Friday, May 18th, 2012
In addition to a Thursday game this week, the NFL schedule is also treating us to a rare game on Saturday.
The NFL Network will broadcast the NFC clash between the Dallas Cowboys (7-6) and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-9), and kickoff is set for 8:20 PM ET.
The Cowboys may only be 2-4 on the road this season, but Tampa Bay is just 3-4 at home and this looks like a winnable game for both squads.
The Las Vegas sportsbooks think that Dallas is the team to beat here despite being on the road, and the Cowboys are currently listed as 7-point favorites with a total of 46.
Make sure to do some line shopping before putting your wager in because the odds differ from sportsbook to sportsbook.
The Las Vegas Hilton has the Cowboys at -6.5, while others like the MGM Mirage have the more conventional -7.
Leroy’s has the lowest total in Las Vegas at 46 with the Wynn and Caesars up to 46.5.
Dallas was a 34-21 winner on the road as 4.5-point favorites in the last head-to-head meeting back in 2009, while the Cowboys also won 13-9 at home in 2008 and 38-10 at home in 2006.
Tampa Bay didn’t cover a point spread in any of those 3 recent meetings, and the over was a winner in 2 of the 3.
Times are tough for the Buccaneers right now and they enter this Saturday game on a 7-game losing streak.
Tampa Bay was blown out by the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Carolina Panthers in back-to-back weeks and things just are not going well for them on either side of the ball.
The Buccaneers have covered the point spread in 1 of their last 7, while their games have gone over in 4 of 5.
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