Free Sports Game Preview and Prediction: Carolina Panthers vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Saturday, January 03, 2026 4:30 PM
Play: Point Spread: +3/-120 Carolina Panthers
This Panthers team is good enough to win outright and they can do it. The best thing about this season for the Panthers is Carolina have survived through a series of bumps along the way - and they still look tough as nails through it all. They have been defending the pass a little better than they normally should be able to control the passing game of TB even more than they normally would. Tampa Bay needs to get it together, they have been bad, and have been for 2 months. They has had some good stuff early on and some really not-so-good stuff, their offense has been pretty good, but their defense has not been good. Tampa Bay has been extremely inconsistent, and doesn't show signs of being any better. Carolina plus the pts with a banged up Baker Mayfield who has been struggling.