Both the Bucs and the Rams are coming off blowout wins in the Wild Card round of the playoffs. But Las Vegas has Tampa Bay opening as a three-point favorite (-3) as betting odds have opened for the Divisional round.

This is an interesting development considering that the Rams beat the Bucs in Los Angeles in Week 3 quite handily, 34-24. The Rams beat the Arizona Cardinals, 34-11, on Monday night and will have a short week to prepare for the Bucs before flying across the country to play in Tampa at 3:00 p.m. ET on Sunday.

Tampa Bay beat Philadelphia in a similar fashion, 31-15, but suffered some key injuries along the offensive line. Right tackle Tristan Wirfs sprained his right ankle and had to leave the game. He played only eight snaps. Wirfs’ replacement, Josh Wells, suffered a quad injury during the game but toughed it out until the end.

Center Ryan Jensen also suffered a sprained left ankle in the first half. But he was able to tough it out as well. Bucs head coach Bruce Arians said that the team may not know those players’ availability until later in the week.

“Well as tough as he is, I think there’s a chance,” Arians said. “He’s in a boot right now. Probably he and Ryan are going to go all the way until Friday before we know anything true. We’ll just have to wait and see.”

Having Bucs quarterback Tom Brady, the most successful player in the postseason in NFL history with 35 victories, is reason enough to make Tampa Bay a slight betting favorite. Yet Brady was sacked four times and the Bucs will be facing one of the league’s best pass rushing teams.

Los Angeles ranked third in sacks this season with 50, trailing only Pittsburgh (55) and Minnesota (51). The Rams are led by All-Pro defensive lineman Aaron Donald, who had 12.5 sacks, followed by outside linebacker Leonard Floyd’s 9.5. Los Angeles traded for future Hall of Fame pass rusher Von Miller this year. Miller has five sacks on the season and had one in the playoff win against Arizona.

The Rams have a 7-2 road record this year, while the Bucs are 8-1 at home.

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