Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Miami Dolphins: Odds, Spread, and Total
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers look to keep their playoff hopes alive as they battle the Miami Dolphins on Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m. EST.
The Miami Dolphins and Tampa Bay Buccaneers square off this weekend, with playoff implications on the line for the Bucs.
Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty ImagesThe Tampa Bay Buccaneers look to keep their playoff hopes alive as they battle the Miami Dolphins on Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m. EST.
The Buccaneers are 7-8 and second in the NFC South Division. They just lost to the Carolina Panthers on the road, 23-20. From start to finish, it was a close game and the Panthers took the lead on a late field goal. Total yards were close, but Tampa won in rushing yards 169-101. The Bucs won in time of possession but lost the turnover battle 1-0. The red zone offense was 2-for-3 and the red zone defense was 1-for-2 on stops.
The Dolphins are 6-9 and third in the AFC East Division. They just lost to the Cincinnati Bengals at home 45-21. It was close at halftime, and then the Bengals won the third quarter 21-0. Miami struggled on third downs and went 2-for-10. Total yards and rushing yards were pretty close. The Dolphins lost 302-260 in passing yards and in the turnover battle, 3-0. The red zone offense was 2-for-2 and the red zone defense was 0-for-6 on stops.
Spread
- Buccaneers -5.5 (-113)
- Dolphins +5.5 (+104)
Money line
- Buccaneers -245
- Dolphins +223
Total
- OVER 45.5 (-108)
- UNDER 45.5 (+100)
Note: The above data was collected on Dec. 26, 2025, and may have changed since writing.
Buccaneers vs Dolphins Betting Trends
- Tampa Bay is 0-7 ATS in its last seven games.
- Tampa Bay is 1-6 SU in its last seven games.
- Tampa Bay is 7-0 ATS in its last seven games against Miami.
- Miami is 4-2 SU in its last six games.
- The total has gone OVER in five of Miami's last five games against Tampa Bay.
- The total has gone UNDER in four of Miami's last five games at home.
Buccaneers vs Dolphins Injury Reports
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Chris Godwin Jr. WR - Questionable
- Luke Goedeke, OT - Questionable
- Tristan Wirfs, OT - Questionable
- Calijah Kancey, DT - Injured reserve
- Anthony Nelson, LB - Questionable
- Zyon McCollum, CB - Injured reserve
- Ben Bredeson, G - Injured reserve
- Ko Kieft, TE - Injured reserve
- Cody Mauch, G - Injured reserve
- Jaden Smith, WR - Injured reserve
- JJ Roberts, S - Injured reserve
- David Walker, LB - Injured reserve
Miami Dolphins
- Darren Waller, TE - Questionable
- Tyrel Dodson, LB - Questionable
- Aaron Brewer, C - Questionable
- Minkah Fitzpatrick, S - Questionable
- Dee Eskridge, WR - Questionable
- Benito Jones, DT - Questionable
- Isaiah Johnson, CB - Questionable
- James Daniels, G - Injured reserve
- Andrew Meyer, C - Injured reserve
- Elijah Campbell, S - Injured reserve
- Jason Sanders, PK - Injured reserve
- Caleb Johnson, LB - Injured reserve
- Jordan Colbert, S - Injured reserve
- JuJu Brents, CB - Injured reserve
- Storm Duck, CB - Injured reserve
- Tyreek Hill, WR - Injured reserve
- Liam Eichenberg, OT - Out
- Yodny Cajuste, OT - Injured reserve
- Germain Ifedi, G - Injured reserve
- Alexander Mattison, RB - Injured reserve
- Jalin Conyers, TE - Injured reserve
- Kader Kohou, CB - Injured reserve
- Obinna Eze, OT - Injured reserve
- Artie Burns, CB - Injured reserve
- Jason Maitre, CB - Injured reserve
Buccaneers vs Dolphins Predictions and Picks
Tampa Bay is currently ranked 22nd in passing yards, 20th in rushing yards, 18th in points scored, and 24th in points against. If the Bucs win they have a 64.0% chance of making the playoffs and a loss puts them at 38.0%. Tampa has lost three games in a row and two of those games were against below average teams. Quarterback Baker Mayfield is coming off of a shoulder injury and has struggled. Also, Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans needs only 13 receiving yards to reach 13,000 career yards, so he might be targeted a lot.
Miami is ranked 25th in passing yards, 13th in rushing yards, 22nd in points scored, and 22nd in points allowed. The Dolphins have lost two games in a row and they were both by double digits. One was against a playoff-bound team and the other was against a below average team. The 45 points that they gave up to the Bengals was a season high. Rookie quarterback Quinn Ewers will be making his second career NFL start. De'Von Achane is third in the NFL in rushing yards and leads the league in yards per carry.
Best Bet: Buccaneers Spread
Tampa needs to win to keep their division title hopes alive. Even though the ship has been sinking for most of the second half of the season, the Bucs can still sneak into the playoffs. The Dolphins' offense is trending down again and the defense struggles to make stops in the red zone. Miami will try to play a spoiler role, but lately they haven't played well on both sides of the ball.
