The Las Vegas Raiders and Tennessee Titans meet Sunday in week 3 NFL action at Nissan Stadium. The Las Vegas Raiders look to avoid their first 0-3 start since the 2018 season. The Tennessee Titans look to avoid their first 0-3 start since the 2009 season.
The Las Vegas Raiders have split their last 8 road games. Derek Carr is completing 61.8 percent of his passes for 547 yards, 4 touchdowns and 3 interceptions. Davante Adams and Darren Waller have combined for 282 receiving yards and 3 touchdowns, while Mack Hollins has 6 receptions. The Las Vegas Raiders ground game is averaging 72 yards per contest, and Josh Jacobs leads the way with 126 yards on 29 carries. Defensively, Las Vegas is allowing 26.5 points and 384 yards per game. Divine Deablo leads the Las Vegas Raiders with 23 tackles, Maxx Crosby has 1 sack and Amik Robertson has 1 interception.
The Tennessee Titans have won 7 of their last 9 home games. Ryan Tannehill is completing 58.5 percent of his passes for 383 yards, 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. Treylon Burks and Kyle Phillips have combined for 173 receiving yards on 14 catches, while Dontrell Hilliard has 3 receptions. The Tennessee Titans ground game is averaging 86.5 yards per contest, and Derrick Henry leads the way with 107 yards and 1 touchdown. Defensively, Tennessee is allowing 31 points and 404 yards per game. Kevin Byard leads the Tennessee Titans with 19 tackles, Jeffery Simmons has 2 sacks and Amani Hooker has 1 interception.
The Raiders are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 road games and 4-9 ATS in their last 13 games overall. The Titans are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 vs. AFC and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games overall. The under is 6-1 in Raiders last 7 games overall. The under is 6-2 in Titans last 8 games overall. The Raiders are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 meetings in Tennessee. The favorite is 10-2 ATS in their last 12 meetings.
The Tennessee Titans haven't looked good, to say the least, and it's probably fair that they're the underdog here. However, let's not act like the Las Vegas Raiders are lighting the world on fire with a defense that can't get off the field and a ground game that's 30th in the league. The Tennessee Titans are too talented offensively to continue struggling running the football themselves, and I don't count the game much against Buffalo, given what the Bills look like regardless. We'll learn a lot about both teams here, but I'll give the slight edge to the home team.
AUTHOR: Randy Chambers
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