Miami Dolphins at Tampa Bay Buccaneers odds, picks and prediction

Analyzing Saturday’s Miami Dolphins at Tampa Bay Buccaneers preseason odds and lines, with expert NFL picks, predictions and best bets.

The Miami Dolphins and Tampa Bay Buccaneers meet in their preseason opener Saturday. Kickoff from Raymond James Stadium is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook‘s lines around the Dolphins vs. Buccaneers odds, and make our best NFL picks, predictions and bets.

The Dolphins are expected to have a new-look offense in 2022, as WR Tyreek Hill comes over from the Kansas City Chiefs. However, new coach Mike McDaniel hinted that QB Tua Tagovailoa might not play Saturday.

In addition, T Terron Armstead, CB Xavien Howard and OLB Melvin Ingram have been ruled out for the exhibition opener. Hill is also unlikely to play.

For the Buccaneers, future Hall of Fame QB Tom Brady is away from the team tending to a personal matter, and he is not expected to be with the team for a chunk of the preseason. It’s uncertain if new WRs Russell Gage and/or Julio Jones will be in the lineup.

The backups for the Bucs are QBs Blaine Gabbert, Kyle Trask and Ryan Griffin.

Dolphins at Buccaneers odds

Odds provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Friday at 11:09 a.m. ET.

  • Money line (ML): Dolphins -120 (bet $120 to win $100) | Buccaneers +100 (bet $100 to win $100)
  • Against the spread (ATS): Dolphins -1.5 (-108) | Buccaneers +1.5 (-112)
  • Over/Under (O/U): 31.5 (O: -103 | U: -117)

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Dolphins at Buccaneers picks and predictions

Prediction

Dolphins 17, Buccaneers 9

Money line

The DOLPHINS (-120) are likely to be without their 2 biggest offensive weapons, Tua and Hill. Still, they have QB Teddy Bridgewater as the backup, and plenty of depth with RBs Chase Edmonds, Raheem Mostert, Sony Michel and Myles Gaskin. Back the deeper offense, and that’s easily Miami in this game, even with some veterans resting.

Against the spread

The DOLPHINS -1.5 (-108) are slightly cheaper if you want to lay the points, and really if Miami wins, they’re likely to do so by more than1.

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Over/Under

The UNDER 31.5 (-117) is the lean, but go lightly.

The Dolphins are likely to run plenty, and not put Bridgewater and the pass offense into downfield mode. The Bucs have a mish-mash group of has-beens and never-will-bes at quarterback, and the offense will likely be a mess in the opener. Look for a low score here from both sides.

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