2026 · Week 15 · Division

Scheduled

Saints

New Orleans

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Buccaneers

Tampa Bay

Raymond James Stadium · outdoors · grass

Closing spread

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Total

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Model margin

+2.9est.

TB perspective

Push chance

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Matchup

Where the edges are

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

Saintsedge mapBuccaneers
  • -0.031EPA / play-0.081
  • 41.9%Success rate40.9%
  • +0.041EPA / dropback-0.130
  • -0.169EPA / rush-0.011
  • 6.1%Explosive rate7.4%
  • +0.08CPOE-2.76
  • 43.6%Third-down rate40.9%
  • 76.7%Red-zone TD rate56.2%
  • 2.19Points / drive1.86
  • 2.5%Turnover rate2.4%

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

NO lead 28–23 since 1999

Meetings average 44.2 points. TB are 24-27 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W14NO @ TB24–20NO
2025 · W8TB @ NO23–3TB
2024 · W18NO @ TB19–27TB
2024 · W6TB @ NO51–27TB
2023 · W17NO @ TB23–13NO
2023 · W4TB @ NO26–9TB
2022 · W13NO @ TB16–17TB
2022 · W2TB @ NO20–10TB

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+0.68
  • Home-field advantage+2.22
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+2.90