Seahawks vs Buccaneers Prediction and Odds for NFL Week 10 (Brady Bailed Out Bucs, but Offense Isn't Fixed)
By Josh Yourish
The NFL is headed to Germany, so Guten Tag to all our German readers!
If the fans in Munich haven’t paid close enough attention this year, they might be a bit confused to see Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers coming in at 4-5, and Geno Smith’s Seattle Seahawks at 6-3.
Brady pulled off a game winning drive against the L.A. Rams that ended in a last-second touchdown to Cade Otton. The Seahawks didn’t need any type of heroics, they just needed Kenneth Walker II to run all over the Arizona Cardinals for the 31-21 victory.
Which of these two teams with opposite predicted first halves should be the true favorites in Munich? Let’s take a look at what Vegas thinks.
Seahawks vs. Buccaneers Odds, Spread and Total
Buccaneers and Seahawks Betting Trends
- Buccaneers are 2-6-1 ATS
- Seahawks are 6-3 ATS
- The Under is 7-2 in Buccaneers games
- Seahawks are 4-0 ATS in their last four games
- Buccaneers are 0-6-1 in their last seven games
Seahawks vs. Buccaneers Prediction and Pick
The Buccaneers' offense remains lifeless, despite the heroic win last week against the Rams. They don’t have the offensive line to put together sustained drives, and Aaron Donald wrecked the game multiple times in Week 9. The team has the worst rushing offense in the league only managed 51 yards on the ground. Rachaad White was the leading rushing for Tampa with 27 on eight carries. There really wasn’t much offense to speak about until the final drive when Brady made it look so easy.
If the Bucs can bottle up that final drive, they will be in good shape and back to contending for the Super Bowl, but we haven’t seen it sustained. The Seattle run defense is the 27th worst in the NFL, but even that won’t solve the Bucs' run issues. The Seahawks secondary can also be somewhat susceptible with the pass defense ranks 20th. However, it hasn’t cost them to this point. They are on a four-game win streak and over that span the defense has given up 16.5 points per game.
Kenneth Walker II will be the key to Seattle’s offense once again. Geno Smith has been a great story, but Walker is the reason they are in first place in the NFC West. Even with Vita Vea up front and Devin White and Lavonte David in the middle, the Bucs would have a great run defense, but they allow 125.2 rush yards per game.
Seattle is a young team that is hungry and won’t be phased by international travel, but the veteran Buccaneers cannot be thrilled about an 11 hour flight to Germany.
Pick: Seahawks +2 (-110)
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