Seattle Seahawks vs Tennessee Titans Prediction, 8/17/2024 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Preseason Week 2

Game: Seattle Seahawks at Tennessee Titans

Date: Saturday, August 17, 2024

Location: Nissan Stadium in Nashville, TN

TV: NFL+

Odds/Point Spread: Titans (-1)

Total/Over-Under: 34

The Tennessee Titans (6-11 last year) host the Seattle Seahawks (9-8 last season) at Nissan Stadium on Saturday. Tennessee opens this matchup as 1-point favorites. The total has been set at 34.

The Seattle Seahawks finished the year with a 9-8 record. The last time they stepped on the football field, the Seahawks played against the 49ers and took a loss by a score of 28-16. Zach Charbonnet was the rushing leader for the Seahawks with 9 carries for 44 yards (4.9 yards per carry). Tyler Lockett averaged 14.8 yds per reception by accumulating 89 yards on 6 receptions. Drew Lock connected on 22/31 with 269 yards passing and 2 touchdowns. He had a QB rating of 92 and ended the contest with 2 picks. Against the run, the Seahawks gave up 173 yds on 23 attempts, which is 7.5 yds per run allowed. Seattle allowed 19 pass completions on 27 tries for 354 yds, and a completion percentage of 70.4%. In the game, they had 55 plays which converted into 324 yards. The Seattle Seahawks rushed the ball a total of 20 different times and accounted for 70 yards, which came out to an average of 3.5 yds per attempt.

The Seahawks earned 5,490 total yards last season. Seattle totaled 189 1st downs as a unit, and they were flagged for 111 infractions for 954 yards. Seattle totaled 23 passing touchdowns and 11 rushing touchdowns. They turned the ball over 17 times (12 interceptions and 5 fumbles lost). As a team they had an average of 92.9 yds via the ground game, which ranked them 28th in the league. Concerning putting points on the board, the Seattle Seahawks averaged 21.4 points per game.

The Seahawks were sitting in 25th in the league when it comes to their opponents scoring, conceding 23.6 PPG. They gave up an average of 4.6 yards per running attempt and 138.4 yards on the ground per game for the previous season. Over the course of last year, they gave up 2,352 yards via the ground game in 17 games. In terms of yards through the air, the Seahawks gave up 3,961 yards which put them in 21st in the league. Over the course of their 17 games, they yielded 233.0 yards per game via the pass and surrendering a completion percentage of 66.7%. They yielded 371.4 yards per contest which put them 30th in the NFL.

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The Titans wrapped up their year with a 6-11 mark. In their last contest, the Titans took a loss by a score of 31-28 when they played the Colts. Will Levis (1 touchdown) ended the contest with 224 yards on 16/33 passing while his QB rate was 80.9. He didn't toss any interceptions and his average yds per pass attempt was 6.8 yards. DeAndre Hopkins was the best receiver for the Titans, catching 5 balls for 75 yds (15.0 yards per reception). Derrick Henry carried the football 21 times for 102 yards, finishing the contest with 4.9 yds per carry for Tennessee. The Titans finished with 381 yds and they ran 81 plays (4.7 yds per play). Tennessee ended up running for 4.2 yds per attempt, finishing with 177 yds on 42 attempts. Tennessee allowed 23 rushing attempts for 55 yards (2.4 yds per rush). The Titans secondary allowed a completion percentage of 61.9%, surrendering 300 yds on 26 out of 42 through the air.

Concerning this team's ability to score points, the Titans ranked 27th in the league maintaining an average of 17.9 PPG. Last year, the Titans had a total of 3,067 passing yards together with averaging 180.4 passing yards per outing, which had them ranked 29th out of all NFL teams. They maintained an average of 108.6 run yards per game and ran for 1,846 yards for the season. The Tennessee Titans held an average of 289.0 yards/contest which ranked them 28th in the league. The Tennessee offense accrued 882 yds of penalties on 110 violations, which had them ranked 6th in the NFL in terms of giving up free yards. They gave away 11 interceptions while surrendering 9 fumbles and they earned 158 1st downs.

The Titans relinquished 21.6 PPG, which had them in 16th in the league. They gave up 20 touchdowns from the passing game and 227.4 yards/contest, which had them sitting 18th out of all teams. Tennessee gave up a total of 1,831 rushing yards (107.7 yards per game) in addition to 10 touchdowns by way of the ground game throughout last season. The Titans defense took the field for 1,096 plays, which was good for 26th in the NFL. They compiled 14 turnovers (8 fumbles recovered and 6 interceptions) during the previous year. In total, they surrendered 367 points in total.

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

Tony's Pick: Take the Titans -1

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