Monday, May 21st, 2012
The Tennessee Titans will hit the road for an AFC south NFL pro football game against the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday afternoon.
This week fifteen NFL game will begin from Indianapolis from 1PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by CBS.
The point spread came out in this NFL pro football game with the road team Tennessee Titans favored by –7 points with an over under of 41 points.
The early money from the NFL betting public has landed on the side of the home underdog as the Tennessee Titans are now favored by -6 ½ points.
Totals bettors will find no early movement in this betting line as the game remains lined at 41 points.
Tennessee Titans money line gamblers will lay –300 odds with the home underdog Indianapolis Colts returning +220 odds to win straight up with no need for points on their side.
Tennessee and Indianapolis meet on Sunday for the second and last time this NFL regular season.
The first met in AFC south play seven weeks back with the Tennessee Titans earning the 27-10 home win as a -9 point betting favorite.
The total landed under the closing line of 43 ½ points.
Indianapolis outgained Tennessee but was undone by two Curtis Painter interceptions in defeat.
Titans quarterback Matt Hasselbeck had a touchdown pass to go with his 23 of 33 throws from the field for 224 yards.
Tennessee running back Chris Johnson had only 34 rushing yards on 14 carries.
Johnson was outdone by Javon Ringer who accumulated 60 yards on the ground on 14 rushing attempts.
The Tennessee Titans enter play with a record of 7-6 on the year. The club is 3-3 on the road.
Tennessee averages 20 points and 323 yards per game with 93 rushing yards for 3.9 yards a carry.
On defense the Titans surrender 19 points and 362 yards per game. Opponents rush for 121 yards against them for 4.3 yards per rush against average.
The team had their tow game win streak snapped last week in their 22-17 home loss to the New Orleans Saints as a +3 ½ point underdog.
The over under came in at under the closing total of 47 ½ points.
The Titans gained 373 offensive yards with 59 yards rushing on 17 carries.
The team allowed two sacks and scored one touchdown in their two red zone drives.
Neither team committed a turnover.
Quarterback Matt Hasselbeck completed 5 of 7 passes for 44 yards before leaving the game due to a calf injury. He has been listed as questionable for Sundays game.
Rookie Jake Locker saw work and hit on 13 of 29 passes for 282 yards with a touchdown pass.
Locket ran the ball 6 times for 36 yards and a touchdown rushing.
Chris Johnson was bad again with only 23 rushing yards on 11 carries.
Nate Washington led Tennessee with six receptions for 130 yards and a receiving touchdown.
Damian Williams had two receptions for 62 yards.
Lavelle Hawkins chipped in with three grabs for 42 yards.
Tennessee allowed New Orleans 437 yards of offense with 114 yards rushing on 26 run attempts.
The Titans had two sacks and did not allow the Saints a red zone touchdown in three tries inside the twenty.
Indianapolis has rotted week by week as they enter play at 0-13 on the season. The club is 0-6 at home.
The Colts average 14 points and 283 yards per game with 95 rushing yards for 4.2 yards a carry.
On defense Indy gives up 29 points and 385 yards per game. Teams run for 144 yards against them for 4.1 yards per rush against average.
The team is coming off the 24-10 road defeat to the Baltimore Ravens a week ago as a +16 ½ point underdog.
The game came in at under the closing total of 41 ½ points.
The Colts put up a mere 167 yards of offense with 50 rushing yards on 16 carries.
The team allowed four sacks and had one red zone touchdown in their four tries inside the twenty.
Indianapolis turned it over once and took two from Baltimore.
Quarterback Dan Orlovsky completed 17of 37 passes for 136 yards with a touchdown and interception.
Running back Donald Brown ran for 28 yards on nine rushes.
Joseph Addai got two carries and had 16 yards on the ground.
Pierre Garcon led Indianapolis with five receptions for 46 yards.
Reggie Wayne caught four passes for 41 yards.
Austin Collie chipped in with four grabs for 25 yards.
Jacob Tamme had a 13 yard touchdown catch.
The Colts surrendered 358 offensive yards to Baltimore with 146 coming from their ground attack on 37 rushes.
Indy had two sacks and gave up three Baltimore touchdowns in their four red zone opportunities.
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NFL Trend: Tennessee Titans are 7-0 to the under in their past seven games.
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