Sunday, January 03, 2010

Falcons vs. Bucs Preview

It’s the Buccaneers and Falcons gambler’s preview from Bodog.

Winners of two straight since Matt Ryan’s return, the Atlanta Falcons look to post a second straight above-.500 record for the first time in their 44-year history as they visit the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday.

NFL football betting lines have the Falcons currently listed as 1-point faves.

Atlanta beat Tampa Bay 20-17 on Nov. 29, needing a five-yard touchdown pass from Chris Redman to Roddy White with 23 seconds remaining to avoid falling to 2-5.

Michael Turner remains hampered by injury and will miss Sunday’s contest, but Ryan has won two games after Atlanta went 0-2 with Redman as its starter.

Last Sunday, he completed 18-of-35 passes for 250 yards, three touchdowns, and no interceptions in a 31-3 win over Buffalo.

Ryan, though, has a career passer rating of 43.0 against the Buccaneers, failing to throw a TD pass while getting picked off four times.

The Falcons are 0-5 ATS in their last five meetings.

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