NFL TOTAL OF THE DAY GOING OFF IN 1 HOUR

Carolina at Tampa Bay OVER 46
The Tampa Bay defense is horrible. They've given up 30 points to the Bills and 38 points to Arizona, two of the worst offenses in the league, in the past two weeks. They also surrendered 34 points to Minnesota and 23 points to the Giants, two teams that aren't exactly offensive juggernauts. After mustering just three points at Chicago last week I think that the Panthers offense is going to be motivated for a good showing here and they should be able to push the Bucs around. Conversely, I think Tampa Bay will have some success against Carolina's Cover-2 because the Bucs match up really well with that defense. Tampa has the one thing you want to beat the Cover-2: individual talent. Guys like Mike Evans, DeSean Jackson and O.J. Howard can make off-script plays and really punish the soft spots in Carolina's secondary. The Panthers have allowed an average of 26.6 points per game in their last five contests, and I think the Bucs will threaten that as well. Both teams need this game. Both teams are going to cut loose. I see both getting into the 20s and this one will get 'over'.