Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Cincinnati Bengals Betting Pick & Prediction 8/10/24

The Buccaneers and Bengals will kick off their pre-season at 7:00 ET on Saturday, August 10th at Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati. The Bengals are the heavy favorite with a money line of -218, while the Buccaneers are at +176. Cincinnati is favored by -4.5 points in this non-televised matchup, with the over/under line set at 38 points.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS VS CINCINNATI BENGALS BETTING PICK

The Pick: Tampa Bay Buccaneers +4.5

This game will be played at Paycor Stadium at 7:00 ET on Saturday, August 10th.

WHY BET THE TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS:

• We have the Bengals winning this one by a score of 19 to 17
• Even though we like the Bengals to win, our ATS pick is to take the Buccaneers at +4.5
• We see this game finishing below the line of 38 points

Will The Buccaneers Pull Off An Upset As Road Underdogs

After dropping their first pre-season game 27-17 to the Steelers, the Buccaneers finished last year’s pre-season with a 2-1 record. They were 1-0 on the road and 1-1 at home. Tampa Bay was the favorite in one of their games and the underdog in the other two. They then picked up a 13-6 win over the Jets in week two and closed out the pre-season with a 26-20 victory over the Ravens.

During the pre-season, the Buccaneers’ running game was 7th in attempts but only 19th in yards. They averaged 98.7 rushing yards per game. Offensively, they were 14th in scoring, averaging 18.7 points per game, and 11th in yardage with 346 yards per game. Tampa Bay was 9th in passing attempts and 5th in passing yards, averaging 247.3 yards through the air. They were also 13th in yards per play.

Allowing 323 yards per game, the Buccaneers’ defense was 11th in the NFL last pre-season. They gave up 17.7 points per game, ranking 9th in the league. Tampa Bay’s defense was fairly balanced, giving up 111.3 rushing yards per game (15th) and 211.7 passing yards per game (18th).

Are The Bengals Going To Defend Home Field Advantage?

Cincinnati finished last year’s pre-season with an 0-2-1 record, starting with a 36-19 loss to the Packers in week one. They were 0-1-1 on the road, including a 13-13 tie with the Falcons in week two, and 0-1 at home. In week three, the Bengals lost to Washington 21-19.

Despite being 3rd in passing attempts per game with 40.3, the Bengals were only 13th in passing yards (217.3) last pre-season. They finished 16th in scoring, averaging 17 points per game, and 22nd in yardage (296.7). Cincinnati struggled to establish the run, ranking 30th in rushing yards, with an average of 79.3 yards per game.

Opposing offenses averaged 400.7 yards per game against the Bengals last pre-season, including 251 yards through the air. Cincinnati allowed 23.3 points per game, ranking 19th in the league. They struggled to defend the run, giving up 149.7 rushing yards per game, which was 26th in the league.