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Seattle Seahawks at Tampa Bay Bucs NFL Odds & Spread

The Seattle Seahawks vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers will feature a formidable Tampa Bay squad against a Seahawks team struggling terribly on offense. This Sunday, the Seahawks will be without starting QB Matt Hasselbeck (57.7 passer rating) leaving the throttles in the hands of backup QB Seneca Wallace. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers under head coach Jon Gruden at home, in the heat, may have the upper hand over a poor traveling Seattle team. The Bucs have yet to allow a 100 yard rusher on the ground which is also a detriment to the visiting Seahawks. The one angle that can’t be overlooked is the Mike Holmgren vs Jon Gruden match-up of minds. Holmgren was Gruden’s coaching mentor. The NFL betting odds for the Seattle Seahawks vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers game is Tampa Bay -10.5 on the SPREAD.

Wallace is a better player than most NFL insiders have noticed. Wallace is extremely athletic with a strong, accurate throwing arm. Wallace is still inexperienced and will need help from RB Julius Jones (4.45 40-speed). The Seahawks are not the same team with their leader Matt Hasselbeck on the sidelines. Seahawks head coach Mike Holmgren had this to say: “”It’s a challenge. The young men who have to play the game are doing everything they can, But you know, Matt is a coach on the field. He’s been here a long time. You have a franchise quarterback and you lose him, it changes.” Seattle will need a big game from RB Julius Jones (4.6 YPC 465 Total Yds. 2 TD) and 255 Lb. Bulldozer T.J Duckett (3 TD’s 3.9 YPC). The Buccaneers defense is coming off a strong performance against the Carolina defense when they gave up only 3 points. Tampa Bay defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin had this to say: “We had pressure, We mixed coverages. Monte Kiffin did a great job again, but our players played their hearts out today. We have some opportunistic guys back there and we let three or four other interceptions get away. We’ve got guys with range, they have tremendous ability and they really hit today.” The Buccaneers 3rd ranked scoring defense has an NFL leading 11 INT’s along with 11 sacks from seven different players. Seattle should be more explosive this week on offense with the anticipated return of WR Deion Branch (4.45). Branch is a fluid reciever that runs excellent routes and has a 40+ inch vertical leap. Also to be watched in the Seahawks passing game is sure-handed rookie TE John Carlson (6′6″ 255 Lbs). The NFL betting odds MONEYLINE for the Seattle Seahawks vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers game is Tampa -500.

Tampa Bay QB Jeff Garcia has been in fine form replacing the injured Brian Griese behind center. Garcia ( had this to say about last week’s strong outing against Carolina: “This is just one game and we don’t know what’s going to happen next, but it felt great to be playing again. If we can just build on these things, we have a lot of good things to look forward to.” Garcia, along with RB’s Warrick Dunn and Earnest Graham have Tampa’s offense cruising along. The Bucs have the 6th best running attack in the NFL up against Seattle’s 23rd ranked run defense. Seattle’s undersized defense is led by MLB Lofa Tatupu (34 tackles). The Seahawks usually stout defense has been torched in the secondary for a 108.2 passer rating despite creating pressure upfront with 13.0 sacks. The Seahawks will blitz Tampa QB Jeff Garcia often when Tampa goes to their spread attack in an effort to create havoc. Garcia could have his big-play weapon back in WR Joey Galloway (4.40 40-speed). Garcia has had success throwing downfield despite Galloway’s absence with 4 passes for 20 + yards last week. The NFL betting odds OVER\UNDER for the Seattle Seahawks vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers game is at 38 points.

Seattle travels about as well as 3 day old milk. Tampa Bay seems to have found a groove under 38-year old veteran QB Jeff Garcia. Was the Bucs total domination of the Panthers an indication that this could be a Superbowl team?

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