Divisional Round: Rams at Buccaneers Betting Preview

Three things you need to know before betting on Rams-Buccaneers:

1. The Buccaneers have been dominant at home, going 11-1 straight-up and 10-2 against the spread in games played at Tampa’s Raymond James Stadium since the start of December 2020. They’ve outscored visiting opponents by an average margin of more than 20 points over the 10 against-the-spread victories, scoring an average of 36.7 points per game while allowing an average of 16.4. Six of Tampa Bay’s past seven home victories have been by more than 15 points.

2. The Rams were one of nine NFL teams to average more than 370 total yards per game during the 2021 regular season. Tampa Bay is 13-4-1 against the spread since the start of the 2020 season when facing an opponent with an offense that averages at least 350 total yards per game, which includes an 11-2 against-the-spread mark when facing such teams past the midway point of a season.

3. Each of the past five meetings between these teams has gone Over the total, with an average of 65.4 total points having been scored over those five games. The Over is 13-3 in games the Buccaneers have played when coming off a double-digit victory since Tom Brady took over as the team’s quarterback prior to last season. Each of Tampa Bay’s past five games against NFC West opponents has gone Over the total, with an average of 67 points scored over those five games.

PICKS: Buccaneers -2.5 & Over 48