The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Miami Dolphins do battle in a week 5 NFL contest from Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida on Sunday.
The Miami Dolphins come into this game looking to bounce back from a 27-17 loss at the hands of the Indianapolis Colts in their last game. Jacoby Brissett’s thrown for 583 yards, 2 touchdowns and an interception on 63.9% passing while Myles Gaskin’s rushed for 142 yards. DeVante Parker and Jaylen Waddle each have 200+ receiving yards and Mike Gesicki has 184 receiving yards as well for the ‘Fins this season. On defense, Jerome Baker leads the Dolphins with 27 total tackles while Brandon Jones has a pair of sacks to lead Miami in that regard.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will look to build some steam after escaping with a 19-17 win over New England last time out. Tom Brady has thrown for 1,356 yards, 10 touchdowns and 2 interceptions on 64.7% passing while Leonard Fournette’s rushed for 183 yards. Chris Godwin, Mike Evans and Antonio Brown all have 200+ receiving yards this season as well for the Buccaneers. On the defensive end, Lavonte David leads the titans with 32 total tackles while Mike Edwards has a pair of interceptions and three different Buccaneers have a pair of sacks this season.
Miami is 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games as a road underdog and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games against a team with a winning record while the over is 9-3 in their last 12 games following a loss. Tampa bay is 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall and 8-18-1 ATS in their last 27 games as a home favorite while the over is 4-1 in their last 5 games following a win.
I think Tampa Bay was lucky to get out of town the way they did against New England with a win and while I was burned with the Dolphins against the Colts, I’m going back to the well here with Miami. The Dolphins are a team that always gave Brady fits in his time in New England and I think that just because he’s on a different team, the issues don’t go away. I think the Dolphins give Tampa Bay and their old friend TB12 all he can handle. Give me Miami and the points here.