New Orleans Saints vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Early Predictions for NFL Week 18: Odds, Picks and Preview [2025]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and New Orleans Saints will meet in Week 18 of the NFL season at Raymond James Stadium on Sunday, January 5, 2025, starting at 1:00PM ET.

Early simulation results from Dimers' trusted NFL model favor the Buccaneers as the most likely winner of this game.

For updates all week long, including best bets, player prop projections and touchdown probabilities, check out our interactive Saints vs. Buccaneers predictions page.

Saints vs. Bucs Week 18 Details

The NFL Week 18 game between the Buccaneers and Saints at Raymond James Stadium is scheduled for January 5, 2025.

• Who: New Orleans Saints vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Date: Sunday, January 5, 2025
• Time: 1:00PM ET/10:00AM PT
• Venue: Raymond James Stadium

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Saints vs. Bucs Latest Odds

We've sourced the best betting odds in America for this Week 18 game, which are listed here:

• Spread: Saints +13.5 (-108), Buccaneers -13.5 (-105)
• Moneyline: Saints +610, Buccaneers -900
• Total: Over/Under 43.5 (-110/-110)

New Orleans vs. Tampa Bay Early Predictions

Leveraging powerful machine learning and analysis, we have simulated the Saints vs. Bucs game 10,000 times as part of our NFL predictions coverage. Here are the latest insights:

• Straight Up Win Probabilities: Saints 11%, Buccaneers 89%
• Predicted Final Score: Saints 15-28 Buccaneers
• Spread: Saints (+13.5) 53%, Buccaneers (-13.5) 47%
• Total Points (43.5): Over 50%, Under 50%

As of January 2, 2025, these Saints-Buccaneers predictions reflect the latest data and insights available.

Anytime Touchdown Scorer Predictions

Here are our initial touchdown probabilities for the Saints-Bucs game:

New Orleans Saints

• Spencer Rattler: 34.1% probability
• Alvin Kamara: 29.7% probability
• Kendre Miller: 19.0% probability

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

• Bucky Irving: 57.6% probability
• Mike Evans: 46.2% probability
• Jalen McMillan: 37.9% probability

Saints vs Buccaneers Player Props

Alvin Kamara is projected to lead rushing for the Saints, while Bucky Irving is expected to pace the Buccaneers on the ground.

In the receiving game, our projections favor New Orleans' Chris Olave and Tampa Bay's Mike Evans as the likely leaders for each team.

Conclusion

We predict the Buccaneers, with an 89% win probability, will likely beat the Saints in Week 18 of the NFL season. Dimers.com will provide full game coverage closer to kickoff, so stay tuned for updates.

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