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NFL Preseason Preview: Cincinnati Bengals at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Written By David Hess (Follow me on Twitter @DavidHess311)

When: 8:00 PM ET, Monday, August 23, 2015
Where: Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida
Televised: ESPN

Odds: The Buccaneers opens up as 2 point favorites and it has been bet up slightly to 2.5 in some spots. The OU line opened at 39.5 and has also been bet up some to 40.

The Bengals are a team that could surprise this year. They have a very good offense and their defense will also be strong this year. Last year they were hit hard with injuries and  it did allow a lot of younger players to get in some meaningful time, which will now pay off this year. This is a deep team and I do have them winning the AFC Central. The Bengals has a very good opening game vs the Giants, in which they won 23-10. Head Coach Marvin Lewis was very pleased with the starting offense and gave them the rest of the night off after just one series. In that series Dalton was 3-3 for 31 yards and a TD. RB Jeremy Hill had just 2 carries on the drive, but it was for 15 yards. Overall the offense put up 432 yards, while the defense played excellent, allowing just 224 yards and 13 first downs.

Tampa Bay had a miserable season last year and as a result were able to draft Jameis Winston to be their QB of the future. So far in camp Winston has thrown 8 INTs, and then he went out and really struggled vs the Vikings, hitting just 9 of 19 passes for 131 yards and 1 INT in the 26-16 loss. Winston has a lot of work to do as he just didn’t look good at all last week. Glennon didn’t either as he hit just 9 of 17 passes for just 98 yards. This team has issues at the QB slot. The running game also struggled as they mustered just 89 yards on 26 carries (3.4 ypc). The defense was supposed to be improved this year, but they did allowed 392 yards, including 284 yards through the air. The secondary was a sore spot heading into camp and it still looks a mess.

The Bucs are favored here and I’m not sure why, even though it is a preseason game. The Bucs really have shoddy QB play, no running game and their secondary is not good, which really isn’t good when you’re about to face this Bengals aerial attack. Actually I don’t see the Bengals first team offense in their all that long. Just long enough to get some work. That means plenty of action for their backups and they did play well last week, especially on defense. The Bucs offense was really out of sorts last week and I can’t see that they have fixed their problems in just one week. I don’t see their first team offense getting much off of the Bengals first team defense and once that offense is out of there their backups will struggle as well. You know where I’m going with this huh? That’s right I will be taking the Under here. The Bengals may score early, but I can’t see much scoring the rest of the game by either team.

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Top 5 NFL Win Total Plays

Top 5 NFL Win Total Plays

Written By David Hess (Follow me on Twitter @DavidHess311)

Ok the NFL's regular season is just a few weeks away and I thought I would share my top 5 NFL Win Total plays. I really can't wait for the regular season to get underway.

The First one I have is the Vikings over 7.5 wins. I really like this team this year as they have Adrian Petersen back and Teddy Bridgewater is in his second year, plus they have shown in the preseason this year that they have a very god looking defense. They should pick up road wins vs San Francisco, Chicago and Oakland and go at least 6-2 at home, giving them 9 wins on the year. Do not be surprised if you see 10 wins from them though. This is a very underrated team.

Next on my list is the Jets Under 7.5. Quite simply the Jets just don't have enough offense to put together too many win and both Miami and buffalo have improved their teams a lot. Geno smith will be out 6-10 weeks and Ryan Fitzpatrick will not be able to move this offense all that much. The defense should be solid, but still has some holes to fill. The Juts have a few easy home games, but n the road the only game I give them a chance to win is in Oakland, and even that will not be easy. This is a 6 won team at most.

Next we head to Tennessee where the Titans really look a mess. I like he Under 5.5 with this team. Mariota looked decent in his first preseason game, but playing the regular season will be different. This team has very little in the way of a running game and their OL is bad, which is not good when trying to protect a rookie QB.  The defense will be better than last year, but still it is far from an average unit. The Titans have a shot at winning at Tampa Bay on opening day and at Jacksonville later on, plus home games vs Jacksonville and Oakland should be winnable. The rest of the schedule is tough. 4 wins at most from this team.

Next is Atlanta Over 8.5 wins. I have the Falcons winning this division and I say they do it with at least 10 wins. The offense for this team is healthy and will put up some points, while the defense should be much improved now that HC Dan Quinn is in town. Remember he was the architect of some fine Seattle defenses the last couple of years. This is a much improved team overall. The road slate has some soft spots, especially late in the year when they travel to Tampa, Carolina and Jacksonville in a 3 games stretch, plus their home slate is not all that tough. This ream should win at least 10 games this year.

Lastly I will stay in the NFC South and take the Under 6 with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. This tea went 2-14 last year and even though they nabbed Winston and have a solid WR corps I just don't think they have improved by 4 games over last year. Winston has really struggled in camp and also did so in his first preseason game, plus this team just doesn't have the defense to compete much this year. This team may be look at 4 wins at best, with all 4 wins coming at home. I don't see them winning a road game this year.

There you have it. Have a great season everyone.

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Tampa Bay Bucceneers vs Minnesota Viking Betting Odds & Free Pick

NFL Preview: Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Minnesota Vikings 

When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, August 15, 2015  
Where: TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Televised: NFL Network 

Minnesota is listed as 3.5 point favorites, while the O/U line has been set at 36. 

Tampa Bay had a miserable season last year and as a result were able to Draft Jameis Winston to be their QB of the future while the Vikings are really pumped for this year as they have been improved on both sides of the ball, plus they have a QB in Teddy Bridewater, who showed last year that he has all the tools to be an NFL QB.

So far in camp Winston has thrown 8 INTs, which the team says can be expected, but look at Mariota, who thew 0 INTs in 136 straight passes in camp. The Bucs are not pushing the panic button yet on him and they feel he can still be a very good NFL QB. This team should be improved on Offense, while the defense is improved as well, especially in the front. This team should be much more competitive. Minnesota has a chance to be much more competitive this year as they should flirt with double digit wins. Bridgewater looks like he will really get this offense going while the defense should be very stout. 

I really like this Minnesota team this year and there is plenty of excitement about this team locally. That has me expecting a big effort from them in this game as they try and start 2-0 in the preseason, continuing to build confidence for the regular season. Tampa will look for that as well, but they just don't have the horses right now to take down a solid team like Minnesota, even in the preseason. The Viking defense looked very good last week and will have a go at Winston, who has already made many mistakes in camp. Minnesota should take this one rather easily. 

Play Minnesota -3.5 over Tampa Bay

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