The Detroit Lions (5-8) visit the Tennessee Titans (9-4) Sunday for a 1 p.m. ET kickoff at Nissan Stadium in Nashville. Below, we preview the Lions-Titans betting odds and lines and make our NFL picks and predictions.
Lions at Titans: Betting odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Saturday at 10 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Lions +500 (bet $100 to win $500) | Titans -650 (bet $650 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Lions +11.5 (-110) | Titans -11.5 (-110)
- Over/Under: 51.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Lions at Titans: Game notes
- The Lions won 34-30 in Week 13 in the debut of interim head coach Darrell Bevell, but they were dropped 31-24 by the Green Bay Packers last week. They did cover the spread for the second time in as many games under their new leader.
- Detroit took care of the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 6 by a 34-16 count, but they’re 1-2 straight up and ATS in three games against the AFC South so far, including the 41-25 loss to the Houston Texans on Thanksgiving, which was the last straw for ex-head coach Matt Patricia.
- The Titans roughed up the Jags 31-10 last week in Jacksonville. They covered a 7.5-point number as the Under (52.5) cashed. The Titans have won and covered three in a row on the road, but they lost and failed to cover each of their past two in Music City, both against AFC playoff contenders.
- Tennessee ranks third in the NFL with 394.5 total yards of offense per game, and it’s second in rushing with 157.8 yards per outing and fourth in the NFL with 30.0 points per game. Defensively, they have been so-so, limiting teams to 113.8 rushing yards, which is 15th overall. They’re a dismal 29th against the pass, coughing up 273.6 passing yards per outing.
- Titans RB Derrick Henry is an MVP contender with a league-best 1,532 rushing yards and 14 touchdowns. The Titans aren’t just a one-dimension team, as QB Ryan Tannehill has passed for a respectable 3,209 yards and 28 scores.
Lions at Titans: Key injuries
Lions
- WR Kenny Golladay (hip) out
- DL Da’Shawn Hand (ankle) out
- RB Adrian Peterson (forearm) questionable
- QB Matthew Stafford (rib, right thumb) questionable
- OL Tyrell Crosby (ankle) out
- CB Darryl Roberts (hip) out
- DL John Penisini (shoulder) questionable
- OL Frank Ragnow (throat) out
Titans
- No notable injuries
Lions at Titans: Odds, betting lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Titans 38, Lions 20
Money line (?)
The Titans (-650) are a risky play at six and a half times your potential return. While Tennessee should be able to top the beleaguered visitors from Detroit, they’re still just too expensive.
PASS.
Against the spread (?)
The TITANS -11.5 (-110) are a better play laying the points, even though they have failed to win or even cover in each of their past two at home.
The Titans have covered each of their past two as favorites of 6 or more points, and they covered their most recent game as a double-digit favorite in Houston on Dec. 29, 2019, the regular-season finale last season.
Over/Under (?)
OVER 51.5 (-110) is the play here, regardless if Stafford is able to tough it out, or if QB Chase Daniel makes the start. The Over is 4-1 in Detroit’s past five as an underdog while going 5-2 in its past seven overall. The Over is 6-1-1 in Tennessee’s past eight at home, and 6-1 in the previous seven against losing teams.
The Over is 19-6-1 in the past 26 overall for the Titans, too.
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Also see:
- Rod Wood on Stafford: ‘He’s our quarterback’ (Lions Wire)
- Vrabel, Brown react to Marcus Mariota’s Raiders debut (Titans Wire)
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