Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Washington Commanders Prediction & Betting Tips - NFL

Prediction published on 10/11/2018, 10:12  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 10/11/2018 at 11:13 in NFL Predictions

Washington Redskins top the NFC East this season with a 5-3 record but have big problems coming into this game at Tampa Bay. They are looking to get into the play-offs for the first time in three seasons and were 2-2-2 at one stage before winning three games in a row. Last week saw them return to Earth with a bump as they lost by 24 points to Atlanta Falcons. They already had some injury problems but now face a few weeks without Shawn Lauvao (torn ACL) and Brandon Scherff (torn pectoral muscle). Being without key players is going to hit them hard this weekend.

Tampa Bay are 3-5 for the season and need a win to get their season going again. They are bottom of NFC South and struggling to get into the play-offs, something they haven't achieved since 2007. Their season started well with two wins but then they lost their next three. An OT win over Cleveland Browns got them back level but that victory has been followed by losses to Cincinatti and Carolina. They are 2-1 at home and with Washington having so many injury problems, the tip here is for a home win for Tampa.