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Week 3 Expert Picks: Buccaneers-Vikings

Media members from across the league have predicted a victory for Tampa Bay in Week 3.

Sep 22, 2017 at 02:00 AM

For the second week in a row, most media members around the country believe the Buccaneers will win their upcoming game. A week ago, the Bucs were unanimous selected to defeat the Bears. This week, five of the seven outlets selected Tampa Bay to top the Vikings. Below is a look at which outlets picked which teams:

NFL.com, Elliott Harrison - Vikings**[

ESPN.com, Consensus](http://www.espn.com/nfl/picks)- Buccaneers[

ProFootballTalk, Mike Florio](http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2017/09/21/pfts-week-three-picks-8/)- Buccaneers[

USA Today, Consensus](https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2017/09/14/usa-today-sports-week-2-nfl-picks-falcons-packers/665835001/)- Buccaneers[

SBNation.com, Consensus](https://www.sbnation.com/2017/9/13/16298130/nfl-picks-2017-week-2-experts-predictions-patriots-falcons-cowboys-raiders)- Buccaneers[

FoxSports.com, Consensus ](http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/predictions)- Buccaneers[

Microsoft Cortana](http://www.businessinsider.com/nfl-picks-microsoft-cortana-elo-week-2-2017-9)** - Vikings

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