New England Patriots vs Tennessee Titans Prediction, 8/25/2023 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Preseason

Game: New England Patriots vs Tennessee Titans

Date: Friday, August 25, 2023

Location: Nissan Stadium in Nashville, TN

TV: NFL NET

Odds/Point Spread: Titans (+3)

Total/Over-Under: 39

Nissan Stadium is where the Tennessee Titans (7-10 last year) will compete against the New England Patriots (8-9 last season) on Friday. New England is 3-point favorites. The betting total is set at 39.

The New England Patriots ended the season holding a 8-9 record. In their last contest, the Patriots played the Bills and ended up losing by a score of 35-23. Rhamondre Stevenson led the offense in rushing for the Patriots with 6 totes for 54 yds (9.0 yds per carry). DeVante Parker had an average of 13.2 yards per catch by accounting for 79 yds on 6 receptions. Mac Jones connected on 26/40 with 243 yards passing and 3 touchdowns. He had a quarterback rating of 75.3 and ended the contest with 3 picks. On the ground, the Patriots gave up 90 yds on 25 attempts, which averages out to 3.6 yds per run surrendered. New England relinquished 19 completions on 31 tries for a total of 237 yards, and a completion percentage of 61.3%. For the game, they tallied 64 plays which gave them a total of 341 yards. The New England Patriots ran the ball a total of 23 different times and totaled 107 yards, which earned them an average of 4.7 yards per tote.

When it comes to putting points on the board, the New England Patriots averaged 21.4 PPG. As a team they averaged 106.6 yards rushing, ranking them 24th in the league. The Patriots had 5,348 total yards over the course of last year. New England compiled 166 1st downs as a unit, and they committed 104 infractions for 841 yards. They turned the football over 23 times (14 picks and 9 fumbles). New England compiled 19 passing touchdowns and 12 touchdowns on the ground.

When it comes to yards through the air, the Patriots allowed 3,681 yards which had them sitting in 17th in the league. Over the course of their 17 games, they gave up 216.5 yards per contest through the air and relinquishing a completion percentage of 61.1%. They yielded 322.0 yards per outing ranking them 8th in the league. They allowed 28 throwing touchdowns in addition to 7 running touchdowns. Opposing teams ran for an average of 4.1 yards per running attempt and 105.5 rushing yards per game for the previous season. For the season, they gave up 1,793 yards via the ground game in 17 games. The Patriots ranked 11th in the league in terms of the opposition scoring, giving up 20.4 points per game.

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The Titans finished the season with a 7-10 record. In their last game, the Titans took a defeat with a final score of 20-16 against the Jaguars. Derrick Henry carried the rock 30 times for 109 yds, ending the game with 3.6 yds per attempt for Tennessee. Chigoziem Okonkwo was one of the featured targets for the Titans, catching 3 balls for 42 yards (14.0 yards per catch). Joshua Dobbs (1 touchdown) finished the contest with 179 yards on 20/29 through the air while his quarterback rate was 82.4. He had 1 pick and his avg yards per attempt was 6.2 yards. Tennessee conceded 14 rush attempts for 19 yds (1.4 yds per rush). The Titans secondary conceded a completion rate of 62.5%, surrendering 203 yds on 20 for 32 through the air. The Titans finished the game with a total of 312 yds and they ran 72 plays (4.3 yds per play). Tennessee rushed the football for 3.8 yards per tote, finishing with a total of 147 yds on 39 carries.

In relation to the points being put on the board, the Titans ranked 28th out of all teams in football holding an average of 17.5 points per outing. Throughout last year, the Titans compiled 2,914 yards through the air as well as an average of 171.4 passing yards per game, which ranked 30th in football. They had an average of 125.4 yards via the ground game and rushed for 2,131 yards for the year. The Tennessee Titans maintained an average of 296.8 yards/game ranking them 30th out of all teams in the league. The Tennessee offense compiled 956 yards of penalties on 111 violations, which had them ranked 5th in the league in terms of hurting your team. They tossed 11 interceptions while allowing opponents to recover 12 fumbles and they earned 153 first downs.

They gave up 29 touchdowns via the pass and 274.8 yards/outing, ranking them 32nd out of all teams. Tennessee gave up a total of 1,307 yards via the ground game (76.9 yards per game) in addition to 9 touchdowns on the ground last year. They totaled 20 turnovers (6 fumbles recovered and 14 picks) over the course of last season. The Titans defense was on the field for 1,100 plays, which was good for 26th in the league. Last season, they gave up 359 points in total. The Titans conceded 21.1 points per contest, ranking them 15th of all teams in the league.

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

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take the Titans +3 and over 39 total points

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