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Tennessee Titans vs. Miami Dolphins NFL Pick Prediction 9/30/2024
Titans at Dolphins—Tennessee has their starters healthy on offense. On defense an end is doubtful with a safety and corner questionable. Miami quarterback Tua is out with backup Thompson questionable. Their left tackle is out with many backup playmakers banged up. On defense a linebacker is doutbtful with a corner out. Tennessee fell to 0-3 following their 30-14 home defeat to Green Bay. The Titans gained 237 yards with 33 rushing for 3 yards a carry. On defense they allowed 398 yards to the Packers with 188 rushing yards for 5.1 yards a carry. Will Levis completed 26 of 34 passes for 260 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions. Miami drops to 1-2 with their 24-3 road defeat at Seattle. The Dolphins posted 205 yards with 65 rushing for 3.6 yards a carry. Defensively they surrendered 370 yards to the Seahawks with 270 passing on 34 attempts. Skylar Thompson connected on 7 of 13 for 107 yards and suffered a rib injury. Tyler Huntley will start for Miami. He was signed off the Ravens practice squad. Huntley has a career 64.6% completion rate with 5.7 yards per pass attempt.
The Pick:
The Titans have a significant injury advantage based on Dr. Chao injury scores. The margin is by 13. It is significant on both ends of the field. Miami is down their starting and backup quarterback. They go with a quarterback who spent training camp and preseason in Baltimore. Tennessee is getting production from their running game with 4.7 yards a carry. They have been strong in defending the pass by allowing 57.7% completions for 5.4 yards per pass attempt. Huntley will get no help from a Miami run game that averages 3.7 yards a carry. On defense the Dolphins give up 4.5 yards per run with poor pass defense by giving up 69% completions for 7.4 yards per pass attempt. Play Tennessee +2.5.
Seattle Seahawks vs. Detroit Lions NFL Pick Prediction 9/30/2024
Seahawks at Lions—The Seattle offensive starters are healthy. On defense a defensive end and two linebackers are out with a linebacker questionable. Detroit has their center out. On defense a safety is doubtful. Seattle moves to 3-0 following their 24-3 home win to Miami. The Seahawks put ups 370 yards with 100 rushing for 4.3 yards per carry. On defense they held the Dolphins to 205 yards with 140 passing on 32 attempts. Geno Smith completed 26 of 34 for 289 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions. Detroit improved to 2-1 with their 20-13 road win at Arizona. The Lions collected 277 yards with 77 rushing for 4.3 yards a carry. Defensively they held the Cardinals to 277 yards with 20 passing on 34 attempts. Jared Goff hit 18 of 23 for 199 yards with two touchdowns and an interception.
The Pick:
The Dr. Chao injury scores show no advantage to either side. Lions tight end Sam LaPorta will be playing with a minor sprained ankle. There are some minor ailments on the Detroit offensive line. Linebacker Barnes is on IR and middle linebacker Anzalone missed practice with a hand injury. The Seahawks running back Kenneth Walker is healthy. Seattle is getting great work in their pasting game with 74.8% completions for 7.2 yards per pass attempt. Defensively they are holding teams to 4.4 yards per run and only 60.4% completions for 3.9 yards per pass attempt. The Lion’s passing game is generating only 6.6 yards per pass attempt. The key here is a healthy Seahawks offense is operating against a banged-up Lions defense. Play Seattle +4.5.