The Tennessee Titans head across the nation this weekend to take on the Oakland Raiders in a huge AFC matchup that could have significant playoff implications.
The Tennessee Titans head across the nation this weekend to take on the Oakland Raiders in a huge AFC matchup that could have significant playoff implications.
Kickoff at 1:25pm PT (4:25pm ET)
Tennessee Titans
Moneyline odds: -150 at Bovada
Betting line: -3 at -111.11
Record (ATS): 7-5 (6-5-1)
Oakland Raiders
Moneyline odds: +130 at Bovada
Betting line: +3 at -111.11
Record (ATS): 6-6 (6-6)
The Tennessee Titans head across the nation this weekend to take on the Oakland Raiders in a huge AFC matchup that could have significant playoff implications.
The Titans are sitting at 7-5 and while tied with the Pittsburgh Steelers for the sixth and last playoff spot, the Steelers hold the tiebreaker. Tennessee have their destiny in their hands when it comes to the AFC South, where they are one game back of the Houston Texans with a two head-to-head encounters still to come.
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The Titans have won three in a row and five of their last six games, the most recent of which was a 31-17 win over the Indianapolis Colts. They are averaging 36 ppg over their last three games.
The Raiders have not only lost two in a row but have been blown out in both of those games. They lost 40-9 to the Kansas City Chiefs in their last game after copping a 34-3 hiding from the New York Jets. The offense has sputtered, and they need to get it going to keep their playoff hopes alive.
This season the Raiders are 5-1 at home and the Titans are 3-3 on the road. Oakland are 6-2 ATS in their last eight games against Tennessee, although these teams have not met since 2017.
In the win over the Colts, the Titans blocked a field goal and returned it 63 yards for a touchdown to take the lead with just over five minutes remaining. They had fewer yards in the game (292-391) but forced three turnovers and outscored Indy 24-7 in the second half.
Derrick Henry had a big game, rushing for 149 yards with a touchdown while averaging 5.7 yards per carry. Henry has the third-most rushing yards in the NFL and has starred in the Titans’ three-game win streak with an average of 165.3 rushing yards per game.
While Henry was the star of the win at Indy, Ryan Tannehill passed for 182 yards with two touchdowns and was not picked off. He has two passing scores and no picks in each of his last three games.
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If you look at the stats from Oakland’s loss to Kansas City and ignore the scoreline, you would think the Raiders beat the Chiefs. They had more yards (332-259) but had three turnovers and were penalized 12 times for 99 yards.
Derek Carr passed for 222 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions and Josh Jacobs rushed for 104 yards at 6.1 yards per carry, although many of those yards came when the game was well out of reach. Jacobs is right behind Henry in rushing yards with the fourth-most in the league and has rushed for over 100 yards in three of his last five games.
Oakland’s defense ranks 24th in the league against the pass and 11th against the run, while Tennessee only rank 27th in the league in pass defense and sit 10th in run defense.
Tennessee Titans -3 at -111.11 at Bovada
The Raiders’ last two losses have been on the road and they have not lost at home since Week 2. They seem to be a different team on the road, where they keep shooting themselves in the foot. While Oakland will improve on their own patch, Henry and the Titans’ offense will get the job done in a close contest.