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Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. New Orleans Saints NFL Betting Odds & Spread

Written November 27, 2008 by Jason Lowry

The New Orleans Saints look to continue to make their climb out of the bottom of the tough NFC South when they take on the division leading Tampa Bay Buccaneers this Sunday. Last week the Saints made a statement against the Packers that they haven’t lost hope on this season, as they routed Green Bay 51-29 on Monday Night Football. As for the Bucs they kept the Lions winless, as they beat up on Detroit 38-20, and thanks to the Falcons beating the Panthers, they are now tied with the Panthers for first. For those of you looking to do some NFL betting this weekend, the oddsmakers have the Buccaneers 4.5 point favorites at home over the Saints at Bookmaker.com

The Saints not only have confidence coming into this one, but they have already beat the Bucs one this season back in week 1. Last week Drew Brees picked apart the Packers secondary for 323 yards and 4 scores, as the Saints did pretty much whatever they wanted in this one. The running game wasn’t bad either, as Pierre Thomas led the way with 87 yards and 2 scores on 15 carries, as the Saints looked unstoppable. Now the question is, will this team be able to repeat that same kind of performance this week against a tough Bucs defense. We think the offense will be just fine, its the defense we are worried about.

The Saints defense didn’t look too good early, as they let the Packers score 3 touchdowns by the end of the first half, but in the 2nd half they were able to keep the Packers from doing much of anything, as the Packers didn’t score again till the 4th quarter. The defense made life rough on Aaron Rodgers, as they picked off the packers QB 3 times, and were solid against Ryan Grant as well, as Grant had just 67 yards on the ground. The defense will have to keep the Bucs run game in check this week, otherwise they will control the clock and keep the Saints explosive offense off the field. Bet New Orleans +4.5 at Bookmaker.com

The Buccaneers have now won 3 straight, and are looking more and more like a playoff team each week, and if they can control the Saints this week, you have to like this teams chances of playing past the regular season. Against the Lions last week the offense exploded for 21 2nd quarter points thanks to two touchdown passes from Jeff Garcia and a 13 yard run by Warrick Dunn. The Bucs then got two more touchdowns in the 3rd quarter thanks to a 70 yard punt return from Clifton Smith and a 65 yard interception return by Ronde Barber. The Bucs are likely going to need a big day from Jeff Garcia this weekend, as its hard to imagine the Saints not putting at least 30 up in this one.

The Buccaneers defense had a real rough start last week, as they found themselves in a 17-0 hole against a team that hadn’t won a game all season, but responded with a great performance the rest of the way, as the Lions scored just 3 more points in the final 3 quarters. The Bucs created 4 turnovers in this one, as they picked off the Lions twice and were able to recover two fumbles as well. If the Bucs can win the turnover battle again this week, we like their chances of winning the game at home. Bet Buccaneers -4.5 at Bookmaker.com

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