San Francisco 49ers vs Tennessee Titans Prediction, 8/11/2024 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Preseason Week 1

Game: San Francisco 49ers at Tennessee Titans

Date: Sunday, August 11, 2024

Location: Nissan Stadium in Nashville, TN

TV: NFL+

Odds/Point Spread: Titans (-4)

Total/Over-Under: 37

The Tennessee Titans (6-11 last year) will try to defeat the San Francisco 49ers (12-5 last season) at Nissan Stadium on Sunday. Tennessee opens this contest as 4-point favorites from Vegas oddsmakers. The total comes in at 37.

The San Francisco 49ers finished the season with a 12-5 record. When they last stepped on the football field, the 49ers faced the Chiefs and took a loss by a score of 25-22. Brock Purdy finished 23/38 with 255 yards through the air and 1 TD. He had a QB rating of 89.3 and ended the game without throwing a pick. Christian McCaffrey had an average of 10.0 yds per reception by totaling 80 yards on 8 catches. Christian McCaffrey led the offense in rushing for the 49ers with 22 carries for 80 yds (3.6 yards per attempt). In all, they had 71 plays which converted into 382 yds. The San Francisco 49ers ended up rushing 31 times and had 110 yards, earning them an average of 3.5 yards per carry. When it came to stopping the run, the 49ers gave up 130 yards on 30 tries, which is 4.3 yards per rush allowed. San Francisco allowed 34 pass completions on 46 attempts for a total of 325 yards, and a completion rate of 73.9%.

The 49ers had 6,773 total yards for the prior year. San Francisco compiled 207 1st downs as a unit, and they committed 101 penalties for 933 yds. San Francisco earned 33 passing touchdowns and 27 touchdowns via the ground. They surrendered the ball 18 times (12 interceptions and 6 fumbles). As a unit they averaged 140.5 yds on the ground, which ranked them 3rd in the league. In terms of putting the ball in the endzone, the San Francisco 49ers had an average of 28.9 PPG.

The 49ers sat in 3rd in the National Football League concerning team defense, allowing 17.5 points per game. They allowed an average of 4.1 yards per rush and 89.7 rushing yards per game for the previous season. For the year, they allowed 1,525 rushing yards through 17 games. Concerning passing yards, the 49ers allowed 3,642 yards which had them sitting in 14th in the league. Over the course of their 17 games played last season, they yielded 214.2 yards per game through the air and surrendering a completion percentage of 66.0%. They gave up 303.9 yards per contest which had them sitting 8th in the league.

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The Titans ended the season holding a 6-11 record. In their last contest, the Titans went home victorious with a score of 28-20 when they faced the Jaguars. Ryan Tannehill (2 TDs) ended the contest with 168 yds on 17/26 passing while his QB rating was 93.1. He threw 1 interception and his avg yards per attempt was 6.5 yards. DeAndre Hopkins was one of the featured targets for the Titans, bringing in 7 passes for 46 yds (6.6 yds per reception). Derrick Henry carried the football 19 times for 153 yards, ending the contest with 8.1 yards per carry for Tennessee. The Titans finished the contest with 327 yards while they ran 55 plays (5.9 yds per play). Tennessee ended up running for 6.7 yards per carry, totaling 175 yds on 26 attempts. Tennessee conceded 23 rush attempts for 82 yards (3.6 yards per carry). The Titans pass defense allowed a completion rate of 67.4%, relinquishing 280 yards on 29 out of 43 through the air.

In relation to the points being put on the board, the Titans ranked 27th in the NFL averaging 17.9 PPG. Over the course of last year, the Titans threw for 3,067 yards via the pass along with averaging 180.4 passing yards per outing, which ranked 29th in football. They held an average of 108.6 run yards per game and ran for 1,846 yards for the year. The Tennessee Titans averaged 289.0 yards/game which had them ranked 28th in football. The Tennessee offense compiled 882 penalty yards on 110 violations, which had them ranked 6th in the league in terms of hurting your team. They gave away 11 interceptions while conceding 9 fumbles and they earned 158 first downs.

The Titans conceded 21.6 points per contest, which put them in 16th of all teams in the league. They surrendered 20 touchdowns through the air as well as 227.4 yards/game, which had them ranked 18th in the league. Tennessee yielded a total of 1,831 yards via the ground game (107.7 yards per outing) and 10 touchdowns by way of the ground game over the course of last year. The Titans defense took the field for 1,096 plays, which ranked 26th in the NFL. They had 14 takeaways (8 fumbles recovered and 6 interceptions) in the previous season. Last year, they conceded 367 points in total.

Who will win tonight's 49ers/Titans NFL game against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take the 49ers +4

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