Denver Broncos vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers Prediction, 9/22/2024 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Week 3

Game: Denver Broncos at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Date: Sunday, September 22, 2024

Location: Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, FL

TV: Fox

Odds/Point Spread: Buccaneers (-7.0)

Total/Over-Under: 40

The Denver Broncos (0-2) are traveling to Raymond James Stadium on Sunday where they will meet the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-0). Tampa Bay opens this contest as 7.0-point favorites from Vegas oddsmakers. The over/under is set at 40.

The Denver Broncos head into this game 0-2 for this season. When they last took the field, the Broncos played the Pittsburgh Steelers and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 13-6. Bo Nix went 20/35 with 246 yards passing. He had a quarterback rate of 55.2 and finished the game with 2 picks. Josh Reynolds held an average of 23.3 yds per catch by earning 93 yards on 4 catches. Bo Nix was the rushing leader for the Broncos with 4 carries for 25 yards (6.3 yds per attempt). On the day, they tallied 54 plays for 295 yards. The Denver Broncos ran the ball a total of 19 times and accrued 64 yards, which is an average of 3.4 yds per attempt. On the ground, the Broncos conceded 141 yards on 36 attempts, which is 3.9 yds per rush allowed. Denver surrendered 13 completions on 20 attempts for a total of 110 yds, and a completion rate of 65.0%.

The Broncos have tallied 526 total yards over the course of this year. Denver has accounted for 14 first downs offensively, and they have been hurt by 17 penalties for 184 yards. With reference to getting in the endzone, Denver has compiled no touchdowns via the pass and 1 touchdown on the ground. They have turned the football over 5 times (4 picks and 1 fumble lost). As a unit they maintain an average of 81.5 yards on the ground giving them a rank of 27th in the league. Concerning getting in the endzone, the Denver Broncos hold an average of 13.0 PPG.

The Broncos are sitting in 11th in the NFL when it comes to team defense, allowing 19.5 points per game. They are giving up 4.2 yards per rush and 143.5 yards on the ground per game this season. During this campaign, they have given up 287 running yards through 2 games. When talking about passing yards, the Broncos have conceded 268 yards which puts them in 4th in football. They have conceded 134.0 yards per contest through the air in addition to conceding a completion percentage of 68.9%. In total, they have allowed 277.5 yards/game which ranks them 9th in the NFL. They have surrendered 2 touchdowns via the pass as well as 2 touchdowns pounding the rock.

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The Buccaneers come into this game with a record of 2-0 this season. The last time they stepped on the gridiron, the Buccaneers went home victorious with a score of 20-16 when they faced the Detroit Lions. Baker Mayfield ran the ball 5 times for 34 yards, walking away from the game with 6.8 yards per carry for Tampa Bay. Chris Godwin was a featured target for the Buccaneers, catching 7 balls for 117 yards (16.7 yds per reception). Baker Mayfield (1 touchdown) finished the contest with 185 yards on 12/19 passing while his quarterback rating was 90.9. He tossed 1 pick and his avg yards per attempt was 9.7 yards. Tampa Bay conceded 27 running attempts for 139 yds (5.1 yards per rush). The Buccaneers secondary allowed a completion rate of 62.5%, relinquishing 324 yds on 35 for 56 passing. The Buccaneers finished with a total of 216 yards while they ran 42 plays (5.1 yards per play). Tampa Bay ran the ball for 3.0 yards per tote, totaling 70 yds on 23 carries.

When it comes to the points being put on the board, the Buccaneers are ranked 4th in football averaging 28.5 PPG. During the season so far, the Buccaneers have racked up 426 yards via the pass as well as an average of 213.0 passing yards per outing, which is ranked 13th in the league. They hold an average of 91.0 yards per game via the rush and have run for 182 yards for the season. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers average 304.0 yards/outing which has them sitting 19th out of all teams in the NFL. The Tampa Bay offense has compiled 81 penalty yds on 11 infractions, which is 19th in the league in terms of hurting your team.

They have given up 0 touchdowns from the passing game in addition to 242.5 yards per contest, which has them sitting 29th in football. Tampa Bay has given up a total of 277 rushing yards (138.5 yards per game) and 4 touchdowns rushing for the season. Their defense has earned 2 takeaways (0 fumbles and 2 interceptions) on the campaign. The Buccaneers defense has participated in 139 plays, which has them ranked 31st in football. The Buccaneers are conceding 18.0 points per game, which has them in 6th in football.

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

Tony's Pick: Take the Broncos +7.0

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