Cowboys vs. Buccaneers Odds
TAMPA, FL (The Spread) – The Dallas Cowboys are looking to get back into the playoff picture on Saturday night when they face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at 8:20PM ET on the NFL Network.
DALLAS: The Cowboys are coming off a 37-34 loss to the New York Giants last week to fall in a tie with them for the NFC East Division lead. The Cowboys have now lost their last two games and are 7-6 on the season. The Cowboys are 4-8-1 against the spread this season and 2-4 on the road while hitting the under in 7 of 13 games. Dallas is averaging 24.1 points and 390 yards per game on offense this season. The Cowboys have a strong passing attack behind Tony Romo. Romo has thrown for 3,646 yards and 26 TD’s with 9 INT’s this season. Defensively, Dallas is allowing 21.6 points per game and they have 35 sacks with 15 INT’s.
TAMPA BAY: Tampa is coming off a 41-14 thrashing at Jacksonville. The Bucs are now 4-9 on the season and have lost seven-straight games. Tampa is 3-4 at home and 4-9 against the spread while hitting the over in 8 of 13 games. The Bucs are averaging just 17.8 points and 331 yards per game this season. Tampa Bay is led by quarterback Josh Freeman, who has thrown for 2,896 yards, but he has 18 INT’s with just 12 TD’s. Tampa Bay is giving up 28.5 points per game, which is second most in the NFL. The Bucs are allowing just under 140 rushing yards per game.
ODDS: Oddsmakers have made the Dallas Cowboys the favorite in this game, giving the Cowboys odds of -7 points against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Saturday night. The over/under odds have been set at 47 points. Currently over 25,500 public bets have been placed on this game and Dallas is getting 76% of the wagers with odds of -7.
TRENDS: Trends show that the Cowboys are 4-1 against the spread in their last 5 games against the Bucs. The home team has also covered the spread in 5 of the last 6 in this series. Dallas is 0-5 ATS in their last 5 conference games while Tampa Bay is just 6-20 ATS in their last 26 home games. In regards to the over/under, Dallas has hit the over in 18 of its last 26 games.
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