The Tampa Bay Buccaneers host the Los Angeles Rams in Week 3 at Raymond James Stadium. Here are the betting odds and trends you need to know for this game.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-1) welcome the Los Angeles Rams (1-1) to Raymond James Stadium on Sunday, September 25th for a 4:05 PM ET kickoff in Week 3. FOX will have the telecast.
Tampa Bay suffered a crushing 40-7 loss in Glendale to the Arizona Cardinals this past Sunday. The Buccaneers did beat their division rival Atlanta Falcons on the road in Week 1, 31-24. This will be Tampa Bay’s first home game of the 2016 NFL season.
Los Angeles won a defensive battle at home in Week 2 over the division rival Seattle Seahawks, 9-3. This comes after the Rams were shut out on Monday Night Football in Week 1 to another division rival San Francisco 49ers, 28-0.
According to OddsShark.com, the Buccaneers are a 4.5-point favorite over the Rams at home. The associated moneylines are Tampa Bay -220 and Los Angeles +180. This game’s over/under comes in at 42 combined points.
Odds
Point Spread: Tampa Bay -4.5
Moneylines: Tampa Bay -220, Los Angeles +180
Over/Under: 42
To date, the Buccaneers and the Rams have played each other 21 times with Los Angeles holding a 13-8 series lead, including 2-0 over Tampa Bay in the NFC Playoffs. The Rams have won the last four head-to-head matchups dating back to December 23rd, 2012. The Buccaneers last win over the Rams came on October 24th, 2010 when Tampa Bay topped St. Louis, 18-17 at Raymond James Stadium.
A few trends to keep an eye on with the Rams are: 1.) They are 4-2 against the spread in their last six games, also 4-2 straight up in the same stretch. 2.) The Rams have gone under in eight of their last nine games. 3.) Los Angeles is 1-5-1 against the spread on the road in its last seven road games and 1-6 straight up away from home.
Here are the trends to look out for with the Buccaneers: 1.) Tampa Bay is 1-5 both against the spread and straight up in its last six games. 2.) The Buccaneers have gone over in four of their last five games. 3.) Tampa Bay doesn’t have a strong home field advantage of late, as the Buccaneers are 5-12 against the spread and 3-14 straight up in their last 17 home games.
It’s hard to imagine a putrid Rams offense doing much of anything after what we’ve seen the first two weeks. Then again, Tampa Bay has given up at least 31 points in its first two games of 2016.
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The Rams have a solid defense and a strong one befuddled Tampa Bay at Arizona in Week 2. Since Tampa Bay lacks a strong home field advantage, playing the under seems like the way to go. As for the point spread, take the Buccaneers at -4.5 because the Rams haven’t scored a touchdown thus far in 2-16.