Betting The Bucs (Week 3 Edition)
September 21st, 2025
It’s Joe’s obligation in this space to serve up a quality wager.
And through two games, Joe has a winning bankroll.
Disclaimer: Don’t bet if losing will ruin your day, week, month or year.
Betting The Bucs is a window into Joe’s pregame wagers tied to Tampa Bay. Joe would say it’s all in fun, but this is business. (In-game betting allows for the processing of better information, but Joe cannot take that on in this space.)
Florida sports betting is blessed by the state via Hard Rock Bet, the source of the betting lines here.
Joe focused on season wagers last week (so far, so good) and also lost $50. But Joe made a comeback last week winning $153. So Joe’s up $103 this season.
After scouring every possible wager, Joe is going back to the well with Rachaad White at over 1.5 catches against the Jets. Joe expects the Bucs to look for easy completions and to use a healthy share of two-man backfields — White with Bucky Irving. Two catches feels inevitable. Joe would have bet more but -115 kept the wager at $50.00.
Joe also liked the value on a couple of goofy $1.00 profit-eating longshots: Vita Vea with a sack at +375 and Sean Tucker scoring a third-quarter touchdown at +4000.
Joe could see Tucker getting a second-half series and a kick return or two in the third quarter. He didn’t take a handoff last week and the Bucs surely want to pound the ball today to protect Baker Mayfield.
As for Vea? He’s due and the Jets should struggle with him.
Good luck!
September 21st, 2025 at 11:18 am
Thanks Joe!!!!!
GO BUCS
September 21st, 2025 at 11:18 am
Falling right into the trap, Joe. The gambling industry doesn’t completely own the NFL yet. Please don’t help them along.
September 21st, 2025 at 11:18 am
Lol. Sean Tucker getting a carry?
Not on this team!
We don’t know how to use 3 RB’s.
September 21st, 2025 at 11:24 am
Wow i am tempted! I never wager on anything …..but…I would bet 10 bucks on Tucker and 10 on VV if I knew how, JUST FOR FUN.
September 21st, 2025 at 11:28 am
I have the same as joe for r.white..that’s easy money IMO…. but I have vita and reddick going over on the sacks….
kicker screwed me last 2 weeks but I’m rolling with him again today lol
GO BUCS
September 21st, 2025 at 11:30 am
Guess it’s just a whirlpool. I must be too old-school to understand.
September 21st, 2025 at 11:38 am
Baker over 18.5 rushing yards ,, both games he’s had over 30
September 21st, 2025 at 11:50 am
Is guard Michael Jordan playing today didn’t see him on the inactive list
September 21st, 2025 at 11:54 am
Lightningvinny, I’m on your wavelength but I opted against it. Something tells me just as we’re all getting wise to this bet, he’ll scramble less for no apparent reason whatsoever.
If I’ve learned anything in my brief sports betting career, sometimes you gotta zag if your “betting instincts” tell you to zig.
September 21st, 2025 at 12:13 pm
Nice I took Mayfield rushing over 13.5 yards.
September 21st, 2025 at 12:16 pm
NFL on Fox is about the dumbest tv show ever.
September 21st, 2025 at 12:26 pm
OH NO Creamsickle Day
September 21st, 2025 at 12:45 pm
Nah stay away from this game, don’t bet anything.
September 21st, 2025 at 12:59 pm
HR over .5 sacks
VV over .5 sacks
RW over 1.5 receptions
BUCS Win
September 21st, 2025 at 1:01 pm
Thanks Joe!
September 21st, 2025 at 4:11 pm
Thank you Mayfield!
September 21st, 2025 at 5:53 pm
oof. only one damn target. made sense to me he’d get 3 at least, as well as he’s been playing. bucky 25 carries even though mostly stuffed runs. odd. maybe because his blocking wasn’t needed as much, knew line was sieve and had to throw quickies mostly
September 21st, 2025 at 5:54 pm
why bet anything else when you can just put everything on saints to fail in every way possible. same with gators. easy peazy lol.
September 21st, 2025 at 6:16 pm
“NFL on Fox is about the dumbest tv show ever.”
Clearly, you’ve never watched “The View”.