Last Updated on October 24, 2010 1:00 pm by drew
Rams vs. Buccaneers Odds
Two surprising teams meet in Week 7 of the 2010-11 NFL Season as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers host the St. Louis Rams at 1PM ET on Sunday.
The Rams are 3-3 on the season and 0-2 on the road while the Bucs are 3-2 this season and 1-2 at home. Tampa Bay has won four of the last five meetings at home against the Rams.
Oddsmakers from online sportsbook BroburySports.com have made Tampa Bay a 2.5-point favorite at home against the Rams. The over/under has been set at 38.
Tampa Bay opened as a 1.5-point favorite at home against the Rams. The spread grew to 3 points before dropping back to -2.5. The over/under hasn’t changed since opening at 38.
Tampa Bay is coming off a 31-6 loss at home to the Saints. The Bucs allowed over 470 yards of offense in the loss. Both of Tampa’s losses came at home and in both games, they allowed at least 31 points. Josh Freeman has thrown for 1,043 yards and six touchdowns on the season while Barrett Rudd has led the defense with 36 tackles.
St. Louis is coming off a 20-17 win at home against San Diego. The Rams have yet to win on the road, losing 44-6 to Detroit in their last road trip. Sam Bradford has thrown for 1,357 yards and seven touchdowns on the season but also has eight interceptions. Steve Jackson has rushed for 507 yards and two touchdowns. James Hall leads the St. Louis defense with six sacks.
Trends are behind Tampa Bay in this game as the Rams are just 0-5-1 against the spread in their last six meetings with Tampa Bay and just 3-8 ATS in their last 11 games on grass. Tampa Bay is 5-0 ATS in their last five games after a double-digit loss at home.
Tampa Bay running back Earnest Graham is questionable for Sunday’s game with a hamstring injury, while St. Louis receiver Mardy Gilyard is questionable with a hamstring injury as well.
Over 5,500 public bets have been made on this game with the Bucs getting 53% of the wagers at -2.5 against St. Louis.
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