Minnesota Vikings vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers prediction

Game details

Matchup

Minnesota Vikings at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Kick-off

Monday 28 September 2026, 6:05am AEST (Sun 4:05 PM ET)

Venue

Raymond James Stadium, Tampa

Round

NFL 2026 regular season, Week 3

How this call was made

Fitted model (the substrate), first card, generated from data frozen before kick-off. Elo TB1439 v MIN1594 (home-adj diff -100); L5 margin -2.8 v +10.4; L5 ypp 5.28 v 4.34; rest 7d v 7d. No lineup or injury layer yet. This call was also independently timestamped before kick-off by a bookmaker slip.

Written before kick-off and not edited since.

The record behind the call

• Season to date: 46–28–1 (62.0%) across 75 graded NFL games, every game counted.
• Premium calls: 15–11 (57.7%) this season.
• Minnesota Vikings: ClutchTip has picked them 2 times (2–0) and picked against them 2 times (0–2) in their other graded games this season.
• Tampa Bay Buccaneers: ClutchTip has picked them 1 time (0–1) and picked against them 3 times (2–1) in their other graded games this season.

Full ledger: NFL 2026 results. Against the bookmakers' favourite: NFL market audit.

Questions people ask

Who is predicted to win Minnesota Vikings vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers?

ClutchTip's AI engine picked Vikings to win, rated Premium at 70% confidence, by 1–8 points. The call was lodged before kick-off.

Who won Minnesota Vikings vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers?

Final score: Minnesota Vikings 23, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16. The ClutchTip call was correct.

When is Minnesota Vikings vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers?

Kick-off is Monday 28 September 2026, 6:05am AEST (Sun 4:05 PM ET) at Raymond James Stadium.

Does the prediction use betting odds?

No. The engine is market-blind: it never sees odds, lines or prices, so its agreement or disagreement with the favourite is independent.

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