Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Cincinnati Bengals Preseason NFL Picks & Parlay 8/11/2017

Friday, August 11, 2017

Paul Brown Stadium

Get todays NFL Odds & Lines on this game

The Cincinnati Bengals host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Paul Brown Stadium on Friday, August 11, 2017. The opening line for this game has Cincinnati as 2 point favorites. The over/under has been set at 38. The Bengals had an over/under record of 6-10-0 and they were 7-9-0 against the spread last year. The Buccaneers had an ATS record of 9-7-0 while their over/under record was 7-8-1.

Valuable Tampa Bay Buccaneers Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were 7-8-1 against the over/under last season

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were 9-7-0 against the spread last year

Important Cincinnati Bengals Betting Trends

The Cincinnati Bengals were 6-10-0 against the over/under last season

The Cincinnati Bengals were 7-9-0 against the spread last year

Key Tampa Bay Buccaneers Injuries

07/30/17 RB Doug Martin Suspension expected to miss weeks 1-3
07/30/17 DE Jacquies Smith Knee PUP

Key Cincinnati Bengals Injuries

07/21/17 CB Adam Jones Suspension expected to miss Sunday vs Baltimore.

Useful Offensive Statistics

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers ran for 1,616 yards as a team last year, which ranked 24th in the NFL. They ran 453 times, averaging 3.6 yards per carry as a rushing unit. The Buccaneers were penalized on offense 109 times for 926 yards last season, which had them 15th in the league in penalties. They were 18th in the NFL in points scored with 354. They ran 1,066 plays last season for 5,542 yards, which ranked them 18th in the league in total offense. The Buccaneers averaged 5.2 yards per play, which was 23rd in the National Football League. As a team they accumulated a total of 340 1st downs last year, placing them 11th overall as an offensive unit. Jameis Winston averaged 7.2 yards per pass attempt and 11.9 yards per completion last season. He completed 345 passes on 567 attempts for a completion percentage of 60.8%. His QBR last year was 64.7 while is quarterback rating was 86.1. He threw for 4,090 yards.

Defensive Statistics

The Buccaneers rush defense allowed 427 attempts for 1,875 yards last year, putting them in 22nd place in the league against the run. Tampa Bay committed 121 penalties for 1061 yards on the defensive side of the ball last season. That ranked them 29th in the NFL. They gave up a score on 35.9% of possessions on defense, which was 18th in the league. They were 15th in the league in points allowed on defense with 369. They surrendered a total of 5,887 yards on D, which was 23rd in the NFL. The Buccaneers were ranked 25th in yards per play allowed with 5.8. Their pass defense gave up 6.8 net yards per pass attempt, placing them 26th in the league as a unit. Opposing offenses completed 347 passes on 548 attempts against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense last season, placing them 14th and 11th in the National Football League. The Tampa Bay pass defense also gave up a total of 4,012 yards through the air, which was 22nd overall in total pass defense.

Useful Offensive Statistics

The Cincinnati Bengals were 24th in the National Football League in points scored with 325 last year. They ran 1,050 plays for 5,711 yards, which ranked them 13th in the NFL in total offense. The Bengals averaged 5.4 yards per play, which was 18th in the league. As a team they accumulated a total of 341 1st downs last season, ranking them 9th overall as an offensive unit. On the ground Cincinnati ran for 1,769 yards as a unit, which ranked 13th in the league. They ran 446 times, averaging 4 yards per rush as a unit. The Bengals were penalized on offense 88 times for 726 yards last year, which had them 30th in the NFL in penalties.

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati was 8th in the NFL in points surrendered on defense last year with 315. They gave up a total of 5,612 yards on D, which was 17th in the league. The Bengals were 11th in yards per play allowed with 5.4. Their pass defense allowed 6.1 net yards per pass attempt, ranking them 9th in the National Football League. Opponent offenses completed 374 throws on 593 attempts against the Cincinnati defense last season, ranking them 22nd and 25th in the league. The Cincinnati Bengals pass defense also surrendered a total of 3,800 yards in the air, which was 11th overall in total pass defense. Their rushing defense gave up 412 attempts for 1,812 yards last season, putting them in 21st place in the NFL against the run. The Bengals had 105 penalties for 950 yards on defense last year. That placed them 21st in the league. They allowed a score on 34.7% of possessions on defense, which was 13th in the NFL.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take the Buccaneers +2 and under 3 total points

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