Colts vs. Titans prediction: Preview, game and player prop bets

Colts vs. Titans prediction: Preview, game and player prop bets

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Divisional bragging rights are on offer as the Tennessee Titans host the Indianapolis Colts, with Indy holding the final AFC wildcard spot at the start of the week’s action. Below, we offer some best bets and picks for the game, as well as how best to bet on the clash.

NFL Week 13 Colts vs. Titans odds preview

The 4-7 Titans host the 6-5 Colts having ended a three-game losing skid but knowing that anything other than a long win streak likely kyboshes any remaining playoff hopes they have.

Tennessee beat the lowly Carolina Panthers 17-10 in Week 12 in a low-scorer. Even aside from needing to prevent the members of their postseason chances alight, would love to defeat its divisional rivals at home this week, particularly in a rematch after Zack Moss led the Colts to a 23-16 win in Indianapolis on Oct. 5 which snapped the Titans’ five-game winning streak in this series.

Mike Vrabel’s team has yet to win away from Nashville and Sunday is its first chance this year to play back-to-back games at home, with the Titans’ schedule backloaded with games on home turf. That could provide some impetus for them to put together the kind of run they really need.

The Colts beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 27-20 last week to put their wildcard destiny in their own hands… for now, at least. The offense caught fire, with running back Jonathan Taylor scoring two rushing touchdowns as Indy racked up over 150 rushing yards while QB Gardner Minshew threw for 251 yards. The problem? Taylor has had surgery on his thumb and is out.

Kickoff at Nissan Stadium in Nashville is at noon CT live on CBS. The Colts (-1) are the slimmest of slim favorites, suggesting this one could easily go either way.

NFL Week 13 Colts vs. Titans best bet: Titans moneyline (+122 at Caesars)

The Colts have comfortably the better record and positioning, but the Titans are finally on a homestand and got valuable momentum back last week. Indy’s three-game win streak has come against teams with a combined seven wins and though the Titans are 0-5 against teams with a winning record right now, they are 4-0 at Nissan Stadium.

And the Colts have been bruised. Not only will Taylor be a huge miss but Grover Stewart’s continued absence during his ban for violating the league policy on performance-enhancers has left a big hole in the defense to be exposed. Will Levis will need to replicate his excellent first-half display against Carolina rather than his lackluster second-half performance, but the Titans can do it. There’s little benefit to taking the spread with such fine margins, but there’s more value in the Titans moneyline.

NFL Week 13 Colts vs. Titans player prop: Derrick Henry over 60.5 rushing yards (-114 at FanDuel)

Much of the Titans’ potential success, both on Sunday and in the coming weeks, rests on Henry, whose 739 total yards ranks fifth in the NFL. He’s averaging 67.2 rushing yards per game, nearly seven yards over FanDuel’s reduced over/under total, and has six rushing touchdowns to his name.

In the first matchup between these teams in Week 5, the Colts limited the two-time league rushing champ to just 43 yards on 13 carries, but King Henry tends to step up the second time around against divisional opponents. He admitted he “cringes” when he thinks about his previous total against Indy this year and will be self-motivated to see a big improvement. Against the Panthers, Henry had 76 yards and two rushing touchdowns for the first time this season, and the Colts rank seventh-worst in the league against the rush.

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