The Tampa Bay Buccaneers hit the road for their second away game in week five, this time to Atlanta to begin a stretch of three intra-division games in four weeks. It is also the first primetime game of 2024 for the Buccaneers, taking place on Thursday evening at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Click here for more information on how to watch, listen and livestream the match.

The game is the first intra-division contest for the Buccaneers, and those games within the NFC South often take on a life of their own. There are plenty of reasons to like both teams, the analysts said. Some mentioned O-Line issues for the Buccaneers, while others noted that Atlanta puts the most pressure on opposing quarterbacks in the league. Atlanta’s two-headed attack was a deciding factor for one analyst, but another noted that Tampa Bay gets motivation from being an underdog. Another analyst noted that short-week Thursday games often turn into “slogs” and thinks the Bucs have more team chemistry to handle those types of games.

The Buccaneers are 1.5-point road underdogs, but they have plenty of support from the experts. This is what some of them say:

NFL.com – Four out of five analysts are siding with the Buccaneers

ESPN.com – ESPN has rounded up ELF analysts, and they’ve gone 6-5 in favor of the Falcons

CBSSports.com – Pete Prisco calls this a “huge game” for the NFC South and sides with the Bucs

USA Today – It’s split between six forecasters

Bleacher Report – Bucs picks seven of eight picks in this roundup of experts

Pro Football Talk – This time Mike Florio and Chris Simms agree on the Buccaneers

Sports Illustrated – Only one dissenter considers Falcons among six analysts

Sports News – A revenge match win for Raheem Morris? That’s what Vinnie Iyer foresees