Falcons vs. Bucs Odds
TAMPA, FL (The Spread) – The Atlanta Falcons and Tampa Bay Buccaneers look to stay atop the NFC South standings when the two meet on Sunday at 4:15PM ET on FOX.
Atlanta and Tampa Bay are both 1-1 on the season and 1-1 against the point spread odds. Both teams have hit the over in their two games. Atlanta has won the last five meetings with Tampa Bay.
Trends show that the road team is 5-0 against the point spread odds in the last five games in this series while the Falcons are just 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games with Tampa Bay. The Bucs are also 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games following a win.
Oddsmakers have the Bucs as the favorite in this game as Tampa Bay has odds of -1.5 points against Atlanta on Sunday. The over/under odds have been set at 45.5 points. (View Matchup)
Tampa Bay picked up its first win of the season last week, winning at Minnesota 24-20. The Bucs trailed 17-0 at halftime, but rallied in the second half to get the win. LeGarrette Blount rushed for 71 yards in the game and had two touchdowns in the second half to lead the offense. Defensively, Tampa Bay did allowed 186 rushing yards to the Vikings.
Atlanta got its first win of the season last week as well, beating Philadelphia 35-31. The Falcons scored 14 points in the fourth quarter to edge the Eagles. Atlanta had just 318 yards of offense while giving up 447 total yards, but the Falcons forced three turnovers in the process. Michael Turner led Atlanta to the win, rushing for 114 yards on 21 carries with one touchdown.
In terms of Injuries, Atlanta center Todd McClure is questionable to play with a knee injury while Jonathan Babineaux is out until late October because of a knee injury. Tampa Bay tackle James Lee is questionable with a knee injury.
Currently over 8,000 Public Bets have been placed on this game and Atlanta is getting 73% of the wagers with odds of +1.5 at Tampa Bay on Sunday.
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