Houston Texans vs Tennessee Titans Prediction, 12/24/2022 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Week 16

Game: Houston Texans vs Tennessee Titans

Date: Saturday, December 24, 2022

Location: Nissan Stadium in Nashville, TN

TV: CBS

Odds/Point Spread: Titans (-7)

Total/Over-Under: 39

Nissan Stadium is where the Tennessee Titans (7-7) will take on the Houston Texans (1-12-1) on Saturday. Houston opens this contest as 7-point underdogs from Vegas oddsmakers. The over/under comes in at 39.

The Houston Texans head into this game 1-12-1 for this season. In their last contest, the Texans faced the Chiefs and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 30-24. Davis Mills went 12/24 with 121 yards passing and 2 TDs. He had a quarterback rate of 92.5 and finished the contest with no interceptions. Royce Freeman was the best rusher for the Texans with 11 carries for 51 yds (4.6 yards per carry). Chris Moore averaged 10.5 yards per catch by totaling 42 yards on 4 catches. The Houston Texans rushed the ball a total of 28 times and amassed 94 yards, which came out to an average of 3.4 yards per carry. Once the final whistle blew, they tallied 58 plays which gave them 219 yards. Houston conceded 36 pass completions on 41 attempts for a total of 313 yards, and a completion percentage of 87.8%. Against the run, the Texans conceded 189 yds on 33 tries, which averages out to 5.7 yds per run allowed.

The Texans have tallied 3,898 total yards over the course of this year. Houston has a total of 127 1st downs as an offense, and they have been hurt by 70 infractions for 523 yards. With reference to getting the ball in the endzone, Houston has totaled 16 touchdowns through the air and 7 touchdowns on the ground. They have turned the ball over 23 different times (16 interceptions and 7 fumbles). As a team they're averaging 90.2 yards on the ground which has them sitting 29th in the National Football League. Regarding scoring points, the Houston Texans have an average of 16.8 points per game.

The Texans are sitting in 27th in the league in terms of team defense, allowing 24.6 PPG. They are giving up an average of 4.9 yards per running attempt and 167.5 rushing yards per game for the year. Over the course of this season, they have given up 2,345 yards on the ground through 14 games. In terms of passing yards, the Texans have surrendered 3,100 yards which puts them in 20th in the NFL. They have conceded 221.4 yards per game via the pass and allowed a completion percentage of 63.7%. In total, they have allowed 388.9 yards/game which ranks them 30th in the league. They have surrendered 13 touchdowns by air in addition to 19 touchdowns via the ground game.

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The Titans come into this matchup with a record of 7-7 this season. The last time they stepped on the football field, the Titans went home defeated by a final of 17-14 against the Chargers. Derrick Henry carried the football 21 times for 104 yds, finishing the game with 5.0 yards per carry for Tennessee. Derrick Henry had the best day in terms of receiving for the Titans, grabbing 4 footballs for 59 yds (14.8 yards per catch). Ryan Tannehill finished the contest with 165 yards on 15/22 passing while his QB rating was 71.2. He tossed 1 pick and his avg yards per attempt was 7.5 yards. Tennessee surrendered 24 attempts on the ground for 74 yards (3.1 yds per rush). The Titans secondary gave up a completion percentage of 66.7%, relinquishing 291 yds on 28 out of 42 through the air. The Titans finished with a total of 284 yards while running 57 plays (5.0 yds per play). Tennessee ended up running for 4.7 yds per attempt, finishing with a total of 127 yards on 27 attempts.

In relation to this team's ability to score points, the Titans rank 26th in the NFL maintaining an average of 18.2 points per outing. Over the course of the season so far, the Titans have thrown for 2,441 passing yards together with holding an average of 174.4 passing yards per game, which has them sitting 29th out of all NFL teams. They are averaging 121.6 rushing yards per game and have toted the ball for 1,703 yards for the season. The Tennessee Titans hold an average of 296.0 yards per outing which is good for 29th out of all teams in the NFL. The Tennessee offense has 762 yds of penalties on 90 violations, which is 7th in the NFL in terms of making mistakes. They have given away 7 interceptions while surrendering 9 fumbles and they have earned 124 1st downs.

The Titans are surrendering 20.9 PPG, ranking them 12th in football. They have given up 25 touchdowns from the passing game in addition to 284.2 yards per outing, which has them in 32nd in the NFL. Overall, they have conceded 293 total points. Tennessee has allowed the opposition a total of 1,131 rushing yards (80.8 yards per outing) and 8 touchdowns by ground this season. The Titans defense has taken part in 916 plays, which ranks 29th in the NFL. They have earned 15 takeaways (4 fumbles recovered and 11 picks) over the course of the season.

Who will win tonight's Texans/Titans NFL game against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take the Texans +7

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