Buccaneers vs. Dolphins: A High-Stakes Battle of Strategy and Skill

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August 22, 2024
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Game Info: August 23, 2024 7:30PM ET @ Raymond James Stadium

The Buccaneers’ dynamic offense team and strong defensive lineup will be challenged by a group of Dolphins, who want to showcase themselves and prove something. Expect the two sides to engage in a thrilling game as they meet in a battle of strategy and technique.

Betting Odds and Info:

These are the latest odds as of writing:

Moneyline: Buccaneers -155, Dolphins +139

Spread: Buccaneers +3, Dolphins -3

Over/Under: 38.5

Team Recent Performance

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Recent games for the Buccaneers show mixed performance. On August 18, they lost 7 to 20 against the Jaguars failing to cover +3.5 spread and going under 38 points. It was on August 11 that they won 17-14 over Bengals, covering +5 spread hitting under 38.5 points. In January they lost to Lions by a score of 23-31 which means that they didn’t cover +6 spread and went over 49.5 points. But on January 16, there was an impressive win when Eagles were beaten 32-9 thus covering +3 spread and going below 43 points for total scoreline. Then again on January 8th this team defeated Panthers by 9-0 meaning that it managed to maintain a -4.5 margin that it covered while also observing the lower limit at 36.5 point range.

Miami Dolphins

The Dolphins’ recent games have had mixed results. On August 18th, they won 13-6 against Washington, covering the -5 spread and hitting the under at 37 points. They also won 20-13 against Atlanta on August 10th, covering the +2.5 spread and hitting the under at 38 points. In January, they lost 7-26 to Kansas City, failing to cover the +4.5 spread and going under 43.5 points. They also lost 14-21 to Buffalo, not covering the +2.5 spread and hitting the under at 48 points. On January 1st, they had a big loss to Baltimore, 19-56, failing to cover the +3 spread and going over 47 points.

Team Head-to-Head Matchup

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers, with a 6-1 record, beat Miami Dolphins 1-6. The Dolphins have not performed well against the spread (0-7) and with the over/under (6-1) while Tampa Bay has excelled in both (7-0 ATS and 6-1 O/U). On average, Miami scores 18.29 points in every game it plays, runs for about 74.14 yards on the ground and throws for approximately 237.29 yards through the air in each match they play. On the other side, Buccaneers score an average of 27.71 points per match as well as having around 117.71 rushing yards in addition to 220.00 passing yards in every game they participate in.Tampa Bay’s total yardage also exceeds that of Miami by almost 26 yards as it averages 337.71 while that of the latter is 311.43

Team Injuries

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

There are no reports of injuries.

Miami Dolphins

There are two hurt defenders who play linebacker for the team; namely Brad Chubb who has problems on his knees causing him to be out while Jaelan Phillips has a torn Achilles tendon making him unavailable.

SPORTBOOK.AG’s Prediction

Tampa Bay will win and cover the spread.

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