NFL Week Two Gambling – Atlanta Falcons at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers (0-1 SU & ATS) will try to bounce back from their opening week defeat when the play host to the Atlanta Falcons (1-0 SU &ATS), who really got their running game working in the opener, in an NFL contest that is set to take place at 4:05 PM ET at Raymond James Stadium (natural turf) in Tampa.
Sunday, September 14
BetUS NFL betting odds: TAMPA BAY -7, Total 37.5
NOTABLE STAT: Atlanta had 318 rushing yards on Week 1
KEY NFL FOOTBALL BETTING TREND: Bucs are 1-5 SU & ATS in their last six
In the BetUS NFL football betting odds, the Bucs are listed as a seven-point favorite, with a posted total of 37.5 points.
Here are some NFL football betting trends as they relate to this matchup:
* ATL has lost six of its last eight games SU
* ATL has played its last eight games OVER the total
* ATL has covered five of its last seven road games
* ATL has lost eight of its last nine road games SU
* ATL has played 10 of its last 13 road games UNDER the total
* TB has lost five of its last six games SU
* TB has covered one of its last six games
* TB has played six of its last seven games OVER the total
* TB has won and covered six of its last nine home games
Also…
* TB has covered 10 of the last 15 meetings
* TB has won 11 of the last 15 meetings SU
* Fourteen of the last 20 meetings have gone OVER the total
* TB has won five of the last seven meetings SU as the home team
* Four of the last six meetings in Tampa have gone OVER the total
Atlanta is to be applauded for the way it followed everything new coach Mike Smith had hoped for it, virtually to the letter. The Falcons ran for 318 yards against Detroit, with 220 coming from Michael Turner and 93 more from Jerious Norwood, duplicating the “Thunder & Lightning” effect Smith witnessed first hand in Jacksonville when he was an assistant. And rookie Matt Ryan made his throws count; he couldn’t do much better than fire a 62-yard touchdown to Michael Jenkins on his very first pass.
Tampa Bay went to New Orleans and had a difficult time with wily veteran QB Drew Brees, who torched the Bucs for 343 yards. But this is a different story. Here they are facing a rookie making his first road start, and anybody who follows this stuff knows how much of a headache Monte Kiffin can create for that kind of quarterback. If you recall, he drove Michael Vick daffy with his Tampa Two and its variations, which is one of the reasons Tampa Bay has held a pretty decisive advantage in this series in recent years. Last season, in fact, Kiffin’s unit held the Falcons to 10 points and twenty first downs combined in the two meetings.
So while Turner, who we think could win the rushing title, will get his yards, we also think Ryan will see a lot of things he never dreamed he’d see, and may not see again until the next time these two play, which will lead to that mistake or two that will make the difference. We respect Smith’s rebuilding job in Atlanta, and feel he’s going in the right direction. But we’re going to roll with the Bucs, the seven-point favorite in the BetUS NFL betting odds.
JAY’S PLAY: TAMPA BAY -7 ***
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