T.M. Selection: Baltimore Ravens vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers - UNDER

I am on the UNDER in the Baltimore Ravens vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers game on Monday. Both teams off B2B high-scoring games but this has elevated this total. Now you have a match-up of two top teams in the NFL that each sit at 4-2 on the season and they respect each other here. That means part of the game plan will be running the ball plenty on offense or going with short middle routes and quick dump off passes (effectively also running plays) as these teams want to keep the clock running. Why play this way? They each fear the others offense. So the emphasis will be ball control and clock management on offense to churn up clock in hopes of not allowing the opponent's offense too much time on the field here. Of course something will have to give but the point is that this is likely to be more of a tighter low-scoring game than many are expecting. Ravens lean on RB Henry on offense plus the Bucs ran 35 times in their big win over the Saints. Both teams have solid running games and solid run defenses so watch this battle unfold in the trenches. Don't make the mistake of just looking at point totals these teams have produced this season, think of how the game planning will impact this battle of strong teams. Easy under here!

T.M. Prediction: 21-17 Baltimore.

Line: O/U 50.5