The Kansas City Chiefs and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers meet in week 2 NFL preseason action from Raymond James Stadium on Saturday. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Kansas City Chiefs vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Prediction.
Kansas City Chiefs Recap
The Kansas City Chiefs come into this game looking to rebound from a 20-12 loss at the hands of the Los Angeles Rams in their preseason opener to start things at 0-1. After this game, the Chiefs will close out their preseason at home against the Seattle Seahawks.
Chiefs Fall Flat In Preseason Debut
Garrett Nussmeier threw for 98 yards on 13 of 19 passing while Chris Oladokun added 63 yards on 5 of 11 passing and Justin Fields threw for 41 yards on 4 of 4 passing. Emmett Johnson led the Chiefs in rushing with 59 yards on 12 carries while Jaydn Ott led the Chiefs with a pair of catches for 40 receiving yards and Jake Briningstool chipped in a team-high 3 receptions for 29 yards. On defense, Jaden Hicks led the Chiefs with 7 total tackles including 5 solo tackles and a TFL in the losing effort.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Recap
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers come into this game looking to add on to their 24-16 win over the Jets last time out to sit at 1-0 in the preseason. After this game, the Bucs will head on the road to close out their preseason against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Buccaneers Looking To Keep Momentum Rolling
Jalon Daniels threw for 111 yards on 10 of 15 passing while Connor Bazelak added 72 passing yards on 12 of 20 passing. Josh Williams led the Bucs on the ground with 27 rushing yards and a TD while Daniels also called his own number for a rushing TD as well. Garrett Greene added 4 catches for a team-high 54 receiving yards while Bauer Sharp added 4 grabs for 24 yards and Dean Patterson had a team-high 5 catches for 24 yards as well in the win. On defense, Damarion Williams had a team-high 12 total tackles including 8 solo tackles along with a sack and a TFL while Jack Pyburn had a pair of sacks and Elijah Roberts added a sack and 2 TFLs. Ayden Garnes and Rashad Wisdom each had an INT as well, with Garnes going back 47 yards for a pick-six.
Kansas City Chiefs vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Prediction
I’m on the Chiefs and the points here. I just don’t want to lay this kind of number with any team for the most part in the preseason and while the Bucs looked good in that opener, I think the Chiefs have some solid depth at QB and with KC playing the starters for at least a couple of series here, I think that the Chiefs can use that early edge to at least keep this one close late if not win it outright. Give me the Chiefs.