Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. St. Louis Rams Betting Odds, Analysis, NFL Pick

December 15, 2015   ·   OddsShark.com   ·   Jump to comments

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-7) will try to break a seven-game losing streak against NFC West opponents when they visit the St. Louis Rams (5-8) in the Week 15 Thursday night matchup. The Bucs have also failed to beat the number in the past four meetings with the Rams, who are only 1-6 against the spread in their last seven Thursday appearances.
 
Point spread: This game opened as a pick 'em; the total was 40.5 early in the week, according to sportsbooks monitored by Odds Shark. (Line updates and matchup report)
NFL pick, via Odds Shark computer: 25.8-18.7 Buccaneers
 
Why the Buccaneers can cover the spread
Despite losing at home to the New Orleans Saints 24-17 as a 5.5-point favorite last Sunday, Tampa Bay has still played much better lately than St. Louis. The Buccaneers had won three of their previous four games both straight up and ATS to get to the .500 mark. They are also a respectable 3-3 SU and 4-2 ATS on the road this season.
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