New York Giants vs Tennessee Titans Prediction, 9/11/2022 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Week 1

Game: New York Giants vs Tennessee Titans

Date: Sunday, September 11, 2022

Location: Nissan Stadium in Nashville, TN

TV: FOX

Odds/Point Spread: Titans (-5.5)

Total/Over-Under: 44

The New York Giants (4-13 last year) are hitting the road to Nissan Stadium on Sunday where they will take on the Tennessee Titans (12-5 last season). Tennessee opens this contest as 5.5-point favorites from oddsmakers. The betting total is set at 44.

The New York Giants wrapped up their year having earned a 4-13 record. In their last game of last year, the Giants faced the Commanders and ended up losing by a score of 22-7. Saquon Barkley led the offense in rushing for the Giants with 11 carries for 30 yds (2.7 yds per attempt). Kyle Rudolph had an average of 4.3 yards per catch by accounting for 17 yds on 4 catches. Jake Fromm connected on 15/31 with 103 yards passing and 1 touchdown. He had a QB rate of 40.1 and finished the game with 2 interceptions. In the running game, the Giants conceded 226 yds on 37 attempts, which is an average of 6.1 yds per rush allowed. New York allowed 9 pass completions on 18 attempts for 99 yards, and a completion percentage of 50.0%. When all was said and done, they had 59 plays which gave them 177 yards. The New York Giants ran the football 25 different times and recorded 94 yds, which came out to an average of 3.8 yards per tote.

The Giants earned 4,884 total yards for last season. New York accumulated 171 1st downs as a unit, and they were flagged for 88 infractions for 674 yards. New York amassed 15 touchdowns through the air and 8 touchdowns via the ground. They turned the football over 30 different times (20 picks and 10 fumbles). As a team they averaged 99.3 yards rushing, which had them sitting 24th in the NFL. Regarding putting the ball in the endzone, the New York Giants had an average of 15.2 points per game.

Regarding yards via the pass, the Giants conceded 3,839 yards which ranked them 15th in the National Football League. In their 17 games played, they allowed 225.8 yards per game via the pass as well as allowing a completion percentage of 65.8%. They granted 354.8 yards/outing which had them sitting 21st in the league. They surrendered 27 passing touchdowns as well as 15 touchdowns on the ground. The opposition ran for an average of 4.5 yards per attempt on the ground and 129.0 rushing yards per game for the previous year. In total, they conceded 2,193 rushing yards through 17 games. The Giants ranked 23rd in the National Football League when it comes to the opposition scoring, conceding 24.5 PPG.

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The Titans ended the season with a 12-5 record. When they last played last year, the Titans took a defeat with a final score of 19-16 when they played the Bengals. D'Onta Foreman carried the ball 4 times for 66 yds, ending the game with 16.5 yds per carry for Tennessee. Julio Jones was the top contributor in the passing game for the Titans, bringing in 6 throws for 62 yards (10.3 yards per catch). Ryan Tannehill (1 TD) finished the contest with 220 yards on 15/24 through the air while his quarterback rating was 66.7. He tossed 3 interceptions and his avg yards per attempt was 9.17 yds. Tennessee relinquished 18 run attempts for 65 yds (3.6 yards per carry). The Titans secondary gave up a completion rate of 75.7%, surrendering 280 yds on 28 out of 37 passing. The Titans finished the game with 353 yds while running 52 plays (6.8 yds per play). Tennessee ran the football for 5.2 yds per carry, finishing with a total of 140 yds on 27 attempts.

Concerning how much they scored, the Titans ranked 15th in the NFL with a maintained average of 24.6 points per outing. Last year, the Titans threw for a total of 3,418 yards through the air along with averaging 201.1 throwing yards per outing, putting them at 24th in the league. They averaged 141.4 yards per game on the ground and ran for 2,404 yards for the season. The Tennessee Titans averaged 342.5 yards/outing ranking them 17th out of all teams in the league. The Tennessee offense totaled 973 penalty yds on 103 infractions, which had them ranked 17th in the league in terms of helping out the opposition. They gave away 14 picks while letting opponents recover 11 fumbles and they recorded 194 first downs.

Tennessee gave up a total of 1,438 yards via the ground game (84.6 yards per outing) as well as 14 touchdowns on the ground throughout last year. They gave up 24 touchdowns through the air in addition to 245.2 yards/game, which had them sitting 25th in the league. They compiled 22 takeaways (6 fumbles and 16 interceptions) over the course of last year. Overall, they gave up 354 points in total. The Titans defense participated in 1,039 plays, which ranked them 10th in the league. The Titans allowed 20.8 points per game, which had them ranked 6th of all teams in the league.

Who will win tonight's Giants/Titans NFL game against the spread?

Guy's Pick: Take the Titans -5.5

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