Raymond James Stadium will host the Miami Dolphins taking on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Friday night for some NFL preseason action. This will be the final preseason game for both the Dolphins and the Buccaneers. Miami is riding a winning streak, while Tampa Bay is coming here with a 1-1 preseason record. The latest betting trends are siding with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to win in this game.
Miami Dolphins vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers preview information
Date: August 23, Friday | Time: 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time
Location: Raymond James Stadium, Florida.
TV: ESPN/ESPN 2
Stream: NFL+/Fubo TV
Moneyline: Miami Dolphins (+132) vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers (-152)
Spread: Miami Dolphins (+3 – 110) vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers (-3 -110)
Total (O/U): Miami Dolphins (u37.5) vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers (o37.5).
Miami Dolphins
The Miami Dolphins have won both their preseason games so far. Lastly, the Dolphins took on the Washington commanders and won the game with a final score of 13-6. In that game, Miami’s Tua Tagovailoa scored a single touchdown with 51 yards, while Chris Brooks rushed five times for a total of 63 yards. As a team, the Dolphins are scoring an average of 27.94 points in each game, while allowing opponents to score 23.17 points.
Top 3 Players:
Skylar Thompson: 156 Yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Tua Tagovailoa: 51 Yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
Chris Brooks: 17 Car, 103 Yds, 0 TD
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers won their first game of the preseason against Cincinnati, but lost their second game to the Jaguars with an abysmal score of 20-7. In the game against Jacksonville, Tampa Bay’s Kyle Trask went for 108 yards and scored a single touchdown. As a team, the Buccaneers are scoring an average of 21.21 points in each game, and are allowing their opponents to get away with 19.21 points.
Top 3 Players:
Kyle Trask: 252 Yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
John Wolford: 183 Yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
Cody Thompson: 8 Rec, 92 Yds, 1 TD
Injury Report
Miami Dolphins
No injuries
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
No injuries
Betting Trends
Miami Dolphins
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Miami’s last 7 games.
Miami are 13-7 SU in their last 20 games.
Miami are 3-10 ATS in their last 13 games against Tampa Bay.
Miami are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games against Tampa Bay.
Miami are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Miami’s last 15 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay.
Miami are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games against an opponent in the National Football Conference.
Miami are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games against an opponent in the National Football Conference South division.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami’s last 5 games played in August.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tampa Bay are 10-5 ATS in their last 15 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Tampa Bay’s last 7 games.
Tampa Bay are 7-3 SU in their last 10 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay’s last 6 games against Miami.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Tampa Bay’s last 8 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Tampa Bay’s last 15 games when playing at home against Miami.
Tampa Bay are 7-2 ATS in their last 9 games against an opponent in the American Football Conference.
Tampa Bay are 9-2 SU in their last 11 games against an opponent in the American Football Conference East division.
Tampa Bay are 2-6-1 ATS in their last 9 games played on a Friday.
Tampa Bay are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games when playing as the underdog.
Summary and Prediction
The Miami Dolphins did not play their best in the game against the Washington Commanders, and will try to be better here. Even though Tampa Bay is struggling to find their footing, they have the home advantage here. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will win 25-21.
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