Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Dallas Cowboys Week 1 Odds & Picks

<p>Tampa Bay and Dallas opened last season with a great game, and we expect another one when the teams open their 2022 seasons Sunday night at Jerry World. The Buccaneers are still led by a now 45-year-old Tom Brady, but they're under a new HC and without Gronk. The Cowboys, meanwhile, are trying to shake off another early exit from the postseason.</p>
<p>Here's our homework for this game, with our free NFL betting pick.</p>
<h2>NFL Betting Lines </h2>
<p>The Week 1 NFL betting odds opened Tampa as a two-point road favorite over Dallas, with an over/under of right around 52. Early betting action then bumped the Bucs to -2.5 and dipped that total to 50.5.</p>
<h2>Buccaneers-Cowboys NFL Betting Preview </h2>
<p>Tampa Bay played 13-4 last season, won the NFC South for the first time since 2007 but came up short in the playoffs in its quest for back-to-back Super Bowl titles. The Buccaneers started 6-1 last season, with wins over Dallas, New England, and Philadelphia, then lost two games in a row. Tampa then finished 7-1 against a weak schedule to claim the No. 2 spot in the NFC playoffs. The Bucs then destroyed the Eagles in a wild-card game but lost a wild divisional-round bout to the eventual Super Bowl champion Rams 30-27.</p>
<p>Over the off-season, Tampa Bay lost Coach Arians to a surprise retirement, replacing him with former Jets HC Bowles. The Bucs also lost Brady’s good buddy Gronkowski. And Brady got another year older - he's now 45!</p>
<p>Tampa is lined as a -275 favorite to win the NFC South this season, playing against an over/under win total of 11.5. The Bucs are also the top choice on the NFC championship board at +325 and the second choice on most Super Bowl boards at +750.</p>
<p>Dallas, meanwhile, played 13-4 last season, won the NFC East for the fourth time over the last eight seasons but got upset at home by San Francisco in a wild-card game. The Cowboys opened last season with a two-point loss to Tampa Bay, then won six in a row, beating the Chargers, Eagles, and Patriots along the way. Dallas then struggled through a 1-3 stretch but finished 4-1 to earn the No. 3 spot in the NFC playoffs. But it all came crashing down with that 23-17 playoff loss to the 49ers.</p>
<p>Over the off-season, the Cowboys lost several familiar names, did nothing in free agency, and used four of their top five draft picks on offense.</p>
<p>Dallas is listed as a +130 favorite to win the NFC East this season, playing against an O/U win total of 10.5. The Cowboy are also getting +800 to win the NFC and +1900 to win the Super Bowl.<br />
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<h2>Bucs-Cowboys Recent History</h2>
<p>These teams just met back in Week 1 of last season, a 31-29 Tampa victory. The Bucs led that game 7-0 early, 21-16 at the half, and 28-19 in the third quarter, then fell behind 29-28 with just over a minute to go. But Brady drove the offense 57 yards to a game-winning field goal with two seconds left.</p>
<p>Gronkowski and Anthony Brown combined to catch 210 yards worth of balls that night for Tampa Bay. Neither will be on the field Sunday night.</p>
<p>Also, that game played over a total of 52.5, as the teams combined for almost 900 yards of total offense.</p>
<h2>Totals Report</h2>
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<li>The overs played 9-8 in Bucs games last season, which averaged 51 total points.</li>
<li>The Under was 9-8 in Cowboys games last season, averaging 51 points.</li>
<li>The Under was 9-7 in NFL Week 1 last season.</li>
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