Florida Weather Is Holding Three NFL Games Hostage

Florida weather is the ultimate wildcard, and right now it is holding three different NFL games hostage. We are 90 minutes away from kickoff, and the people who literally study the atmosphere for a living are basically just shrugging their shoulders.

Sports meteorologist Kevin Roth just put out the warning that nobody actually knows if it is going to pour inside the stadium in Tampa or just aggressively rain across the street. The radar shows a band clearing, but Florida storms operate with the chaotic energy of a toddler in a grocery store.

"Kevin Roth noted he doesn't know if it pours in Tampa or just near Tampa, advising fans to wait until the last possible moment."

This is a massive headache if you are trying to figure out what to do with the Atlanta Falcons visiting the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, or the Indianapolis Colts playing the Jacksonville Jaguars. Throw in the New England Patriots heading down to play the Miami Dolphins tonight, and the entire state is a giant question mark.

For Tampa Bay, a monsoon might actually be a strategic advantage. The 2-5 Buccaneers are currently 31st in the league in passing with a miserable 168.6 yards per game, but they rank third in rushing. Forcing both teams to keep the ball on the ground levels the playing field, especially since Tampa Bay is already missing receiver Emeka Egbuka and has running back Kenny Gainwell limping around with a questionable hip.

This is where the total chasers are losing their minds. Roth pointed out earlier that sharp money loves the Under in these Tampa and Miami games if the rain actually hits. But trying to predict a Florida pop-up shower an hour before the game is a great way to set your money on fire.

You have to wait until the absolute last possible second to see what the sky does before locking anything in. If you are blindly firing on passing props or game totals right now, you are not handicapping football. You are just gambling on a cloud.