While most of the Week 17 slate features at least one team in playoff contention, Sunday’s contest between the Saints and Titans is not one that most NFL fans will focus on. However, there is still a bit of value to be had in this game, and it comes on the visitors. The betting market has slowly adjusted to the Saints’ improved play over the second half of the season in recent weeks, and New Orleans continued its good run of form a week ago in a 29-6 victory over the lowly Jets. The victory marked the 3rd consecutive win for the Saints, and it was also the 4th straight game in which New Orleans covered the spread.
The insertion of Tyler Shough at quarterback has proven to be a significant upgrade over Spencer Rattler for an offense that was in desperate need of a spark, and the Saints rookie QB is also coming off the best game of his young career in that victory over New York last week. This momentum should carry over into this week’s matchup against a Titans defense that is dealing with some injuries to key players heading into this one. As for Tennessee, the Titans have showed signs of life in recent weeks, most recently in a win over the reeling Chiefs a week ago. However, Kansas City was already eliminated heading into that game and had nothing to play for. To make matters worse, the Titans defense got to face a 3rd-string quarterback for a decent chunk of that contest. It won’t be nearly as easy of a matchup for Tennessee this time around. I’ll lay the points with a New Orleans team that is trending up at the moment.
Saints vs Titans prediction: Saints -2.5 available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.
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