Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2025 · Week 12

Final

Buccaneers

Tampa Bay

QB Baker Mayfield

7·34

Rams

Los Angeles

QB Matthew Stafford

SoFi Stadium · dome · matrixturf

Closing spread

LA -7

Total

49.5

Model margin

+4.2est.

LA perspective

Push chance

4.9%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Rams
  • Buccaneers

How each play moved the game.

Rams winsBuccaneers wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

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

Buccaneersedge mapRams
  • +0.006EPA / play+0.149
  • 43.3%Success rate52.2%
  • +0.064EPA / dropback+0.235
  • -0.087EPA / rush+0.021
  • 8.4%Explosive rate11.3%
  • -2.55CPOE+1.65
  • 41.0%Third-down rate40.0%
  • 61.0%Red-zone TD rate68.9%
  • 1.89Points / drive2.67
  • 1.4%Turnover rate1.4%

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

LA lead 11–7 since 1999

Meetings average 47.2 points. LA are 11-6-1 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2022 · W9LA @ TB1316TB
2021 · playoffsLA @ TB3027RAMS
2021 · W3TB @ LA2434RAMS
2020 · W11LA @ TB2724RAMS
2019 · W4TB @ LA5540TB
2016 · W3LA @ TB3732RAMS
2015 · W15TB @ STL2331RAMS
2014 · W2STL @ TB1917RAMS

Box score

Individual performances

Buccaneers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Teddy Bridgewater8/156200
Baker Mayfield9/194112

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Sean Tucker12423.50
Rachaad White7385.40
Baker Mayfield4194.80
Tez Johnson2126.00
Teddy Bridgewater166.00
Owen Wright362.00

Rams

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Matthew Stafford25/3527330

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Kyren Williams12463.80
Blake Corum7243.40

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 +73.7%6.6%7.5%3.2%4.9%3.2%2.9%

Positive margins favour Rams; negative favour Buccaneers.

Half-point at risk

4.89%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

60.3%

Expected total

45.3est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+2.49
  • Home-field advantage+1.71
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+4.20