The NFL will be heading to England’s Wembley Stadium as the Tennessee Titans (+7) are taking on the Los Angeles Chargers. The game will start at 9:30 a.m. ET and CBS will broadcast the action.
Week 7 Betting Preview: Los Angeles Chargers vs. Tennessee Titans
Tennessee is a live dog in this Sunday matchup and is currently getting 7 points. The Titans are also receiving +220 moneyline odds while the Chargers are -260. Vegas has determined the over/under (O/U) to be 45.5 points, and if one team can create a bunch of points early, it’ll likely produce a solid betting opportunity in-game.
Both of these teams have been profitable this year as the Titans have gained 1.1 units while the Chargers are up 1.4 units.
The Titans have gone 3-3 straight up (SU) in 2018 while the Chargers are 4-2 SU.
Tennessee enters this matchup on a three-game unbeaten streak while Los Angeles has come up short in its last two in a row. The Titans came up short to Baltimore 21-0 in a Week 6 thumping where their defense allowed the Ravens to eat up the clock by rushing for 123 yards on 35 attempts, including two rush TDs. On the offensive side, Marcus Mariota completed 10-of-15 passes for just 117 yards. Derrick Henry (only 21 yards on seven rushes) led the ground attack while Tajae Sharpe (two receptions, 33 yards) and Anthony Firkser (two catches, 25 yards) handled the receiving duties in the defeat.
Los Angeles just earned a 38-14 win over Cleveland in Week 6. Philip Rivers completed 11-of-20 passes for 207 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. Melvin Gordon III (132 rushing yards on 18 attempts, three TDs) and Austin Ekeler (60 yards on seven carries) handled the running game as Keenan Allen (four receptions, 62 yards) and Tyrell Williams (three catches, 118 yards, two TDs) led the receiving corps in the win.
Tennessee has run the ball on 49.1 percent of its offensive possessions this year while Los Angeles has an overall rush percentage of 45.4 percent. The Titans have produced 98.5 rush yards per game and have two touchdowns on the ground this year. The Bolts are putting up 137.3 rushing yards per game and have six total rush TDs.
If the numbers so far this season are any indication, then it appears the Bolts should hold an advantage when it comes to applying pressure, as their offensive line has allowed just eight sacks while the D-line has registered 16 sacks. The Titans offensive line has given up 20 sacks and their defense has generated only 13 sacks.
The Titans offensive scheme has tallied 184.8 yards/game in the air overall and has four passing scores so far. The Bolts have put up 285.0 pass yards per outing and have 15 total pass TDs.
Defensively, Tennessee appears to have the upper hand when it comes to limiting the pass. The team has allowed opponents to run for an average of 123.2 yards and pass for 227.2 yards per game. The Los Angeles defense has allowed 276.5 yards per game to opposing passers and 96.8 yards per game to opposing runners. The Titans are allowing an adjusted net yards per pass attempt (ANY/A) of only 5.62 to opponents, while the Bolts have given up a 6.34 ANY/A.
Offensively, Mariota has put up 664 passing yards on the year. He’s connected on 66 percent of his 92 attempts with two passing scores and three interceptions. Mariota has a 4.47 adjusted net yards per pass attempt overall, although that number sits at 2.35 over the past two outings.
Derrick Henry, Corey Davis and Tajae Sharpe have collectively accounted for 218 total yards as a trio over the last two outings.
Philip Rivers has completed 111-of-167 passes for 1,363 yards, 13 TDs and three INTs for Los Angeles. His ANY/A stands at 8.34 for the year and 11.49 over his past two outings.
Melvin Gordon III (408 rushing yards, five rush TDs, 217 receiving yards, three receiving touchdowns on the year), Keenan Allen (41 rush yards, 344 receiving yards, one receiving TD) and Tyrell Williams (244 receiving yards, three receiving TDs) have combined to account for 653 total yards and six touchdowns the past two games.
Tennessee Titans vs. Los Angeles Chargers Free Prediction
SU Winner: Titans, ATS Winner: Titans, O/U: Over
Team Betting Notes
- The Titans offense has produced two pass plays of 40 or more yards, while the Chargers have put up five such plays.
- The Tennessee defense has allowed two pass plays of 40 or more yards, while Los Angeles has given up five such plays.
- The Tennessee offense has created two rushing plays of 20 or more yards, while Los Angeles has created eight such runs.
- The Titans defense has allowed two rushing plays of 20 yards or more, while the Chargers have given up three such runs.
- The Los Angeles defense has sacked opposing QBs 16 times this season. Tennessee has produced 13 sacks.
- Tennessee, as a team, has averaged 3.7 yards per carry over its last three games and 4.0 over its last two.
- Los Angeles has averaged 4.8 yards per carry over its last three outings and 4.9 over its past two.
