Miami Dolphins vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Line and point spread

Miami Dolphins vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Line and point spread Monday night football will close the NFL Week 10 with the Miami Dolphins v. Tampa Bay Buccaneers and here you will find the latest line and point spread on the today's football game. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers (0-8) are still winless this season, but will have a good chance to finally turn that zero to one when they welcome the Miami Dolphins (4-4) tonight in this all Florida Monday night football battle. You can find more stats further down, but first, let's get to the important parts - the money line and point spread on the Miami - Tampa Bay game.

As always, we will compare the point spread and betting line on the Dolphins - Buccaneers game by visiting two of the most popular online sportsbooks - Bovada Sports and Bookmaker. As many expect, this will be a tight game and the odds makers agree. The line on the Miami Dolphins has the AFC team favorite to win the Monday night football game, although not by much, just -120 money line at Bookmaker and -115 at Bovada. The underdog Buccaneers hold an "even" line to win the game and considering that not all bets are in yet, those lines could shift a little bit by kickoff time. The Miami Dolphins vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers point spread is currently at just -1.5 points chalk the Dolphins at both sportsbooks and the total expected in the Dolphins - Bucs game is at 41 points even. s mentioned earlier, the line on either team will likely change a bit, so place your bets early if you like the current money line.

If you plan on betting the line, keep in mind that according to the betting stats, Miami has beaten the line only twice in its last 8 games on the road, but Tampa Bay is 0-5 straight-up in its last 5 games at home. Also worth noting is the fact that the Dolphins are 1-6 against the spread in their last 7 games when playing Tampa Bay Bucs, while Tampa Bay is 1-5-1 against the spread in its last 7 games at home. The total has gone OVER in 4 of the Buccaneers' last 5 games when playing the Dolphins. Football stats this season show us that while both teams tend to allow similar points (around 23 points per game), Miami averages 21.8 points scored, against Tampa Bay's 15.5 per game.

Injuries is where the Buccaneers will have the upper hand, or so it appears. Tampa Bay has listed only wide receiver Chris Owusu as doubtful for tonight's football game with foot troubles, while the rest of the injuries on the Bucs team have been upgraded to probable, including linebacker Mason Foster and running back Erik Lorig. For the Dolphins tackle Jonathan Martin is out for the Monday night football game against Tampa Bay due to illness, corner Dimitri Patterson is doubtful, and linebackers Jelani Jenkins and Koa Misi both remain questionable for tonight's game against the Bucs. Miami linebacker Dannell Ellerbe, corner Nolan Carroll and tight end Dion Sims have been upgraded to probable Week 10 football, along with the rest of the Dolphins injuries.

Published on 11/11/2013