Miami Dolphins vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers Prediction, 8/13/2022 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Preseason Week 1

Game: Miami Dolphins vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Date: Saturday, August 13, 2022

Location: Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, FL

TV: NFL League Pass

Odds/Point Spread: Buccaneers (+1)

Total/Over-Under: 32.5

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers (13-4 last year) will compete against the Miami Dolphins (9-8 last season) at Raymond James Stadium on Saturday. Miami is 1-point favorites. The over/under comes in at 32.5.

The Miami Dolphins wrapped up their year having a 9-8 record. In their last contest of last season, the Dolphins faced off with the Patriots and walked away with a win by a score of 33-24. Tua Tagovailoa went 15/22 with 109 yds passing and 1 touchdown. He had a QB rating of 94.7 and ended the game without throwing a pick. Jaylen Waddle averaged 5.4 yds per catch by earning 27 yards on 5 catches. Duke Johnson was the best rusher for the Dolphins with 25 carries for 117 yards (4.7 yards per attempt). In the game, they had 66 plays which gave them 298 yds. The Miami Dolphins ended up running the ball 43 times and tallied 195 yds, which is an average of 4.5 yards per carry. Against the rush, the Dolphins gave up 134 yards on 27 tries, which averages out to 5.0 yds per rush allowed. Miami relinquished 20 completions on 30 tries for 245 yards, and a completion percentage of 66.7%.

When it comes to getting in the endzone, the Miami Dolphins averaged 20.1 points per outing. As a team they had an average of 92.2 yds on the ground, which had them sitting 30th in the NFL. The Dolphins racked up 5,219 total yards last year. Miami recorded 206 1st downs, and they committed 105 infractions for 825 yards. They surrendered the football 26 times (14 interceptions and 12 fumbles). Miami totaled 21 touchdowns through the air and 12 touchdowns via the ground.

Regarding yards through the air, the Dolphins conceded 3,871 yards which had them ranked 16th in the National Football League. During their 17 games, they allowed 227.7 yards per outing via the pass as well as allowing a completion percentage of 61.3%. They yielded 337.5 yards/outing putting them at 15th in the National Football League. They conceded 23 passing touchdowns as well as 16 touchdowns on the ground. Opposing teams ran for an average of 4.4 yards per rush and 109.8 rushing yards per game for the prior season. In total, they allowed 1,867 yards via the ground game in 17 games. The Dolphins were ranked 16th in the league in terms of team defense, conceding 21.9 PPG.

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The Buccaneers finished the season having earned a 13-4 record. In their last game last season, the Buccaneers walked away with a loss by a score of 30-27 against the Rams. Leonard Fournette carried the football 13 times for 51 yds, finishing the game with 3.9 yds per attempt for Tampa Bay. Mike Evans was one of the featured targets for the Buccaneers, snagging 8 balls for 119 yards (14.9 yards per catch). Tom Brady (1 touchdown) ended the game with 329 yds on 30/54 passing while his QB rate was 72.2. He had 1 pick and his average yards per pass attempt was 6.09 yards. Tampa Bay gave up 30 run attempts for 73 yds (2.4 yards per rush). The Buccaneers passing defense conceded a completion percentage of 73.7%, relinquishing 355 yards on 28 out of 38 passing. The Buccaneers finished the game with a total of 359 yards and they ran 71 plays (5.1 yards per play). Tampa Bay ran the football for 3.6 yards per attempt, finishing the contest with 51 yds on 14 attempts.

In relation to this team's ability to score points, the Buccaneers sat 2nd in the NFL with 30.1 points per outing. Last season, the Buccaneers compiled 5,229 passing yards in addition to an average of 307.6 passing yards per contest, which had them sitting 1st in the league. They averaged 98.4 yards via the ground game and ran for 1,672 yards overall. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers maintained an average of 405.9 yards/outing which had them sitting 2nd in football. The Tampa Bay offense had 874 penalty yds on 97 infractions, which had them ranked 22nd in the league in terms of making mistakes. They gave away 12 interceptions while losing 7 fumbles and they tallied 273 first downs.

Tampa Bay conceded a total of 1,573 rushing yards (92.5 yards/game) in addition to 11 touchdowns by way of the ground game last year. They conceded 26 touchdowns through the air in addition to 238.9 yards per game, ranking them 21st in the NFL. They had 29 turnovers (12 fumbles and 17 picks) in the previous season. Over the course of the season, they conceded 353 points in total. The Buccaneers defense participated in 1,093 plays, ranking them 22nd in the NFL. The Buccaneers relinquished 20.8 points per contest, ranking them 5th in the league.

Who will win tonight's Dolphins/Buccaneers NFL game against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take the Buccaneers +1

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