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Atlanta vs Tampa Bay Prediction, Game Preview

tlanta vs Tampa Bay prediction, game preview, how to watch, lines: Week 2

Atlanta vs Tampa Bay prediction, game preview, how to watch, lines: Week 2

Atlanta vs Tampa Bay How To Watch

Date: Sunday, September 19
Game Time: 4:05 ET
Venue: Raymond James Stadium, Tampa FL
Network: FOX
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Atlanta (0-1) vs Tampa Bay (1-0) Game Preview

Why Atlanta Will Win

Can the passing game get going?

Absolutely awful in the 32-6 loss to Philadelphia to start the season, the Falcons couldn’t get the O going with Matt Ryan under pressure all day and the receiving corps not helping him out. Going against the Tampa Bay defensive front isn’t a plus, but …

403 yards, three touchdowns. That’s what the Bucs gave up to Dak Prescott in their thrilling 31-29 win over Dallas. If Ryan can get time, he’s not going to be nearly that bad again.

The pieces are there to throw and keep throwing, but …

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Why Tampa Bay Will Win

The Buccaneer defensive front is going to attack.

It did an amazing job bottling up Ezekiel Elliott and the Dallas running game, and Atlanta won’t get anything out of its own ground attack.

Tom Brady obviously won’t run like Jalen Hurts, but the Atlanta secondary couldn’t come up with stops against the Eagle passing game. Now it’s going to have problems with TB12 as he’ll get plenty of time to work.

It’s not like the guy needs the extra time.

However, this might be the game to get the ground game going after it didn’t get a chance to do much of anything against the Cowboys. Leonard Fournette and Ronald Jones combined for just 13 carries on Thursday night – that’s about to change.
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What’s Going To Happen

Not only does Tampa Bay get a home game against a team that came up with one of the worst performances in Week 1, but it also got the extra rest for a few days.

It’ll be a more balanced effort from the Bucs, but Brady will be in control the whole way. Ryan and the Falcon offense will be better, but it won’t keep up.

Atlanta vs Tampa Bay Prediction, Line

Tampa Bay 31, Atlanta 20
Line: Tampa Bay -13, o/u: 51.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2

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Must See Rating: 2

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Dallas at Los Angeles Chargers Prediction, Game Preview

Dallas at Los Angeles Chargers prediction, game preview, how to watch, lines: Week 2

Dallas at Los Angeles Chargers prediction, game preview, how to watch, lines: Week 2

Dallas at Los Angeles Chargers How To Watch

Date: Sunday, September 19
Game Time: 4:25 ET
Venue: SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, CA
Network: CBS
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Dallas (0-1) vs Los Angeles Chargers (1-0) Game Preview

Why Dallas Will Win

The running game is about to eat.

It’s all well and good that Dak Prescott was able to throw for over 400 yards in the close loss to Tampa Bay, but for this all to work the Cowboys need Ezekiel Elliott to get going.

The game against the Buccaneers got slightly out of hand shootout-wise with both teams blowing off the run, but the Chargers allowed close to five yards per carry in the 20-16 win over Washington and Zeke is more than rested though to handle the workload.

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Why Los Angeles Chargers Will Win

Justin Herbert is about to eat … again.

Yeah, the Dallas secondary has improved and the defense – forgetting the Tampa Bay game for a moment – it’s a whole lot better than it showed against the Bucs. Even so, there wasn’t a lick of pressure on Tom Brady, and the pressure Washington generated last week to get to Herbert didn’t seem to matter.

The new coaching staff came up with ball control game plan last week – the Chargers held the ball for more than 36 minutes – and it’ll have no problems grinding this down if the Cowboys want to get the running game working.
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What’s Going To Happen

The Chargers will come through in the grand re-opener – at least for them – in their new digs with fans.

Dallas getting a few extra days off should help a bit, but this will be a totally different game than what it deals with last Thursday night. The Chargers will get a slew of field goals to nickel and dime their way to points as they eat up the clock and push through two late scoring drives to survive.

Dallas vs Los Angeles Chargers Prediction, Line

Los Angeles Chargers 26, Dallas 20
Line: Los Angeles Chargers -3, o/u: 54.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 1.5

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Tennessee at Seattle Prediction, Game Preview

Tennessee at Seattle prediction, game preview, how to watch, lines: Week 2

Tennessee at Seattle prediction, game preview, how to watch, lines: Week 2

Tennessee at Seattle How To Watch

Date: Sunday, September 19
Game Time: 4:25 ET
Venue: Lumen Field, Seattle, WA
Network: CBS
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Tennessee (0-1) vs Seattle (1-0) Game Preview

Why Tennessee Will Win

What the hell was that?

The Titans got ripped apart by the Arizona offense in the 38-13 loss. The defense couldn’t handle Kyler Murray has he spread the ball around with ease, and the offensive front got beaten up by the Cardinal pass rush.

That’s about to change, at least on the offensive side.

Derrick Henry never got into any sort of a groove, and now he’s going to get the ball early, often, and everywhere in between against a Seattle defense that was great against the run in the 28-16 win over Indianapolis, but is about to get pushed.

Taylor couldn’t shake loose, but the Colts were able to run for 113 yards and had a few good looks early on – several times, Taylor seemed just THIS close to breaking one.

Tennessee has way too many offensive stars to be so mediocre two weeks in a row, but …

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Why Seattle Will Win

The pass defense – dealing with Russell Wilson and the Seahawks isn’t a plus if you’re having problems giving up the deep ball.

Tennessee didn’t get hit with any back-breaking home runs, but it gave up a whole slew of midrange big plays as five Cardinal passes ended up gaining more than 20 yards.

Seattle got its own ground attack going in the win over Indy, but it was Wilson’s deep plays – he averaged 11 yards per pass – to go along with the great game from the refurbished D that got the win.

As long as Seattle doesn’t turn the ball over in bunches – it was a disaster last year when giving it away two times or more – it’ll be fine.

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What’s Going To Happen

Tennessee will be a whole lot better, sharper, and stronger with the ground game.

Ryan Tannehill didn’t seem like he had the timing down with Julio Jones and the receivers, but he’s going to make up for it with a better performance. Henry will barrel as he sets the tone for the game, and …

Russell will go Russell. He’ll hit the big deep shots Tennessee won’t.

Tennessee vs Seattle Prediction, Line

Seattle 27, Tennessee 24
Line: Seattle -6.5, o/u: 53.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2

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Must See Rating: 4

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Kansas City vs Baltimore Prediction, Game Preview

Kansas City vs Baltimore prediction, game preview, how to watch, lines: Week 2

Kansas City vs Baltimore prediction, game preview, how to watch, lines: Week 2

Kansas City vs Baltimore How To Watch

Date: Sunday, September 19
Game Time: 8:20 ET
Venue: M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, MD
Network: NBC
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Kansas City (1-0) vs Baltimore (0-1) Game Preview

Why Kansas City Will Win

How gassed are the Ravens?

That 33-27 loss to Baltimore was about as emotional and tough as a regular season game gets, and now it gets a short week to try gearing it back up.

The defense couldn’t hold on against Derek Carr and the Raider passing game late, and it got hit for just enough tough rushing yards to matter. Now the group gets to deal with the Kansas City attack that took a while to get going, and then went off in the fun win over Cleveland.

The defensive front got to Baker Mayfield when it absolutely had to, Patrick Mahomes went Patrick Mahomes when he absolutely had to, and as long as the lines can hold up, everything should work because …

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Why Baltimore Will Win

The Ravens are going to run and run some more. That’s what they do.

Cleveland runs, too, and it managed to grind out 153 yards and close to six yards per carry against the Kansas City defensive front. It won’t matter if it’s Latavius Murray, or Ty’Son Williams, or if it’s Lamar taking off, the Ravens are going to push past 175 yards on the ground.

Time of possession means nothing when the other side has THAT arsenal of offensive weapons, but you still have to do things the way you’re supposed to and hope it works.

Control the clock, keep the defense as rested as possible, and then survive the micro-bursts of Chief points.

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What’s Going To Happen

No pressure or anything, but could these two possibly play a game that’s anywhere near as much fun as what they respectively came up with last weekend?

Yeah, maybe.

You know how this works.

Kansas City will get down early, the Baltimore defense will take over, Lamar Jackson will do a few sensational things, and then … boom, boom, boom.

The Chiefs warm up, Mahomes comes up with a few huge downfield plays to take the lead, and then they hang on for dear life as Jackson gets one final shot to pull it off.

Kansas City vs Baltimore Prediction, Line

Kansas City 30, Baltimore 24
Line: Kansas City -3.5, o/u: 54.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2

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Must See Rating: 4.5

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Detroit vs Green Bay Prediction, Game Preview

Detroit vs Green Bay prediction, game preview, how to watch, lines: Week 2

Detroit vs Green Bay prediction, game preview, how to watch, lines: Week 2

Detroit vs Green Bay How To Watch

Date: Monday, September 20
Game Time: 8:15 ET
Venue: Lambeau Field, Green Bay, WI
Network: ESPN
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Detroit (0-1) vs Green Bay (0-1) Game Preview

Why Detroit Will Win

The passing game should work.

Detroit isn’t good, and it’s going to get down time and again, but as it showed last week in the 41-33 loss to San Francisco, the parts are there to keep bombing away and make things interesting.

Jared Goff might have been dogged as a Ram, but the guy can throw – he hit the 49ers for 338 yards and three scores.

Green Bay is much, much better than it looked and played in the disaster against New Orleans, but the secondary couldn’t handle Jameis Winson and the mediocre receiving corps.

The Lions will put up offensive stats, but …

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Why Green Bay Will Win

The Lion defense is going to be a work in progress all season long.

Jimmy Garoppolo had time to throw and he bombed away for over 300 yards, the San Francisco running game came up with 131 yards and 4.7 yards per carry, and there weren’t any problems until the team shut it down too early.

That’s not going to be a problem this week.

After the clunker against the Saints, this is one of those season-on-the-line games even though it’s only Week 2. After all the turmoil and issues, there can’t be a dysfunctional loss to a team as mediocre as the Lions.

Aaron Rodgers will get time, the running game should find plenty of room early on, and the offense will do what is’t supposed to.

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What’s Going To Happen

Detroit will put up plenty of late yards for the second week in a row, and once again it’s not going to matter all that much.

Here comes the Green Bay adjustment – at least for its sake, it had better be on the way.

As the man once put it, R-E-L-A-X.

Rodgers will be great, the defense will clamp down in the first half and be all over the Lion running game, and Rodgers will be the star of the show – just like he’s supposed to be.

Detroit vs Green Bay Prediction, Line

Green Bay 34, Detroit 16
Line: Green Bay -11.5, o/u: 48
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2

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Must See Rating: 2.5

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2020 NFL Schedule: 5 best games for betting

Analyzing the 2020 NFL schedule and looking ahead to the 5 best games from a betting point of view.

The 2020 NFL schedule was released Thursday night and fans and bettors can now start circling the best games around the league in the regular season and planning their viewing schedule. We already knew Super Bowl LV is set for Sunday, Feb. 7, at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla., but below, we’ll look at the five best regular-season games from a betting point of view.

2020 NFL schedule notes

  • The season begins Thursday, Sept. 10 at 8:20 p.m. ET with the Houston Texans visiting the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs.
  • Thanksgiving slate (Thursday, Nov. 26): Texans at Detroit Lions (12:30 p.m. ET), Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys (4:30 p.m. ET), Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers (8:20 p.m. ET)
  • Playoffs to begin the weekend of Jan. 9-10 and will include 14 teams.
  • All dates remain subject to change due to the COVID-19 pandemic possibly delaying the start of the season.

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2020 NFL schedule: 5 best games for betting

Houston Texans at Kansas City Chiefs
— Week 1: Thursday, Sept. 10, 8:20 p.m. ET

Few games on the NFL schedule draw the same national appeal of the season opener each and every year. With the beginning of the 2020 NFL season offering hope to sports fans going through withdrawals amid the pandemic, this year’s opener means even more than usual.

BetMGM has already posted spreads and moneylines for each Week 1 game, giving bettors something to help them pass the time until the return of the other major sports. The Chiefs open as monster -500 favorites over the Texans (+375) while laying 9.5 points on the spread.

Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Odds last updated Friday, May 8 at 2 a.m. ET.

Minnesota Vikings at New Orleans Saints
— Week 16: Friday, Dec. 25, 4:30 p.m. ET

The standalone game on Christmas Day will see the Vikings and RB Dalvin Cook looking for a repeat of the wild card-round upset of the Saints at Mercedes-Benz Superdome. With the two teams expected to be in contention for a division title this season, this game could mean even more for bettors holding onto futures tickets.

Green Bay Packers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
— Week 6: Sunday, Oct. 18, 4:25 p.m. ET

New Buccaneers QB Tom Brady will go head-to-head with Packers QB Aaron Rodgers for the first time as a member of the NFC. The Buccaneers’ schedule is flush with five primetime games, and Brady will face Saints QB Drew Brees twice as division rivals.  But it’s this Sunday afternoon spot against the reigning NFC North champs which could carry the most intrigue.

Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots
— Week 16: Monday, Dec. 28, 8:15 p.m. ET

This Week 16 battle could prove to be the day Bills fans and Patriots haters have been waiting for since Brady made his first NFL start in 2001. The Bills look to finally overthrow the Pats in the AFC East and this may be their shot at clinching the division crown. Doing so on the road would likely be even sweeter for Bills Mafia.

Kansas City Chiefs at Baltimore Ravens
— Week 3: Monday, Sept. 28, 8:15 p.m. ET

The only thing this matchup lacks in appeal is the fact it’s taking place so early in the season with playoff seeding in the AFC not yet on the line. The two most recent MVP winners in Ravens QB Lamar Jackson and Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes will be front and center on Monday Night Football. This game is a strong choice to feature the highest Over/Under of the entire 2020 NFL season.

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