{"id":29604,"date":"2013-08-08T11:21:54","date_gmt":"2013-08-08T16:21:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/?p=29604"},"modified":"2013-08-08T11:21:54","modified_gmt":"2013-08-08T16:21:54","slug":"nfl-week-1-preseason-picks-baltimore-ravens-vs-tampa-bay-buccaneers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/nfl-week-1-preseason-picks-baltimore-ravens-vs-tampa-bay-buccaneers-29604\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Week 1 Preseason Picks: Baltimore Ravens vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Baltimore Ravens vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
\nThursday, 8\/8\/13, 7:30 PM EST
\nOpening Point Spread:\u00a0 Tampa Bay -3
\nCurrent Betting Line:\u00a0 Tampa Bay -3
\nOpening Total:\u00a0 35.5
\nCurrent Total:\u00a0 35.5
\nOdds Courtesy of Bookmaker<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Baltimore Ravens will likely play their starters for three to four series Thursday<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Baltimore is set to take the field Thursday night in its preseason opener, with most of the starters expected to see some action, including the likes of Joe Flacco, Ray Rice and Terrell Suggs.\u00a0 \u201cWe\u2019re not going to play the starters the whole game,\u201d commented Ravens head coach John Harbaugh.\u00a0 In last year\u2019s preseason opener against the Atlanta Falcons, the franchise had Flacco out on the field for four series.\u00a0 Baltimore is 5-1 ATS run during Hall of Fame week and Week 1 games.<\/p>\n

The Ravens have taken some major hits at the tight end position, with Dennis Pitta already out for the season with a fractured and dislocated hip, while Ed Dickson suffered a minor hamstring tear.\u00a0 Offensively, wide receiver Torrey Smith figures to have a big season, as he takes over the No. 1 role on the outside with Anquan Boldin going to the San Francisco 49ers.<\/p>\n

Tampa Bay has been locked into training camp mode since July 25, which has the locker room ready for its first round of action against another NFL opponent.\u00a0 \u201cThis has been a very physical, tough camp,\u201d stated Buccaneers head coach Greg Schiano.\u00a0 He\u2019ll likely expose his starters on both sides of the ball to one or two series, which means a lot of playing time for rookie signal-caller Mike Glennon.\u00a0 Tampa Bay is 8-1-1 during Hall of Fame week and Week 1 contests in its last 10 opportunities.<\/p>\n

The Buccaneers will likely have star cornerback Darrelle Revis on the sideline for this affair, but they\u2019ll definitely be watching free-agent safety Dashon Goldson and rookie cornerback Johnthan Banks.\u00a0 Tampa Bay has been working hard in the offseason to sure of its secondary\u2014a unit that ranked No. 32 in defending the pass a season ago.\u00a0 Defensive end Da\u2019Quan Bowers will also be monitored throughout his time on the field, as he tries to become a every-down player.<\/p>\n

Sports bettors will likely back the Buccaneers due to the Ravens simply going through the motions before the regular season.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t miss out on a winning season and let the NFL handicappers at Maddux Sports line your pockets with cash.\u00a0 Long term packages are available now!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Baltimore Ravens vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Thursday, 8\/8\/13, 7:30 PM EST Opening Point Spread:\u00a0 Tampa Bay -3 Current Betting Line:\u00a0 Tampa Bay -3 Opening Total:\u00a0 35.5 Current Total:\u00a0 35.5 Odds Courtesy of Bookmaker Baltimore is set to take the field Thursday night in its preseason opener, with most of the starters expected to see some […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":181,"featured_media":4284,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1444,132],"tags":[608,430,396,3723,5460,31,1069,458],"class_list":["post-29604","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-headlines","category-nfl-handicapping","tag-baltimore-ravens","tag-greg-schiano","tag-joe-flacco","tag-john-harbaugh","tag-mike-glennon","tag-nfl","tag-ray-rice","tag-tampa-bay-buccaneers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29604","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/181"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29604"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29604\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29605,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29604\/revisions\/29605"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4284"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29604"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29604"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29604"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}