To kick off the season, the Atlanta Falcons were featured in prime time three of the first seven weeks. It’s been since then that they’ve been featured, but they’re back in the spotlight against the NFC South rival Tampa Bay Buccaneers. With a battle of young studs like Bijan Robinson & Emeka Egbuka, we’ve got our NFL best bets for Thursday Night Football.

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NFL Picks, Predictions & Best Bets for Thursday Night Football, 12/11

It hasn’t been nearly as long since we saw the Bucs in prime time; they were just on Sunday Night Football in Week 12 against the Los Angeles Rams. That one certainly didn’t go as they’d hoped, so their fans are hoping that our NFL best bets for Thursday Night Football will write a different narrative.

This also makes it back-to-back NFC South rivalry games for Baker Mayfield and company, not to mention that this is a rematch of Week 1. That kicked off the Bucs' 3-0 start to the season, and it was our first of Vita Vea and company being extremely stout against the run - they held Bijan Robinson to just 24 yards on 12 carries!

Along with Tyler Allgeier not faring much better (24 yards on 10 carries), that defense has to be considered for any NFL best bets for Thursday Night Football. That said, both sides of this matchup have been difficult to trust this season.

 

 

 

Thursday Night Football Prediction for Falcons vs. Buccaneers 

We’ve seen the Falcons control teams like the Buffalo Bills (also in prime time on Sunday Night Football) while also losing 30-0 to the Carolina Panthers. They had one of their more positive starts this past Sunday by being competitive with the Seattle Seahawks (for a half at least), who are looking for the #1 seed in the NFC.

Conversely, if you took just the performance of the Bucs game at home against the New Orleans Saints on Sunday, you’d surely not want to back them with any NFL best bets for Thursday Night Football. Of course, something’s gotta give, especially in an NFC South that feels like no team has wanted to win it for a handful of seasons now.

We also can’t ignore significant injuries when it comes to these rivals. Let’s not forget that Michael Penix went down for the year in Atlanta, and other key offensive guys like Drake London and Tyrone Wheatley Jr. have been out. Similarly, Tampa Bay has been synonymous with injuries all year.

While they’ve recently gotten back both Chris Godwin and Bucky Irving, we don’t know if Mike Evans or Tristan Wirfs will be part of any NFL best bets for Thursday Night Football. As you can see, there is so much to consider when finding the most valuable spot in terms of the top NFL picks for TNF.

 

 

 

Falcons vs. Buccaneers Best Bet for NFL Week 15: Emeka Egbuka Anytime TD (Use His Sleeper Fantasy Card)

After dealing with a soggy field in Tampa Bay on Sunday, we’re in store for an absolutely perfect day for this matchup - 72 degrees and sunny in mid-December. Yes, fans up north, you read that correctly. That’s simply to say that we don’t need to factor in weather to our NFL best bets for Thursday Night Football, like several of Sunday’s games.

Instead, we can focus on where we see the most value - the rookie WR. The Falcons were just torched by his Ohio State counterpart on Sunday, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, to the tune of 92 yards and TWO touchdowns. Even if you wouldn’t put these youngsters on the same level just yet, that’s ok, let’s just look back at Week 1.

Expectations were high for Emeka Egbuka after being drafted #19 overall, but he still exceeded them with two touchdowns in his one game against Atlanta to kick off his entire NFL career. Even with Chris Godwin recently returning and Mike Evans on the horizon, we still love the rookie for our NFL best bets for Thursday Night Football.

In a game that we expect the Bucs to win as well, the top pick from our NFL predictions for TNF is Emeka Egbuka anytime TD (add him to a Sleeper lineup).
 

 

 

Top NFL Player Props & Picks for Thursday Night Football, 12/11

Before we share how to add to our top NFL picks for TNF at Sleeper Fantasy, here are some popular Falcons vs. Buccaneers player props for Thursday Night Football to consider:

Passing Yards:

Rushing Yards:

Receiving Yards:

  • Kyle Pitts: Over 59.5 (-115) vs. Under 59.5 (-115)
  • Tampa pass catcher lines TBD as books await news on Mike Evans

Anytime TD Scorer: 

 

 

 

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