Oakland Raiders vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 6/10/20 Madden20 NFL Sim Pick, Odds, and Prediction

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Oakland Raiders meet Wednesday afternoon in a Madden20 NFL simulation game.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are actually a respectable team in this video game, as they have two players ranked in the 90s in wide receiver Mike Evans and linebacker Lavonte David. The Bucs also have five other players ranked 85 overall or better, including defensive linemen Ndamukong Suh and Vita Vea. Quarterback Jameis Winston carries a 78 overall rating with a 81 acceleration rating, but his awareness rating is just 75, so like in real life, he’s prone to mistakes and turnovers. Still, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have some difference makers on both sides of the field and are far more loaded on defense than most people would expect. The Buccaneers have become that sneaky good team in Madden that people can win with if they know what they’re doing.

The Oakland Raiders aren’t all that fun to play with in this game, as their highest rated player is their center in Rodney Hudson, who is a 93 overall rating with a 90 strength rating. Richie Incognito and Trent Bitemn are the Raiders next highest rated players, which makes for a strong offensive line but really thin on the difference makers. Running back Josh Jacobs is rated 85 overall with a 91 acceleration rating while tight end Darren Waller is rated 85 overall with an 89 speed rating. Quarterback Derek Carr is rated 80 overall with an 87 acceleration rating and Tyrell Williams is his top ranked receiver with an 82 overall rating and 95 agility rating. The Oakland Raiders have one of the better offensive lines in the game, but the defense can get gashed and the offense can struggle to produce the big play that really opens the game up.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers can be sloppy on the offensive side with turnovers and it can really muck these simulations up, but they’re not that bad of a team overall and have top tier weapons to open the game up. The Oakland Raiders don’t have much going for them in these simulations and aren’t a team I look to back often unless they’re getting a lot of points. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are the better team here no matter how you slice it.

In a near pick em spot, give me the Bucs and the small chalk.