This is a 10* TOTAL BK on the UNDER Bucs/Cowboys.

These teams have been involved in several higher-scoring games of late, but with the majority of the general betting public quick to back another high-scoring game, I'm going the other way and definitely anticipating a lower-scoring defensive battle.

Dallas is 6-8 and 3-1 in its last four after last week's 30-14 win at Carolina. Note though that the Cowboys have seen the total go UNDER in four of their last five off a SU/ATS road win as an underdog.

Tampa Bay is 8-6 and it's won four in a row after last week's 40-17 win over the Chargers. Tampa has allowed just 30 combined points over its last two victories and there's no reason not to think that the Bucs can't/won't keep that defensive momentum rolling here as well.

There is a lot on the line for both sides and I'm expecting this extreme sense of competition to translate into a defensive battle, one that's decided by field position and the men in the trenches.

This number is high, the play is the UNDER.

Good luck, NP