NFL on Christmas Day – San Diego vs. Tennessee

NFL Pro Football Betting

San Diego Chargers (11-3 SU, 7-7 ATS) at Tennessee Titans (7-7 SU, 6-8 ATS)
Friday, December 25 – 7:30 PM ET

BetUS NFL football betting odds: TENNESSEE -3, Total 47

In the BetUS NFL football betting odds, the Titans are listed as a three-point favorite, with a posted total of 47 points.

Here are some NFL football betting trends as they relate to this matchup:

• SD has covered five of its last seven games
• SD has won its last nine games SU
• SD has played four of its last six games OVER the total
• SD has covered four of its last five road games
• SD has won its last five road games SU
• TENN has won seven of its last eight games SU
• TENN has won its last five home games SU
• SD has won and covered the last five meetings

The San Diego Chargers are at it again. The Chargers are on their annual late-season tear, winning nine straight games, and have taken command in the AFC West, which is theirs, despite the fast start of the Denver Broncos.

This kind of thing can occasionally last through the first round of the playoffs, then it stops there as San Diego fades. But as it stands now, they have won 17 straight games in the month of December and have pleased many of their football betting backers.

The Tennessee Titans have had, in their own way, a remarkable season. The Titans lost their first six games, and that included games where they rolled over against Indianapolis and Jacksonville. The nadir was a shameful, disgraceful 59-0 loss at New England, after which they made the change from Kerry Collins to Vince Young at quarterback and salvaged something out of their season.

Young has led the team to seven wins in eight games, with the only loss to the undefeated Colts, and Young has salvaged something out of his career, which appeared in the dumpster after Collins led the team to a 10-0 record to start last season. he has thrown ten TD passes, including three against the Dolphins last Sunday, with just four pickoffs. At 7-7 (6-8 ATS in the football betting odds), Tennessee is still breathing in the playoff race, and after blowing a lead to Miami last week, they came back in spirited fashion to win the game in overtime.

The difference between these running attacks is tremendous. While San Diego has the underachieving and washed-up LaDainian Tomlinson, Tennessee features Chris Johnson, who has become this year’s best running back in the NFL, with 1730 yards, 5.7 yards a carry, and nine straight games with over a hundred yards. Last week against the Dolphins he had 104, which was actually his lowest total since October 11.

There may be differences in the motivational level of these teams. San Diego has, for all intents and purposes, wrapped up the #2 seed for the AFC after beating the Bengals last week, while the Titans, even without a clear “path” to the playoffs, per se, can stay alive by winning.

Hey, if they were going to stop playing hard, they would have thrown in the towel about eight weeks ago. They didn’t. I wonder if Young’s legs might wear out this defense that has to travel to the east coast on a short week. We’re laying the points with the Titans, the three-point favorite in the BetUS NFL football betting odds.

JAY’S PLAY: TENNESSEE -3 ***

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