Buccaneers vs. Vikings Odds
MINNEAPOLIS, MN (The Spread) – The Minnesota Vikings and Tampa Bay Bucs both look to avoid an 0-2 start when they meet Sunday at 1PM ET on FOX from Minnesota.
Both teams are 0-1 this season while Minnesota covered the point spread odds in their loss and the Bucs failed to cover the odds in their loss. Tampa Bay hit the over last weekend while Minnesota hit the under. Tampa Bay has won the last four games in this series.
Trends show that the home team is 13-3-1 against the point spread odds in the last 17 games of this series while the Bucs have covered in the last 4 games overall. Minnesota is 2-7 ATS in their last 9 games against NFC opponents while Tampa is 13-3-1 ATS in their last 17 road games.
Oddsmakers have made Minnesota a 3-point favorite at home against Tampa Bay. The over/under total has been set at 40 points. (View Matchup)
Tampa Bay opened the season with a 27-20 loss at home to Detroit. The Bucs had just 315 yards of offense and only 56 rushing yards in the loss. Tampa Bay also had two turnovers and actually got 7 points off a defensive touchdown. Josh Freeman still had 259 yards passing in the loss, but most of the yards came late in the game with Tampa Bay trying to erase a 14-point deficit.
Minnesota lost 24-17 at San Diego last Sunday. The Vikings held a 17-7 lead at halftime, but couldn’t hold off the Chargers in the second half. In a week that saw a lot of offense, Minnesota had just 187 total yards and quarterback Donovan McNabb threw for only 39 yards on 7-of-15 passing. Defensively, the Vikings forced two turnovers, but still gave up 407 yards of offense to the Chargers.
In terms of Injuries, Tampa Bay safety Tanard Jackson is out for the game because of a suspension while cornerback Myron Lewis is questionable with an ankle injury. Minnesota defensive tackle Kevin Williams is suspended for the game while cornerback Asher Allen is questionable with a foot injury.
Currently over 3,400 Public Bets have been placed on this game and Tampa Bay is getting 52% of the wagers with odds of +3 against Minnesota on Sunday.
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