Tennessee Titans vs New Orleans Saints Prediction, 8/25/2024 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Week 3 Preseason

Game: Tennessee Titans at New Orleans Saints

Date: Sunday, August 25, 2024

Location: Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, LA

TV: NFL+

Odds/Point Spread: Saints (+3.5)

Total/Over-Under: 34.5

Caesars Superdome is the location where the New Orleans Saints (9-8 last season) will try to beat the Tennessee Titans (6-11 last year) on Sunday. Tennessee opens this game as 3.5-point favorites from Vegas oddsmakers. The total has been set at 34.5.

The Tennessee Titans ended the year having earned a 6-11 record. In their last game, the Titans went up against the Colts and took a loss by a score of 31-28. Will Levis connected on 16/33 with 224 yds passing and 1 touchdown. He had a quarterback rating of 80.9 and ended the contest without throwing a pick. Derrick Henry was the rushing leader for the Titans with 21 attempts for 102 yards (4.9 yards per carry). DeAndre Hopkins averaged 15.0 yards per catch by totaling 75 yards on 5 receptions. The Tennessee Titans ended up rushing 42 different times and totaled 177 yards, which came out to an average of 4.2 yards per carry. In all, they ran 81 plays which gave them a total of 381 yards. Tennessee surrendered 26 pass completions on 42 attempts for 300 yds, and a completion percentage of 61.9%. Against the run, the Titans gave up 55 yards on 23 attempts, which is 2.4 yds per rush surrendered.

The Titans attained 4,913 total yards for the prior campaign. Tennessee earned 158 1st downs as an offense, and they were flagged for 110 infractions for 882 yards. Tennessee amassed 14 touchdowns via the pass and 16 touchdowns via the ground. They turned the football over 20 times (11 interceptions and 9 fumbles lost). As a unit they averaged 108.6 yards on the ground, which was 17th in the NFL. Concerning scoring, the Tennessee Titans had an average of 17.9 PPG.

The Titans sat in 16th in the NFL regarding team defense, allowing 21.6 points per game. They allowed teams to run for an average of 3.8 yards per rush and 107.7 rushing yards per contest for the previous season. During the campaign, they conceded 1,831 rushing yards through 17 games. When it comes to yards through the air, the Titans allowed 3,866 yards which ranked them 18th in football. During their 17 games played, they gave up 227.4 yards per contest via the pass and relinquishing a completion percentage of 67.8%. They granted 335.1 yards per game which ranked them 18th in the league.

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The Saints wrapped up their season having earned a 9-8 record. When they last stepped on the football field, the Saints got the win with a final of 28-6 when they played the Panthers. Alvin Kamara ran the football 12 times for 56 yards, finishing the contest with 4.7 yds per carry for New Orleans. A.T. Perry was featured in the passing game for the Saints, bringing in 1 balls for 44 yards (44.0 yards per catch). Derek Carr (2 TDs) ended the game with 119 yds on 18/26 passing while his QB rating was 88.5. He had 1 pick and his average yards per pass attempt was 4.6 yds. New Orleans surrendered 39 running attempts for 204 yds (5.2 yds per rush). The Saints pass defense gave up a completion rate of 36.1%, surrendering 99 yds on 13 for 36 through the air. The Saints finished the contest with a total of 207 yards and they ran 52 plays (4.0 yards per play). New Orleans ran the ball for 3.9 yards per carry, finishing with 97 yds on 25 attempts.

In terms of their scoring prowess, the Saints were ranked 9th in football holding an average of 23.6 points per outing. Last season, the Saints threw for a total of 3,990 yards via the pass in addition to an average of 234.7 throwing yards per game, putting them at 11th in the NFL. They averaged 102.5 rushing yards per game and toted the ball for 1,742 yards for the season. The New Orleans Saints maintained an average of 337.2 yards per outing which had them sitting 14th in the league. The New Orleans offense had 846 yards of penalties on 96 infractions, which was good for 18th in the league in terms of helping out the other team. They gave away 11 interceptions while allowing opponents to recover 7 fumbles and they recorded 199 first downs.

They allowed 22 touchdowns through the air as well as 207.3 yards per game, which had them sitting 10th in the league. New Orleans allowed a total of 2,038 yards via the ground game (119.9 yards per contest) as well as 10 touchdowns on the ground last season. Over the course of the season, they relinquished 327 total points. They had 29 takeaways (11 fumbles recovered and 18 picks) during the previous year. The Saints defense took the field for 1,054 plays, which ranked them 9th in the league. The Saints conceded 19.2 points per game, ranking them 8th of all teams in the NFL.

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

Josh's Pick: Take the Titans -3.5

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