Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Indianapolis Colts Prediction, 8/27/2022 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Preseason Week 3

Game: Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Indianapolis Colts

Date: Saturday, August 27, 2022

Location: Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, IN

TV: NFL League Pass

Odds/Point Spread: Colts (-5.5)

Total/Over-Under: 39

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers (13-4 last year) are hitting the road to Lucas Oil Stadium on Saturday where they will go up against the Indianapolis Colts (9-8 last season). Tampa Bay opens this game as 5.5-point underdogs. The total comes in at 39.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers finished the year holding a 13-4 record. In their last contest of last season, the Buccaneers took the field against the Rams and ended up losing by a score of 30-27. Leonard Fournette led the offense in rushing for the Buccaneers with 13 carries for 51 yds (3.9 yards per carry). Mike Evans averaged 14.9 yards per reception by earning 119 yds on 8 catches. Tom Brady went 30/54 with 329 yards passing and 1 touchdown. He had a quarterback rating of 72.2 and ended the game with 1 interception. Against the run, the Buccaneers gave up 73 yards on 30 tries, which averages out to 2.4 yds per run surrendered. Tampa Bay allowed 28 completions on 38 tries for 355 yds, and a completion percentage of 73.7%. For the game, they had 71 plays which gave them 359 yards. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers rushed the ball a total of 14 times and amassed 51 yards, which had them averaging 3.6 yards per tote.

When it comes to putting the ball in the endzone, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers averaged 30.1 points per outing. As a team they maintained an average of 98.4 yds via the ground game, which had them sitting 26th in the league. The Buccaneers had 6,901 yards in total for the prior season. Tampa Bay accounted for 273 1st downs as a unit, and they were called for 97 penalties for 874 yards. They surrendered the football 19 different times (12 interceptions and 7 fumbles). Tampa Bay compiled 43 touchdowns through the air and 18 rushing touchdowns.

When it comes to yards through the air, the Buccaneers allowed 4,062 yards which had them ranked 21st in the league. In their 17 games, they relinquished 238.9 yards per game via the pass and surrendering a completion percentage of 65.4%. They conceded 331.5 yards/game putting them 13th in football. They allowed 26 touchdowns through the air as well as 11 touchdowns via the ground game. They allowed 4.3 yards per rush and 92.5 rushing yards per game for the prior season. For the season, they conceded 1,573 running yards through 17 contests. The Buccaneers ranked 5th in the NFL regarding team defense, giving up 20.8 points per game.

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The Colts wrapped up their season holding a 9-8 record. For their last game of last season, the Colts took a defeat with a final score of 26-11 when they played the Jaguars. Jonathan Taylor carried the football 15 times for 77 yds, ending the game with 5.1 yds per attempt for Indianapolis. Michael Pittman Jr. was featured in the passing game for the Colts, catching 6 passes for 64 yards (10.7 yds per reception). Carson Wentz (1 TD) ended the game with 185 yards on 17/29 through the air while his quarterback rate was 74.6. He threw 1 interception and his average yards per pass attempt was 6.38 yds. Indianapolis conceded 31 attempts on the ground for 101 yards (3.3 yds per rush). The Colts passing defense allowed a completion rate of 71.9%, relinquishing 217 yards on 23 out of 32 through the air. The Colts finished the contest with a total of 233 yards while running 53 plays (4.4 yds per play). Indianapolis rushed the football for 5.2 yds per attempt, finishing the contest with 94 yds on 18 attempts.

The Indianapolis Colts had an average of 347.1 yards per outing which ranked them 16th in the league. They held an average of 149.4 yards per game via the rush and rushed for 2,540 yards in total. The Indianapolis offense racked up 688 penalty yds on 76 infractions, which ranked 30th in the NFL in terms of making mistakes. They tossed 8 interceptions while losing 11 fumbles and they obtained 167 first downs. Last season, the Colts threw for a total of 3,361 passing yards along with an average of 197.7 passing yards per game, which had them ranked 26th in the league. In terms of putting points on the board, the Colts ranked 9th out of all teams in the league with a maintained average of 26.5 PPG.

The Colts conceded 21.5 PPG, which had them ranked 10th of all teams in the league. Indianapolis allowed the opposition a total of 1,854 yards on the ground (109.1 yards per contest) and 10 touchdowns on the ground last year. They conceded 32 touchdowns through the air and 234.1 yards per outing, which had them sitting 19th in football. The Colts defense took the field for 1,050 plays, which had them sitting 11th in the league. In total, they gave up 365 points in total. They earned 33 takeaways (14 fumbles recovered and 19 interceptions) over the course of the prior season.

Who will win tonight's Buccaneers/Colts NFL game against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take the Colts -5.5

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