Starting with NFL Week 5 Thursday Night Football, fans are set to see Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys in three straight primetime games. Whether that excites you or has you rolling your eyes as a Philadelphia Eagles fan, why not at least enjoy it with some NFL best bets for Thursday Night Football? We’ll be making them as they host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and you could even use the info to come to help with some fantasy football decisions.

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🔥 NFL Week 5 Thursday Night Football Best Bets, Expert Picks & Predictions for Buccaneers vs. Cowboys, 10/8

This may be the first of three straight primetime games for Dallas, but the Cowboys vs. Texans in-state rivalry last Sunday felt like one. It was a 34-30 shootout that helped us cash multiple of our NFL expert picks, and speaking of which, make sure that you go beyond just the addition to our NFL best bets for Thursday Night Football here.

You can do so with our overall Buccaneers vs. Cowboys prediction, but we’ll be reiterating the elephant in the room with this matchup everywhere - Tampa Bay remains without starting QB Baker Mayfield. Given that the passing attack is the best way to exploit the Dallas D, that is an even bigger blow this week specifically.

Of course, that’s not the only way to attack the Cowboys, and it’s far from the only approach in terms of the markets that we can target. So, let’s lock in another pick to our NFL best bets for Thursday Night Football!

🏉 Buccaneers vs. Cowboys Best Bet for NFL Week 5 TNF: George Pickens Over 59.5 Receiving Yards (-125 at Fanatics)

Yes, the aforementioned 34-30 shootout in Texas last Sunday was the CeeDee Lamb show, and he deserves all the love he’s getting right now. That said, do we think that Todd Bowles and the Tampa Bay defense aren’t going to be focusing on him after that performance? So, let’s just slightly pivot with our NFL best bets for Thursday Night Football.

We still want to stick with a Cowboys WR, as the aerial attack is where teams want to exploit this Bucs defense. It’s exactly what the Packers aimed to do (not to mention their pitiful run game), ultimately getting Matthew Golden a touchdown in back-to-back weeks. With how much attention Lamb is sure to get, things should open up for Pickens.

We can compare this to Christian Watson and Tucker Kraft taking pressure off Golden, and Jake Ferguson is a strong enough TE to be the main focus of some NFL best bets for Thursday Night Football. Let’s also not forget that the Cowboys defense remains as poor as ever, so they could be throwing more than you’d think in a game with a huge point spread.

They may be huge favorites, suggesting a heavy dosage of the run game, but we expect more passing than most fans may think. That should lead to us hitting this same prop that we took against the Baltimore Ravens; let’s add to our NFL best bets for Thursday Night Football with George Pickens over 59.5 receiving yards (-125 at Fanatics).

 

 

 

🔢 Best NFL Player Prop Bets & Picks Today for Thursday Night Football

While you can always check for more NFL predictions using the aforementioned expert picks tracker, we have more options for you here as well. Below are some of the most popular Bucs vs. Cowboys player props for TNF at Fanatics Sportsbook:

Anytime Touchdown:

Passing Yards (Over/Under):

Rushing Yards (Over/Under):

Receiving Yards (Over/Under):

 

 

 

📊 Fantasy Alarm NFL Best Bets Record 

Once again, our expert picks tracker makes sure that we are fully transparent, and with that in mind, here is how our NFL picks have treated us (and you) thus far:

  • Overall record: 90-64
  • Units: +25.71
  • ROI: +16.27%

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