The past clip Tennessee played Miami, backmost Ryan Tannehill led the Dolphins to a 27-20 triumph implicit the Titans successful the 2018 play opener.
On Sunday, Tannehill volition look his erstwhile squad for the archetypal clip since Miami traded him to Tennessee during the 2019 NFL draft.
Tannehill and the Titans (10-5, 9-6 ATS) tin clinch the AFC South rubric with a triumph and tin assertion the AFC’s No. 1 effect with a triumph and Kansas City nonaccomplishment astatine Cincinnati.
Tennessee has struggled connected discourtesy since losing NFL rushing person Derrick Henry successful Week 8. But the Titans person won and covered their past 2 location games and got a boost with the instrumentality of wide receiver A.J. Brown, who had 11 catches for 145 yards and a touchdown successful a 20-17 triumph implicit the 49ers.
Tennessee has had other remainder since that Dec. 23 victory, portion the Dolphins are moving connected a abbreviated week aft beating the depleted Saints connected “Monday Night Football.”
Miami (8-7, 8-7 ATS) has followed a seven-game losing streak with a seven-game winning streak. But the Dolphins person bushed up connected immoderate atrocious teams during their run, including the Giants, Texans and Jets twice.
Fourth-year Titans manager Mike Vrabel has a 39-24 record, and I’ll slope connected him and Tennessee to find a mode to screen arsenic 3-point favorites (at BetMGM).
Four much plays (home squad successful CAPS):
Cardinals (+6) implicit COWBOYS: In sports betting, similar the banal market, it typically pays to bargain debased and merchantability high. Arizona has mislaid 3 successful a enactment portion going 0-3 ATS, arsenic its banal has plummeted. Dallas has won and covered 4 straight, arsenic its banal has soared. As a result, the enactment is simply a spot inflated. Arizona is 7-1 ATS connected the roadworthy this play and has covered 5 of the past six meetings with Dallas.
PATRIOTS (-15½) implicit Jaguars: New England needs to triumph and person the Raiders oregon Dolphins suffer to clinch a playoff spot. The Patriots are successful dire request of a triumph to erase the bitter sensation of back-to-back losses aft a seven-game winning streak. They should beryllium capable to instrumentality retired their frustrations connected Jacksonville, which is connected an 0-6 dispersed skid and is an NFL-worst 4-11 ATS. New England has the league’s apical scoring defense, allowing 17.3 points per game, and should unopen down the Jaguars successful a blowout win.
SEAHAWKS (-7½) implicit Lions: I was 1 of the countless bettors who mislaid a teaser past week erstwhile Seattle blew a 24-14 fourth-quarter pb successful a 25-24 location nonaccomplishment to the Bears. That brutal decision is 1 of the reasons I’m taking the Seahawks to bounce backmost against Detroit successful what mightiness beryllium Russell Wilson’s last location crippled successful Seattle. Pro bettors person told maine they similar to stake connected teams coming disconnected disfigured losses.
Rams (-5½) implicit RAVENS: Baltimore’s battered secondary was shredded successful past week’s blowout nonaccomplishment to the Bengals, arsenic Joe Burrow threw for 525 yards and 4 touchdowns. Now the Ravens look Rams backmost Matthew Stafford, 4th successful the league successful passing yards (4,339) and 2nd successful TD passes (36). Los Angeles has won and covered 4 consecutive and tin clinch the NFC West rubric with a triumph and Arizona loss.
Last week: 2-3
Season: 43-37
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