Giants vs. Titans Point Spread: NFL Week 1 Odds, Prediction
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Jeremy Perry
The team laying the biggest line in the afternoon games on Sunday is the Tennessee Titans. They finished 12-5 last season and host the New York Giants, who went 4-13. Both teams made some significant changes in the offseason. The Titans rebuilt their receiving corps, while the Giants reconstructed their coaching staff.
Tennessee is a 5.5-point favourite to win on the NFL odds, with a total of 43.5.
NFL Point Spread and Betting Analysis
The Giants have been one of the worst bets in recent years as they’ve failed to cover in six straight overall and six straight as a dog. They are also just 6-13 in their last 19 September contests.
As for the Titans, they are 4-1 ATS in their last five against the Giants. The Under has cashed in each of their last five home games as well as five of their last six when favoured.
New York Giants
The Giants are hoping that a new coaching staff can get this offence and team back on track. Success in 2022 hinges on growth from quarterback Daniel Jones, who so far has looked nowhere near capable of leading a team to the playoffs. He has a total of 21 touchdown passes in the last two seasons while coughing up 20 turnovers in that span.
The main concern for the Giants is that they still look like they have lots of holes on the roster. Kadarius Toney looks like a quality wideout but who can deliver consistently behind him? Who helps at tight end? Is the offensive line any better? Is the linebacking corps going to harden in the centre of the defence?
Right now, we don’t have clear-cut answers to these problems, so it’s hard to be the Giants in Week 1. This is a team that is hoping to develop over the season but for now, they’re viewed as one of the worst units in the NFL. Unless Jones emerges as a quality starter – and by all accounts from the preseason, not much has changed as he failed to throw a single touchdown pass – then the G-Men are likely looking at another losing season.
Tennessee Titans
If the Titans are to pick up a win in Week 1, they’ll be looking to their offence and running back Derrick Henry. He ran for 2,027 yards in 2020 and still finished eighth in the NFL in rushing last season despite only playing in eight games. Now he’ll be up against a Giants defence that allowed the eighth-most rushing yards per game at 129.0 last season, although they might be improved.
The Titans have given quarterback Ryan Tannehill a pair of new receivers to work with in free agent pickup Robert Woods as well as rookie Treylon Burks. That should help Tannehill a lot. He threw 14 interceptions last year as his receiving corps fell apart. He had 55 touchdowns and just 13 interceptions in the two prior years combined, so the hope would be that he gets back to that.
If the running game is powering along and Tannehill does have better weapons to work with, winning and covering in this spot shouldn’t be a problem.
NYG
TEN