{"id":34825,"date":"2014-08-08T12:00:33","date_gmt":"2014-08-08T17:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/?p=34825"},"modified":"2014-08-08T11:41:39","modified_gmt":"2014-08-08T16:41:39","slug":"nfl-preseason-week-1-preview-tampa-bay-buccaneers-vs-jacksonville-jaguars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/nfl-preseason-week-1-preview-tampa-bay-buccaneers-vs-jacksonville-jaguars-34825\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Preseason Week 1 Preview: Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Jacksonville Jaguars"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
\nFriday, 8\/8\/14, 7:30 PM EST
\nOpening Point Spread:\u00a0 Jacksonville PK
\nCurrent Betting Line:\u00a0 Jacksonville -1.5
\nOpening Total:\u00a0 35.5
\nCurrent Total:\u00a0 36
\nOdds Courtesy of 5Dimes<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are expected to challenge for a playoff spot in 2014<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Tampa Bay expects to have its starters play a series or two in this matchup, as first-year head coach Lovie Smith plans to place an emphasis on watching the lower two-thirds of the 90-man roster to sort out position battles.\u00a0 The Buccaneers will be led offensively by Josh McCown, who was brought in specifically to take over the No. 1 role after serving as Jay Cutler\u2019s backup in Chicago\u2014something to consider when making your pro football picks.\u00a0 Mike Glennon is saying all the right things after being shuffled back on the depth chart, but his production is important to keep an eye on due to his previous experience.<\/p>\n

The Buccaneers are expected to keep things pretty vanilla on offense, considering former California Golden Bears head coach Jeff Tedford is now the coordinator.\u00a0 On the other side of the ball, Smith is interested to see how Da\u2019Quan Bowers performs after being moved to the tackle spot from defensive end, as he was listed right behind Gerald McCoy on the team\u2019s depth chart at the position.<\/p>\n

Jacksonville is seen as a potential up-and-comer after a busy offseason, which is important to consider when looking over the pro football odds page, as the squad gets ready for its second year under head coach Gus Bradley.\u00a0 The Jaguars will send out Chad Henne under center to start this contest at EverBank Field, while first-round pick Blake Bortles will specifically work alongside the second-team unit.\u00a0 It\u2019s important to point out that the squad will be limited in terms of skill players, with tight end Marcedes Lewis and Marqise Lee being the only key options available.<\/p>\n

The Jaguars are expected an improved pass rush defensively with the offseason acquisitions of Red Bryant and Chris Clemons\u2014two players that Bradley knows well from his previous time with the Seattle Seahawks.\u00a0 I recommend keeping an eye on upcoming depth charts for this squad, considering starting running back Toby Gerhart will likely be limited during exhibition play, which provides a major opportunity for backup Jordan Todman.<\/p>\n

Sports bettors will likely play the UNDER, as both head coaches in this matchup have a defensive-minded background.<\/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

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Jacksonville Jaguars Friday, 8\/8\/14, 7:30 PM EST Opening Point Spread:\u00a0 Jacksonville PK Current Betting Line:\u00a0 Jacksonville -1.5 Opening Total:\u00a0 35.5 Current Total:\u00a0 36 Odds Courtesy of 5Dimes Tampa Bay expects to have its starters play a series or two in this matchup, as first-year head coach Lovie Smith plans to place […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":181,"featured_media":29540,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1444,132],"tags":[7745,323,297,324,5460,31,458],"class_list":["post-34825","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-headlines","category-nfl-handicapping","tag-blake-bortles","tag-chad-henne","tag-jacksonville-jaguars","tag-josh-mccown","tag-mike-glennon","tag-nfl","tag-tampa-bay-buccaneers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34825","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=34825"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34825\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34826,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34825\/revisions\/34826"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29540"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34825"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34825"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34825"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}