Baltimore Ravens vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers Prediction, 8/26/2023 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Preseason

Game: Baltimore Ravens vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Date: Saturday, August 26, 2023

Location: Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, FL

TV: No TV

Odds/Point Spread: Buccaneers (+2)

Total/Over-Under: 37

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers (8-9 last year) host the Baltimore Ravens (10-7 last season) at Raymond James Stadium on Saturday. Baltimore is 2-point favorites. The total has been set at 37.

The Baltimore Ravens wrapped up their season holding a 10-7 record. When they last stepped on the football field, the Ravens took the field against the Bengals and ended up losing by a score of 24-17. J.K. Dobbins was the leader on the ground for the Ravens with 13 attempts for 62 yards (4.8 yards per carry). Mark Andrews averaged 14.6 yards per catch by totaling 73 yds on 5 receptions. Tyler Huntley connected on 17/29 with 226 yds passing and 2 TDs. He had a QB rating of 92 and walked away from the contest with 1 interception. When it came to stopping the run, the Ravens gave up 51 yards on 18 tries, which averages out to 2.8 yards per rush surrendered. Baltimore surrendered 23 pass completions on 32 tries for a total of 183 yds, and a completion percentage of 71.9%. Once the final whistle blew, they ran 66 plays for 364 yds. The Baltimore Ravens ran the football 35 different times and compiled 155 yards, which came out to an average of 4.4 yards per carry.

The Ravens racked up 5,760 total yards for the previous season. Baltimore tallied 149 1st downs offensively, and they committed 82 infractions for 678 yards. Baltimore earned 19 touchdowns through the air and 14 rushing touchdowns. They gave the ball to the opposition 21 times (13 interceptions and 8 fumbles). Offensively they held an average of 160.0 yards rushing, ranking them 2nd in the league. Regarding putting points on the board, the Baltimore Ravens averaged 20.6 points per game.

The Ravens sat in 3rd in the league in terms of team defense, giving up 18.5 points per game. They allowed teams to run for an average of 3.9 yards per run and 92.1 rushing yards per contest for the previous season. For the season, they allowed 1,566 yards via the ground game in 17 outings. When it comes to yards via the pass, the Ravens conceded 3,947 yards which put them in 26th in the National Football League. During their 17 games played, they allowed 232.2 yards per contest through the air in addition to surrendering a completion percentage of 66.4%. They allowed 324.3 yards per outing which ranked them 9th in football. They conceded 20 passing touchdowns and 11 touchdowns on the ground.

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The Buccaneers ended the season with a 8-9 mark. In their last contest, the Buccaneers went home defeated by a final of 31-14 when they faced the Cowboys. Tom Brady (2 TDs) walked away from the game with 351 yds on 35/66 through the air while his quarterback rating was 72.2. He had 1 pick and his Y/A was 5.3 yards. Chris Godwin was featured in the passing game for the Buccaneers, snagging 10 throws for 85 yards (8.5 yds per catch). Rachaad White carried the rock 7 times for 41 yards, walking away from the game with 5.9 yds per attempt for Tampa Bay. The Buccaneers finished the game with 386 yards while running 80 plays (4.8 yds per play). Tampa Bay ran the football for 4.3 yards per attempt, finishing with 52 yds on 12 carries. Tampa Bay relinquished 35 run attempts for 128 yards (3.7 yds per carry). The Buccaneers secondary conceded a completion percentage of 75.8%, surrendering 297 yards on 25 out of 33 through the air.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers maintained an average of 346.7 yards per outing which had them sitting 15th in football. They averaged 76.9 yards via the ground game and rushed for 1,308 yards for last season. The Tampa Bay offense racked up 793 yards of penalties on 99 infractions, which ranked 13th in football in terms of making mistakes. They threw 10 interceptions while surrendering 12 fumbles and they tallied 240 first downs. Last season, the Buccaneers threw for a total of 4,586 passing yards in addition to averaging 269.8 passing yards per game, which ranked 2nd in the league. In terms of how much they scored, the Buccaneers ranked 25th in football holding an average of 18.4 points per game.

They allowed 29 touchdowns through the air and 203.6 yards per game, which put them in 9th in football. Tampa Bay conceded a total of 2,052 yards via the ground game (120.7 yards/game) as well as 12 touchdowns by way of the ground game last season. Their defense tallied 20 takeaways (10 fumbles recovered and 10 interceptions) during the previous year. The Buccaneers defense took part in 1,073 plays, which had them ranked 13th in the league. Last year, they allowed 358 total points. The Buccaneers allowed 21.1 points per contest, ranking them 13th of all teams in the NFL.

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

Tony's Pick: Take the Ravens -2

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