2019 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Betting - Odds to Win Super Bowl LIV

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers Odds to Win Super Bowl LIV

All NFL bettors heard in the offseason was that Bruce Arians would prove to be the QB whisperer Jameis Winston needed to get his NFL career on track. Through one played game, it’s nothing but status quo for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers who saw their field general struggle in a big way to take advantage of a 49ers defense that forced the fewest turnovers in the league a season ago. Yet, they picked him off three times! The former Heisman Trophy winner will attempt to rebound on Thursday night in divisional play when the team hits the road for Carolina to battle the Panthers on Thursday Night Football.

2019 Tampa Bay Buccaneers at a Glance

Buccaneers Super Bowl Odds: +21000

Buccaneers NFC Championship Odds: +10000

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Week 2 Matchup Odds

Tampa Bay Buccaneers +6.5

Carolina Panthers -6.5

Total: 50.5

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Week 2 Preview

The Bucs were the preferred side for many in last week’s home tilt against San Francisco. Unfortunately for those that bought into Tampa Bay actually going out and defending its home turf, the end result was nothing but another ripped up ticket. The way the game played out has had a profound effect on how the betting markets have attacked the Thursday nighter. Carolina dropped a competitive matchup against the Rams, and the majority of bets don’t foresee them dropping two in a row in front of the hometown faithful. Though it’s early, no other team has received more backing than Carolina who currently possesses 83 percent of the wagers written in early betting. A beefy 72 percent of the money line tickets are also banking on the Buccaneers getting out to an 0-2 start to their 2019 campaign.

While the pointspread is yet to move from the 6.5-point opener, the total has seen a bit of line movement. The number to beat initially hit the board at 50.5 but has since been bet down a full point with 55 percent of the wagers locked in on the total in support of a low scorer playing out. Not surprising when you consider last year’s 42-28 final at Bank of America Stadium played to the only over these teams have seen in the last six overall meetings. Four of the previous five cashed under tickets with an average of 37.8 points denting the scoreboard.

Tampa Bay’s lone road win from a season ago occurred in Week 1 when the team sprinkled a little FitzMagic on the Saints to shock them in their own house. They then proceeded to drop seven straight and failed to cover a single one of them against the closing NFL betting lines. Tampa Bay amassed a total of two pointspread covers during that stretch as well, and also lost and failed to cover the two times it went off the board as road underdogs in the 6-7 point range.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Week 1 Recap

No many NFL teams can survive committing four turnovers and come out with a win. At this point, the Buccaneers are definitely not one of those teams. That was the harsh reality of the disappointing 31-17 defeat to the 49ers, and most of the blame falls on the shoulders of Jameis Winston. The fifth-year quarterback was expected to make a dramatic turn for the better under Arians, but absolutely zero progress was seen in Week 1. Winston finished the game completing 20 of 36 passes for a paltry 194 yards and 1 TD. Most bothersome were the trio of interceptions thrown with a pair taken back to the house for points the other way. After San Francisco got out to a 13-7 lead minutes into the third quarter, Winston got pick-sixed by Richard Sherman on a play that took all the momentum and steam out of Raymond James Stadium.

Winston’s inability to get the passing game going hampered both Mike Evans and Chris Godwin from getting much of anything done through the air. The former was held to just two receptions that went for 28 yards, while the latter saved his fantasy backer’ week by scoring a touchdown with his three receptions accounting for just 53 yards. For the first time in his brief career, Ronald Jones was solid with the ball out of the backfield in racking up 75 yards and a 5.8 yard per carry average on his 13 totes of the pigskin.

While most thought it would be the offense that takes off under the new regime, it was actually the defense that shined brightest in the season opener. Vernon Hargreaves interception return of Jimmy Garoppolo was one of two turnovers the defense forced on the day. The pass defense limited Jimmy G to just 166 yards passing, and did an excellent job of limiting George Kittle though he did have two touchdown passes wiped away due to a pair of poorly timed penalties. It’s now time to lick the wounds and get ready to play a division rival on a short week. Arians was still in a positive mood following the game even though his squad put forth a stinker in his debut.

"We talked all week about winning the turnover battle, and when it's four to two, it's always going to be tough," Arians said. "But there were some really bright spots and areas that we can build off of and also learn why we're losing instead of winning. That one is pretty easy."

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Past Tampa Bay Buccaneers Seasons

Joining the NFL along with the Seattle Seahawks as an expansion team in 1976, the Buccaneers would wait nearly two full seasons before tasting victory for the first time. Playing in the AFC West for their maiden campaign, the Bucs went 0-14. As part of the expansion plan, the teams switched conferences the following year with the Bucs ending up in the NFC Central. They would lose the first 12 games before finally knocking off New Orleans 33-14 for the first win in franchise history.

The Bucs became the first post-merger expansion team to win a division, win a playoff game, and host and play in a conference championship, all in the 1979 campaign. They went 10-6 for the first winning record in team history, winning the NFC Central in a tie-breaker with the Bears. Hosting their first ever playoff game, the Bucs upset Philadelphia to advance to the NFC Championship where they were shutout 9-0 by the Los Angeles Rams.

The Bucs reached the postseason again in 1981 and 1982 before enduring 14 consecutive losing seasons. Starting in 1997 under Tony Dungy, the Bucs were a constant force in the NFC for 11 seasons. They posted seven winning campaigns in that span, reaching the playoffs each time with four division titles. Following the 2002 season, the first under Jon Gruden, the Bucs won their first Super Bowl by knocking off Gruden’s former team the Oakland Raiders.

There hasn’t been much to cheer about in Tampa since the 2002 season. The Bucs have had five winning seasons, the last coming in 2016, and they haven’t won a playoff game in that span. They’ve had just two postseason trips and now own the second-longest current playoff drought in the NFL.

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