The fans at Levi’s Stadium will be treated to a game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the San Francisco 49ers when they take their seats on Sunday.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. San Francisco 49ers
When: 4:05 PM ET, Sunday, October 23, 2016
Where: Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, California
TV: 4:05 p.m. ET, FOX.
LINE: Buccaneers -1. O/U: 46.5
PREDICTION: 49ers 24, Buccaneers 20
Oddsmakers currently have the Buccaneers listed as 1-point favorites versus the 49ers, while the game’s total is sitting at 46.5.
With Hyde unlikely to play, Shaun Draughn and Mike Davis will handle the rushing duties for San Francisco, which enters Week 7 ranked fifth in the league with an average of 123.3 yards on the ground. Quarterback Colin Kaepernick also is a threat, as he gained a team-high 66 rushing yards versus the Bills in his first start of the season. The 49ers’ defense could receive a boost Sunday as cornerback Jimmie Ward hopes to play for the first time since suffering a quadriceps injury in a Week 3 loss to Seattle. The 49ers were a 45-16 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Bills. They failed to cover the +7.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (61) made winners of OVER bettors.
Team record: 1-5 SU,1-5 ATS
Current Streak: lost 5 straight games.
San Francisco is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
San Francisco is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Francisco’s last 5 games
With Jackson on the shelf, Tampa Bay will be hoping for someone to step up from a group that consists of Cecil Shorts, Adam Humphries, Donteea Dye and Russell Shepard. Shorts returned to practice this week after suffering a hamstring injury in Week 2 and Dye was just added to the active roster after being signed to the practice squad on Monday. Mike Evans, the Buccaneers’ other starting receiver, has made a touchdown catch in each of his last three road games. Tampa Bay won its last outing, a 17-14 result against the Panthers on October 10. The Buccaneers covered in that game as a +5.5-point underdog, while the 31 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Team record: 2-3 SU,2-3 ATS
Tampa Bay is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games
Tampa Bay is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games
Tampa Bay is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
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