Cleveland Browns (1-2) at Tennessee Titans (1-3)

Tennessee has been demolished in back to back weeks, losing by final scores of 33-7 and 41-17, but I have reason to think that this week will be different. For one, Jake Locker is coming back from injury. Locker isn’t great or anything, but he’s definitely better than Charlie Whitehurst who started last week and is one of the worst backup quarterbacks in the NFL. Whitehurst started last week. Two, the Titans will be using Bishop Sankey more this week. Sankey is averaging 5.13 yards per carry this season and could get a season high in touches after he combined for 19 touches in week 3 and week 4 after combining for 8 touches in week 1 and week 2.

Three, the Titans are actually in a good spot coming off of those blowout losses, as teams are 40-22 ATS since 2002 coming off of back to back losses of 21+ or more. It may seem counterintuitive, but it makes sense when you think about it. Teams tend to be undervalued, overlooked, and embarrassed in that situation and the Titans should be all three this week. These two teams are roughly comparable so this line should be closer to 3. The Browns also won’t be completely focused for this one with the Steelers on deck, while the Titans have their easiest game of the season on deck with the Jaguars coming to town next week. I like the Titans to bounce back and win this game.

Tennessee Titans 17 Cleveland Browns 13

Pick against spread: Tennessee -1

Confidence: Low

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