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NFL Betting Odds: Titans at Jaguars

Written by Steve Janus

Sunday’s match up between the unbeaten Tennessee Titans and the Jacksonville Jaguars is one of the most compelling of the week. Tennessee answered a lot of questions about their passing game last week as the their running game couldn’t do much against a strong Chicago defensive front. Kerry Collins rose to the occasion and ended up leading his team to their 10 victory in as many games. This week they hit the road to face a 4-5 Jags team that is much better than their record might indicate. Even so, the Tennesse is a 3 point favorite over Jacksonville, and the total in the game has been set at 39.5 points.

On offense, the name of the game has been running for the Titans. Last week was a different story with Kerry Collins throwing for 289 yards, the most he’s thrown for all season. As for the running game, expect it to make a comeback this week as the tandem of Chris Johnson and LenDale White have combined for over 1,100 yards and 16 touchdowns this year. The Titans proved last week that simply stacking 8 or 9 guys in the box to stop the run isn’t going to stop them from moving the ball down the field, which makes the running game all the more dangerous in the weeks to come. The Titans come into Jacksonville as 3 point favorites.

On defense, the Titans have been one of the toughest teams in the NFL. They are the allowing just 194 passing yards per game and just 90 yards per game on the ground. Defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth is one of the scariest defenders playing right now, he’s leading the team with 6 sacks and has 32 tackles at a position that doesn’t get much press. Jacksonville likes to run the ball, but will likely stay outside the tackles to avoid running Haynesworth’s way.

For the Jags on offense David Garrard has put together a decent season passing for over 2,000 yards already and 8 touchdowns, but the running game is the team’s main attack. While not as impressive as Tennessee’s, the Jags have a nice pair of running backs as well in Fred Taylor and Maurice Jones-Drew. They’ve combines for about 800 rushing yards and 9 touchdowns (though Jones-Drew has all 9 TDs this year). Jacksonville has lost two of their last three games and are an uncharacteristic 1-3 at home this season. Something just isn’t right in Jacksonville as they are 3-point underdogs this week.

The Jags will need to bring their “A” game on defense this week, particularly against the run. They are currently ranked 14th in the NFL allowing 113 yards per game, but most teams don’t have the talent, or the game plan to run the ball as much as the Titans do. Overall the Jags are solid on defense, allowing 22 points per game and 321 yards of total offense, but, for some reason those numbers spike to 24 points and 360 yards per game in their home games. Traditionally this is a team that is strong at home and it’s any one’s guess why the Jags have been struggling their this season.

The big question in the NFL this week is whether or not the Titans can stay undefeated. There’s a good chance of it, but there’s no such thing as an easy road win in the NFL. If the Titans are off and the Jags are on, this one could easily swing in Jacksonville’s favor.

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