Buccaneers vs Saints prediction, props, odds: Top-rated NFL expert reveals player prop bet picks for Week 8
R.J. White has just revealed his NFL prop bet picks for New Orleans Saints vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Jameis Winston and the New Orleans Saints (4-2) host Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Bucceneers (6-1) in a key Week 8 NFL game between two bitter NFC South rivals on Sunday, October 31 at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. The Buccaneers are four-point favorites in the latest Saints vs. Buccaneers odds from Caesars Sportsbook, and the over-under is set at 48.5 points. In addition to the Buccaneers vs Saints point spread and standard NFL betting lines, Caesars is also offering a plethora of prop bet options for this highly intriguing divisional matchup, and SportsLine NFL expert R.J. White has just revealed his top plays.
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White, a CBS Sports fantasy and gambling editor, ended the 2020 season on an 80-59 run on all NFL picks, returning more than $1,400 during that span. He also enters Week 8 as SportsLine's hottest NFL expert, going 24-11 (+1190) on his last 35 picks. It's no surprise, as White has cashed huge twice in the world's most prestigious football handicapping competition, the Las Vegas SuperContest. Anyone who has followed his picks has seen HUGE returns.
Now, White has locked in on Buccaneers vs. Saints and just revealed his top three prop bet picks for this Week 8 NFL matchup.
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Tom Brady Under 303.5 passing yards (-115)
"This is a big number against anyone -- Brady's topped 300 yards in just three of his seven games this year -- but more so against this Saints defense, which held Brady under 240 passing yards in each of their three meetings. That includes a 38-3 drubbing where the Saints were up 31-0 before halftime, and in that gamescript you'd expect the team getting blown out to pile up garbage-time stats over the entire second half. The Bucs throw it more than anyone, and since you don't really want to run the ball on a New Orleans defense allowing 3.3 yards per carry either, maybe Brady attempts so many passes that he gets to this number. But the track record of his matchup makes it seem unlikely."
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Mike Evans Under 67.5 receiving yards (-120)
"If Brady has struggled against the Bucs, Evans has all but disappeared. He had just one catch in two of the three meetings -- a short-yardage TD in each case -- and while he fared better in the other with four catches for 64 yards, his first reception in that game didn't come until the Bucs were down 31-0. No one expects that kind of game script here, right? Evans has only failed to catch a pass in two games where he was active in his career, both against the Saints and one coming as recently as 2019. This is a terrible matchup for him, even with the best quarterback of all time under center. And this number is only slightly below his season average of 70.9 receiving yards in the first place. We should consider him a pretty big underdog to get to that number in this tough matchup."
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Alvin Kamara Over 45.5 receiving yards (-125)
"Kamara has been a dangerous dual threat weapon ever since he stepped into the league, but this year by necessity he's been deployed far more as a rusher than in years past. While Kamara averaged between 12 and 13 carries per game and between five and six catches per game in each of the last three seasons, he's up to 19 carries per game and down to 4.2 catches per game this year. But the Saints took steps to fix that usage, re-adding Mark Ingram via trade this week and immediately giving him a one-year extension. Kamara's usage as a receiver was already trending upward after a slow start, as he got eight targets in the game before the bye and 11 targets last week, topping 50 receiving yards in both games. Now he should be free to do even more damage in the passing game moving forward, and we want to be on this Over before his performances over the next few weeks adjust the number upward."
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