The Tennessee Titans (3-9) head to MetLife Stadium to square off with the New York Jets (7-5) this week. Kickoff is at 1:00 p.m. ET on Sunday, Dec 13 and will air on CBS.
In last week’s game, New York got a close victory over the Giants 23-20. Brandon Marshall had a great game in the victory, pulling in 12 receptions for 131 yards and one TD. Ryan Fitzpatrick had a great game as well, adding 390 yards and two TDs through the air. Tennessee also won last week, just barely getting past the Jaguars 42-39. Delanie Walker had a huge game for the Titans, grabbing eight receptions for 92 yards and one TD. Marcus Mariota also had a great game with 268 yards and three TDs through the air.
The Titans are a six-point underdog against the Jets and the Over/Under (O/U) for the matchup is sitting at 43 points.
Sitting at 7-5 Straight Up (SU) and 6-5-1 Against The Spread (ATS), the Jets will look to improve heading into Week 14. In their five most recent matchups, the Jets went 3-2 SU and 2-3 ATS. New York hopes to take advantage of a Titans defense that allows 11.6 yards per pass, 28th in the NFL. Crossing over to the defensive side of the ball, the Jets look to have a distinct advantage in certain spots. The Titans offense should expect to run into problems running the ball against the Jets and their No. 1-ranked run defense. The Jets give up 83.5 yards per game on the ground. It is critical for the Titans to prepare for New York’s big-play defense, which ranks third in the league with 1.9 turnovers per game. New York will look to take advantage of the inability of the Titans to prevent scoring in the fourth quarter, allowing an average of 9.4 points. Special teams is a weakness for Tennessee that the Jets may use to their advantage. On average, the Titans have allowed 108.6 return yards per road game.
Across the field, the Titans head into Week 14 with records of 4-7-1 ATS and 3-9 SU. Over their last five games, the Titans have a SU record of 2-3 and a 1-3-1 record ATS. Tennessee has made opposing defenses suffer as of late, averaging 24 points per game over the last five games. This improved stretch brought its season average to 20.4 PPG. Moving on to the Tennessee defense, there are certain areas where it measures up well against the Jets. The Jets are matching up with Tennessee’s defense at an inopportune time. Over the last five games, Tennessee’s opponents have only averaged 86.6 yards on the ground. The Titans defense should be able to take away the ball, as the Jets rank near the bottom of the NFL in fumbles lost at home with 0.8 per game. The Jets have had a hard time on special teams. The team gives up the most return yards each game with 116.8.
Predictions: SU Winner – NYJ, ATS Winner – NYJ, O/U – Under
Notes
NY Jets are 2-4-1 ATS in their last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of the NY Jets last 8 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of the NY Jets last 6 games at home.
NY Jets are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games at home.
NY Jets are 6-3 SU in their last 9 games when playing Tennessee.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of the NY Jets last 5 games when playing at home against Tennessee.
NY Jets are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games when playing at home against Tennessee.
Tennessee is 1-3-1 ATS in their last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Jets.
Tennessee is 2-3 SU when leading at the start of the fourth quarter this season. New York is 6-1 SU when leading after three quarters.
Remarkably, New York is only 1-5 SU in games where it wins the turnover battle, yet undefeated (5-0 SU) when losing the turnover battle.
The Tennessee pass defense is ranked ninth in the league, while the New York passing attack is ranked only 15th. The Titans’ passing game is ranked just 25th, compared to the 18th-ranked pass defense of the Jets.
Tennessee has allowed 21.8 points per game on the road, which ranks it 14th in the league. New York has scored 27.5 points per game at home (ranked seventh overall).
