Sunday, December 19, 2010

Lions vs Buccaneers NFL Handicapping


 

Courtesy of OddsShark.com

The Detroit Lions and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at Raymond James Stadium.

Oddsmakers currently have the Buccaneers listed as 4½-point favorites versus the Lions, while the game's total is sitting at 43.

In their last action, Detroit was a 7-3 winner at home against the Packers. They covered the 7?point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (10) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.

Tampa Bay won its last outing, a 17-16 result against the Redskins on December 12. The Buccaneers earned a push in that game as a 1-point favorite, while the 33 combined points took the game UNDER the total.

Team records:
Detroit: 3-10 SU, 9-4 ATS
Tampa Bay: 8-5 SU, 8-5 ATS

Detroit most recently:
When playing in December are 1-9
When playing on grass are 0-10
After outgaining opponent are 2-8
When playing outside the division are 2-8

Tampa Bay most recently:
When playing in December are 3-7
When playing on grass are 7-3
After being outgained are 6-4
When playing outside the division are 7-3

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Detroit's last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing Tampa Bay
Detroit is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Detroit is 4-8-2 ATS in its last 14 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Tampa Bay's last 20 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 9 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games when playing Detroit

Next up:
Detroit at Miami, Sunday, December 26
Tampa Bay home to Seattle, Sunday, December 26



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