Is there ever a good reason to lay points with a last place 3-5 team against their first place 5-3 foe?  You bet there is when the 5-3 team is an injury riddled disaster area and the 3-5 team is in circle-the-wagons mode against a lesser tier foe!

A week ago, Washington being on the receiving end of a field goal was unimaginable. Then the Redskins lost both offensive guards, Brandon Scherff (chest) and Shawn Lauvao (knee), for the season.

This line is an overreaction to a banged up Washington team losing at home to a Falcons team that's better than its record suggests.

The Washington Redskins are a mash unit right now.  They are going to be without 3 starting offensive linemen in Trent Williams, Shawn Lauvao and Brandon Sherff.  Tackle Morgan Moses is questionable with an MCL sprain. 

I think you'll be able to get the Bucs at -2.5, but nonetheless I'm laying the points in this matchup.

I don't see Washington holding up its end of the bargain in getting to this number considering their injury issues on offense.

Washington's O-line was wrecked last week and it may have just one starter available for Sunday. But the same thing happened last year, and the Redskins went into Seattle and got a three-point win. Here, they'll face a Buccaneers team that's lost five of six. No team allows more points or has a worse turnover differential than Tampa. Alex Smith's dink-and-dunk strategy is maddening, but it has potential to really work against this Bucs LB and DB group.

The Redskins had some issues on both sides of the ball in a home loss to the Falcons, but I'm looking for their offense to get a boost this week just because of the Bucs defense, which allows everyone to score at will.