[4:05 PM] Buccaneers @ 49ers

Who will WIN this matchup?

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-3)

@ San Francisco 49ers (1-5)

Current odds:

Tampa Bay Buccaneers: (+100)

San Francisco 49ers: (-120)

• ESPN simulations have San Francisco as XX% favorites to win the game.

• XX% of sports bets are currently on Tampa Bay to win as (TBD) underdogs.

• The line for this game is Tampa Bay by 1 point.

• The Tampa Bay Buccaneers look to exploit the league’s worst run defense without their top rusher when they visit the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday. Tampa Bay again will call upon Jacquizz Rodgers, who ran for 101 yards in last week’s victory over Carolina, as Doug Martin suffered a setback in his recovery from a strained hamstring.

• With Jackson on the shelf, Tampa Bay will be hoping for someone to step up from a group that consists of Cecil Shorts, Adam Humphries, Donteea Dye and Russell Shepard. Shorts returned to practice this week after suffering a hamstring injury in Week 2 and Dye was just added to the active roster after being signed to the practice squad on Monday. Mike Evans, the Buccaneers’ other starting receiver, has made a touchdown catch in each of his last three road games.

• With Hyde unlikely to play, Shaun Draughn and Mike Davis will handle the rushing duties for San Francisco, which enters Week 7 ranked fifth in the league with an average of 123.3 yards on the ground. Quarterback Colin Kaepernick also is a threat, as he gained a team-high 66 rushing yards versus the Bills in his first start of the season. The 49ers’ defense could receive a boost Sunday as cornerback Jimmie Ward hopes to play for the first time since suffering a quadriceps injury in a Week 3 loss to Seattle.

• With Hyde unlikely to play, Shaun Draughn and Mike Davis will handle the rushing duties for San Francisco, which enters Week 7 ranked fifth in the league with an average of 123.3 yards on the ground. Quarterback Colin Kaepernick also is a threat, as he gained a team-high 66 rushing yards versus the Bills in his first start of the season. The 49ers’ defense could receive a boost Sunday as cornerback Jimmie Ward hopes to play for the first time since suffering a quadriceps injury in a Week 3 loss to Seattle.

• Buccaneers DT Gerald McCoy (calf), who missed last week’s victory, has been practicing on a limited basis and could return to the lineup.

• The 49ers signed DeAndre Smelter to the practice squad and released fellow WR Dres Anderson.

• San Francisco has dominated Tampa Bay, winning four of the last five meetings to improve to 17-4 in the all-time series.

StreakSmarts Pick: Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Confidence: 4/10