Despite losing badly to the Minnesota Vikings at home two days ago, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will be 2-1 after next Sunday’s games—if the betting markets can be believed, at least.
Right now, the Bucs are 3-point favorites against the New York Giants. Basically, they have their home-field advantage and are otherwise seen as more or less just as good as the currently 0-3 Giants. Framed that way, it’s a lot less encouraging than being favorites suggests—especially given the fact that the line opened with the Bucs being four-point favorites.