{"id":26846,"date":"2010-09-23T11:37:16","date_gmt":"2010-09-23T16:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=26846"},"modified":"2010-09-23T12:11:45","modified_gmt":"2010-09-23T17:11:45","slug":"pittsburgh-steelers-vs-tampa-bay-bucs-free-week-3-predictions-spread-230910","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/nfl\/pittsburgh-steelers-vs-tampa-bay-bucs-free-week-3-predictions-spread-230910\/","title":{"rendered":"Pittsburgh vs. Tampa Bay NFL Preview: Week 3 Free Pick"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFL Week 3 NFL Gambling & Free Predictions<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Week 3: Steelers vs Bucs Preview <\/strong><\/h3>\n

Date:<\/strong> Sunday, September 26, 2010
\nVenue: <\/strong>Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL
\nBroadcast: <\/strong>CBS
\nPittsburgh Steelers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Betting Lines from BetUs.com<\/strong>
\nMoney Line:<\/strong> Steelers -140, Buccaneers +120
\nSpread: <\/strong>Steelers -2.5
\nOver\/Under: <\/strong>33
\nBet now @ BetUs.com!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Pittsburgh Steelers (2-0)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Steelers fans have to be absolutely ecstatic right now. The early 2010 forecast was bleak with no Santonio Holmes, no Ben Roethlisberger and the Falcons and Titans on the schedule. But the Steelers persevered. Rashard Mendenhall carried them past Atlanta in Week 1; their \u201cD\u201d bottled up Chris Johnson and sent Vince Young to the bench on the road in Week 2.<\/p>\n

Suddenly, the Steelers are unbeaten, have only two weeks until Big Ben returns and have a winnable matchup at Tampa Bay this weekend. The road does, however, get a bit harder now that backup quarterback Dennis Dixon is out. Dixon was competent over his one and a half starts, completing 68.8 per cent of his passes, but is sidelined with a knee injury. <\/p>\n

Charlie Batch or Byron Leftwich will start in Dixon\u2019s place this week. Sure, Leftwich has the better arm, but it doesn\u2019t really matter who Mike Tomlin chooses. The bottom line is that the Steelers will run the ball this week. And run. And run some more. Mendenhall carried the ball 22 and 23 times in his first two games. That number should jump to 25-plus this week against a Bucs team allowing over 111 rushing yards per game.<\/p>\n

The Steelers \u201cD\u201d looks unstoppable so far. It made Michael Turner and Chris Johnson look ordinary, so it\u2019s frightening to imagine what James Harrison and the Pittsburgh front seven will do to Cadillac Williams, who shouldn\u2019t even be an NFL starter. \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-0)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Three cheers for Tampa Bay, a team that may already have more wins than some bettors expected this season. The story early on has been Josh Freeman. The sophomore quarterback, who had major turnover woes last season, has four touchdown passes and just one pick with no fumbles over his first two games.<\/p>\n

But, before we declare the Bucs contenders, let\u2019s take a closer look. In Week 1, they beat the lowly Cleveland Browns at home. Barely. In Week 2, they got the tasty task of facing Matt Moore and the Carolina Panthers. Carolina also has no pass rush anymore with Julius Peppers gone. It sacked Freeman, a scrambler, zero times last week.<\/p>\n

So, to summarize, the Bucs have faced Jake Delhomme and Matt Moore plus two cupcake defenses. I think it\u2019s time for Freeman, who has completed just 55.8 per cent of his passes, to get a rude awakening.<\/p>\n

The pick:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Even though the Bucs get another home game and get to face yet another backup-caliber quarterback (in this case, a third-stringer), everything else about this matchup looks nightmarish for Tampa Bay. Arguably, no defense has looked more impressive than Pittsburgh\u2019s through two weeks. And the Steelers did their damage against two above-average offenses. I can\u2019t imagine what they\u2019ll do to the young Freeman \u2013 whose game is quite similar to Vince Young\u2019s.<\/p>\n

If Tampa surprises at home this week, it may finally make a believer out of me. But I\u2019d advise you to take Pittsburgh\u2019s line and run with it.<\/p>\n

Pittsburgh vs. Tampa Bay Gambling Trends:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh’s last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
\nPittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
\nThe total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay’s last 5 games
\nThe total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay’s last 6 games at home
\nPittsburgh is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
\nPittsburgh is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Tampa Bay
\nThe total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay’s last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
\nTampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games <\/p>\n

Steelers vs Buccaneers prediction: <\/strong>Steelers 24, Buccaneers 6<\/p>\n

Moneyline: Steelers -140
\nSpread: Steelers -2.5
\nOver\/Under: UNDER 33<\/p>\n

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