Monday, May 21st, 2012
The Tennessee Titans will make the road trip to nearby New Orleans to face Drew Brees and the Saints in a week four NFL pro football preseason game on Thursday night.
Kick off time from New Orleans is scheduled for 8PM Eastern Time with tape delayed national television coverage provided by the NFL Network on Friday afternoon at 1PM Eastern Time.
The betting odds opened up with the home team New Orleans Saints favored by -3 points with an over under of 37 ½ points.
The early money from the NFL wagering public has not moved this betting line as the New Orleans Saints are still favored by -3 points.
The total has saw no early movement as the game is still hung at 37 ½ points.
New Orleans Saints money line bettors will lay – odds with the road underdog Tennessee Titans returning + odds to win straight up with the point spread no factor in the bet.
In week four of the preseason we often see veteran starters play little or not at all in this spot. Coaches must assess their reserves to cut down to their 53 man roster by September 23rd.
The Tennessee Titans own a preseason record of 2-1 and they are 2-1 against the spread.
The team has averaged 14.7 points per game and has surrendered just 11 points to their foes.
Tennessee has averaged 285 offensive yards in the exhibition season with 160 yards coming in their passing attack.
The Titans are coming off the 14-13 home win against the Chicago Bears as a -3 point home favorite.
The total came in at under the closing number of 36 ½ points.
Tennessee put up only 220 offensive yards and converted on 3 of 11 on third down. The Titans got inside the Bears red zone once and could not score a touchdown.
Starting Titans quarterback Matt Hasselbeck hit on 12 of 22 from the field for 135 yards.
Rookie Jake Locker a Washington product completed two of his four throws for 13 yards.
The Tennessee starting running back Chris Johnson is still holding out for a restructured contract.
Rookie running back Jamie Harper out of Clemson got 13 carries for 36 yards and a touchdown.
Former USC product Stafon Johnson on five rushing attempts ran for 21 yards.
Wide receiver Nate Washington led the Titans with four catches for 66 yards.
Tight end Jared Cook caught two balls for 16 yards.
Damian Williams a wide out had 13 yards receiving on one catch.
Tennessee allowed the Bears 416 offensive yards and 9 of 16 makes on third down. The Titans allowed Chicago into the red zone twice and gave up one touchdown.
The Tennessee pass rushers had just one quarterback sack and had three tackles for a loss.
The New Orleans Saints own an NFL preseason record of 2-1 this season and are 2-1 against the spread.
The Saints average 26 points per game and give up 16.7 points per game to their opponents.
New Orleans has put up an average of 377 offensive yards per game with 252 yards coming from their passing game.
The team is coming off the 40-20 road win at Oakland in week three of the exhibition season as a -4 ½ point betting favorite.
The total came in at under the closing number of 38 points.
The Saints were able to amass 514 offensive yards on the Raiders defense and converted on 9 of 15 on third down.
New Orleans entered the Raiders red zone on five occasions and came away with four touchdowns.
Starting quarterback Drew Brees hit on 15 of 23 from the field for 189 yards.
Backup quarterback Chase Daniel connected on 9 of his 18 throws for 191 yards and two touchdowns.
Former Oregon St product Sean Canfield saw limited work and hit on 1 of his two throws for 11 yards.
Rookie running back Mark Ingram had just seven yards and a touchdown on six carries.
Darren Sproles acquired from the San Diego Chargers in the offseason had 14 yards rushing on three run attempts.
Joique Bell a rookie back from Wayne State ran the ball six times for 50 yards and a touchdown. Bell was a strong impact in the passing game catching two balls for 92 yards.
Saints tight end Jimmy Graham had five receptions for 73 yards.
Wide out Robert Meachem contributed with three caught balls for 61 receiving yards.
Devery Henderson chipped in by catching two balls for 42 yards.
The Saints defense allowed Oakland 380 yards with 4 of 11 makes on third down. The Saints did not allow the Raiders into the red zone.
The New Orleans pass rushers registered three sacks with three tackles for a loss.
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