The Miami Dolphins and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers meet Friday in NFL preseason action from Raymond James Stadium. Here’s a Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Miami Dolphins prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Miami Dolphins pick.
Miami Dolphins Betting Preview
Miami’s first preseason matchup was against the Atlanta Falcons. The Dolphins fell behind early 10-3 but rallied for an eventual 20-13 win. QB Skylar Thompson finished with 95 yards, one TD and one pick. Tanner Conner led the receivers on three catches for 70 yards.
Preseason game two against the Washington Commanders went fairly well for Miami also. The Dolphins scored in each of the first three quarters in a 13-6 win. Tua Tagovailoa was great on 5-for-5 passing, 51 yards and a TD during limited action, and Chris Brooks rushed five times for 63 yards.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Betting Preview
Over on the Buccaneers’ side, they took on the Cincinnati Bengals in their first exhibition game. Tampa Bay eked out a 17-14 win in that one with 10 second-half points. Kyle Trask went 12-of-20 for 144 yards and an interception. John Wolford threw for 131 yards on 12-of-18 passing.
The Bucs didn’t look quite so coherent in game two versus the Jaguars. Tampa Bay gave up points in the final three quarters on the way to a 20-7 loss. Trask managed 108 yards and a TD on 12-of-19 passing this time, while Cody Thompson led the receivers with five catches for 66 yards and a score.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Player Prop Facts
- Baker Mayfield has recorded 275+ passing yards in five of the Buccaneers’ last six games in Florida.
- Mike Evans has scored a touchdown in each of the Buccaneers’ last four regular season games against NFC East opponents.
- Rachaad White has recorded 24+ receiving yards in six of the Buccaneers’ last seven games as home favorites.
- Chase Edmonds has recorded 12+ rushing yards in each of the Buccaneers’ last seven games.
- Rachaad White has recorded 77+ rushing and receiving yards in seven of the Buccaneers’ last eight Sunday games.
- Mike Evans has scored the last touchdown in each of the Buccaneers’ last three regular season games against NFC East opponents.
- Baker Mayfield has thrown three touchdowns in each of the Buccaneers’ last two games.
- Mike Evans ranked T1st in the NFL in receiving touchdowns (13) last season.
Miami Dolphins Player Prop Facts
- Raheem Mostert has scored at least one touchdown in 11 of the Dolphins’ last 12 games as favorites.
- Raheem Mostert has scored two touchdowns in each of the Dolphins’ last three games as favorites against AFC opponents.
- Tua Tagovailoa has recorded 240+ passing yards in 12 of his last 13 appearances with the Dolphins as favorites in Florida.
- Jeff Wilson Jr. has recorded 21+ rushing yards in nine of his last 10 Sunday home appearances.
- Jeff Wilson Jr. has recorded 34+ rushing and receiving yards in 16 of his last 20 regular season appearances against AFC opponents.
- Odell Beckham Jr. has recorded 36+ receiving yards in each of his 13 previous September home appearances.
- Tua Tagovailoa has recorded 22+ completions in six of his last seven appearances with the Dolphins as home favorites against AFC opponents.
- Tua Tagovailoa ranked 1st in the NFL in passing yards (4624) last season.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Miami Dolphins Prediction
I’ll probably just stay with Miami. The Dolphins didn’t have the prettiest game versus the Commanders in their last outing, but everything worked out on the scoreboard. Miami put up 288 yards (202 passing) and just 12 first downs in the win, giving up two fumbles on the way. The good news is that the Dolphins came up with a couple of turnovers on defense and held Washington to just 5-of-18 on third-down tries.
As for Tampa Bay, they were able to muster just 207 total yards (131 passing) and a 2-of-11 rate on third downs in their loss to the Jaguars. If the Bucs can’t get their offense moving any better here it should be smooth sailing for the Dolphins.