Tennessee Titans vs Minnesota Vikings Prediction, 8/19/2023 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Preseason

Game: Tennessee Titans vs Minnesota Vikings

Date: Saturday, August 19, 2023

Location: U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, MN

TV: No TV

Odds/Point Spread: Vikings (+3)

Total/Over-Under: 36

The Minnesota Vikings (13-4 last year) will take on the Tennessee Titans (7-10 last season) at U.S. Bank Stadium on Saturday. Tennessee opens as 3-point favorites. The total has been set at 36.

The Tennessee Titans wrapped up their year holding a 7-10 record. In their last contest, the Titans stepped onto the field against the Jaguars and took a loss by a score of 20-16. Joshua Dobbs finished 20/29 with 179 yds passing and 1 TD. He had a QB rate of 82.4 and ended the game with 1 interception. Chigoziem Okonkwo left with an average of 14.0 yds per catch by totaling 42 yds on 3 catches. Derrick Henry was the leader on the ground for the Titans with 30 carries for 109 yards (3.6 yards per attempt). For the game, they ran 72 plays which gave them a total of 312 yds. The Tennessee Titans rushed the ball a total of 39 different times and compiled 147 yds, which is an average of 3.8 yards per attempt. In the running game, the Titans gave up 19 yds on 14 attempts, which averages out to 1.4 yds per run allowed. Tennessee gave up 20 completions on 32 attempts for a total of 203 yds, and a completion percentage of 62.5%.

Regarding getting in the endzone, the Tennessee Titans were sitting at 17.5 points per contest. As a team they maintained an average of 125.4 yards on the ground, ranking this team 13th in the league. The Titans had 5,045 yards in total for last season. Tennessee accrued 153 1st downs as a unit, and they were called for 111 penalties for 956 yds. They surrendered the ball 23 different times (11 picks and 12 fumbles lost). Tennessee compiled 16 passing touchdowns and 16 rushing touchdowns.

When it comes to passing yards, the Titans conceded 4,671 yards which ranked them 32nd in football. Over the course of their 17 games played, they gave up 274.8 yards per contest through the air in addition to relinquishing a completion percentage of 65.4%. They gave up 351.6 yards per outing putting them 23rd in the league. They relinquished 29 touchdowns via the pass as well as 9 touchdowns on the ground. They allowed 3.4 yards per attempt on the ground and 76.9 rushing yards per game for the previous season. During the season, they allowed 1,307 running yards through 17 outings. The Titans were ranked 15th in the league when it comes to the opposition scoring, allowing 21.1 points per game.

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The Vikings wrapped up their year holding a 13-4 record. The last time they stepped on the gridiron, the Vikings took a loss by a final score of 31-24 when they played the Giants. Dalvin Cook carried the rock 15 times for 60 yards, walking away from the game with 4.0 yds per carry for Minnesota. T.J. Hockenson was one of the featured targets for the Vikings, grabbing 10 footballs for 129 yds (12.9 yds per catch). Kirk Cousins (2 touchdowns) finished the contest with 273 yards on 31/39 passing while his QB rating was 112.9. He didn't toss any interceptions and his average yards per pass attempt was 7.0 yds. Minnesota relinquished 30 rush attempts for 142 yds (4.7 yds per rush). The Vikings pass defense gave up a completion rate of 68.6%, relinquishing 289 yards on 24 for 35 passing. The Vikings finished with a total of 332 yds while running 56 plays (5.9 yards per play). Minnesota ran the ball for 3.8 yards per tote, finishing with 61 yards on 16 carries.

The Minnesota Vikings held an average of 361.5 yards/outing which ranked them 7th in football. They averaged 97.7 rushing yards per game and rushed for 1,661 yards for the season. The Minnesota offense had 684 yards of penalties on 88 violations, ranking them 24th in the league in terms of giving up free yards. They threw 15 picks while conceding 8 fumbles and they obtained 244 1st downs. Last year, the Vikings threw for a total of 4,484 passing yards as well as an average of 263.8 throwing yards per contest, giving them a rank of 6th in the NFL. When looking at their scoring prowess, the Vikings sat 8th in the NFL holding an average of 24.9 points per game.

They surrendered 23 touchdowns from the passing game and 265.6 yards/outing, which had them ranked 31st in the NFL. Minnesota gave up a total of 2,093 yards on the ground (123.1 yards per contest) as well as 18 touchdowns by ground last year. Their defense totaled 25 turnovers (10 fumbles and 15 picks) for the previous season. The Vikings defense was on the field for 1,118 plays, which had them ranked 31st in the league. In total, they relinquished 427 total points. The Vikings relinquished 25.1 points per game, which had them in 28th of all teams in the NFL.

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

Guy's Pick: Take the Titans -3

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