The Tennessee Titans are 1-5 and their playoff hopes appear to be over. Things won’t get any easier for them in Week 8 when they face the underdogs Detroit Lions.

Given how good the Lions have looked in recent weeks, few people think the Titans have any hope of pulling off the upset, but covering the spread is an entirely different question. Whether or not they can cover as double-digit underdogs is a question I’ll try to answer as I predict the exact final score of this interconference matchup.

First, let’s take a look at the latest odds.

Odds by BetMGM sports betting

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The spread for this game continues to go the Lions way. They were 11 point favorites at the start of the week and are now 11.5 point favourites. The game total dropped half a point from 45.5 to 45.

In this week’s edition of “Road to 272 Bets“, I detailed why I’m taking the points with Tennessee in this interconference duel:

I might be betting too much on the Titans this season, but I just can’t look past betting on them as double-digit underdogs. Yes, their offense is awful, but their defense is a top five unit in the NFL. They are second in opponent yards per game (4.8), 12th in opponent EPA per game and first in opponent success rate. Any team with a defense this good doesn’t deserve to be this big, even if they are super outmatched on offense.

If I’m going to bet on the Titans because of how dominant their defense is, obviously I’m also going to lean toward the under when it comes to this game’s total. The Titans are exactly what you’re looking for in an UNDER bet; a terrible offense and an elite defense.

The Lions will win this game, but it will be a low-scoring affair and the Titans will be able to keep things close.

Final Score Prediction: Lions 24, Titans 17

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