  • Titans

How each play moved the game.

Buccaneers winsTitans wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

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

Titansedge mapBuccaneers
  • -0.023EPA / play+0.008
  • 40.9%Success rate40.5%
  • +0.014EPA / dropback+0.110
  • -0.078EPA / rush-0.166
  • 9.0%Explosive rate8.6%
  • +0.48CPOE+0.25
  • 34.1%Third-down rate42.2%
  • 49.4%Red-zone TD rate55.7%
  • 1.57Points / drive1.86
  • 1.7%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

TEN lead 5–2 since 1999

Meetings average 42.9 points. TB are 2-4-1 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2019 · W8TB @ TEN2327TEN
2015 · W1TEN @ TB4214TEN
2011 · W12TB @ TEN1723TEN
2007 · W6TEN @ TB1013TB
2003 · W17TB @ TEN1333TEN
2001 · W5TB @ TEN2831TEN

Box score

Individual performances

Titans

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Will Levis19/3919901

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Derrick Henry11242.20
Tyjae Spears5183.60

Buccaneers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Baker Mayfield18/2927821

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Rachaad White20512.50
Baker Mayfield3124.00
Chase Edmonds492.30
Deven Thompkins166.00
Kyle Trask1-1-1.00

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Mike Evans6101431
Chris Godwin Jr.46540
Rachaad White23471
Trey Palmer24210
Cade Otton23100
Deven Thompkins1250
Chase Edmonds11-20

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 +2.54.0%2.7%7.0%7.5%3.1%4.7%3.0%2.7%

Positive margins favour Buccaneers; negative favour Titans.

Half-point at risk

7.52%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

56.0%

Expected total

44.4est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+1.12
  • Home-field advantage+1.71
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential-0.24
  • Expected margin+2.58