A pair of 2-1 teams will do battle in the Music City on Sunday when the Philadelphia Eagles take their show on the road against the Tennessee Titans. Sportsbooks opened the Eagles as 3.5-point road favorites with a total of 41.5.
- The Titans are 7-1 SU in their last eight games at home.
- The total has gone OVER in the Eagles’ last four games vs the Titans (avg. combined score: 54.5).
- The total has gone OVER in 16 of the Eagles’ last 21 games on the road (avg. combined score: 51.95).
Titans traditionally fare very well at home
Tennessee moved to the top of the AFC South standings thanks to a narrow 9-6 road victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 3. The Titans will be looking to improve to 3-1 for the first time since 2013, and dating back to 2016, Tennessee is 11-2 SU at Nissan Stadium. The only Titans player to reach the scoresheet vs the Jags was kicker Ryan Succop, who scored all nine of Tennessee’s points, including the game-winning 28-yard field goal with four minutes remaining in the fourth quarter.
Blaine Gabbert started the game but was replaced by Marcus Mariota in the first quarter when he suffered a concussion. Mariota passed for 100 yards and no interceptions while adding 51 yards on the ground. With Gabbert’s health up in the air, Mariota looks to regain the starting position against the Eagles. The Titans have the edge when it comes to covering the spread in this spot, as home teams are 5-1 ATS in the last six meetings between the Titans and Eagles.
Wentz set to make second start since return from injury
Philly is coming off a 20-16 triumph over the Indianapolis Colts in Carson Wentz’s highly anticipated return. The third-year signal-caller, who had been out of action since suffering a severe knee injury in Week 14 of the 2017 season, passed for 255 yards with one touchdown and one interception in his first game back. Despite the win, the Eagles failed to cover the -6.5 spread.
When the Eagles hit the road, high-scoring affairs tend to follow. In Philadelphia’s last 21 road games, the OVER is 16-5 with an average combined score of 52 points. So far in the 2018 season both the Eagles and the Titans have gone UNDER the total twice, so keep that in mind when placing your totals bets.
Why I’m on the Eagles in this game
I missed with the Eagles on the spread last week, but I’m going to go back to the well once again and back the defending Super Bowl champs as road faves in this game. The Titans’ penchant for producing at Nissan Stadium is concerning in this regard, but their questions under center are looming large, and Wentz is only going to get better from here on out now that he’s back on the gridiron.
