Los Angeles Charges vs Tennessee Titans 10/20/19 NFL Betting Odds and Prediction

The Los Angeles Chargers and Tennessee Titans look to end their respective slides when the two teams meet at the Nissan Stadium in Nashville on October 20, 2019.

Contenders No More

After a solid showing during the 2018 season, the Los Angeles Chargers were considered as one of the NFL betting favorites to win the Super Bowl this season. However, a disappointing start to the season has seen this team start as 2-4 SU. Los Angeles has lost two in a row and they are coming off a 17-24 loss to the 1-5 Pittsburgh Steelers who were starting their third-string quarterback.

The Chargers allowed the Steelers to build a 21-0 lead at the half and found themselves trying to dig themselves out of the hole the rest of the way. Phillip Rivers has thrown for 1,785 yards with nine touchdowns and six interceptions but the offense has been a notoriously slow starter this season.

In their last two games, the Chargers have fallen behind by a combined 0-38 at the half with both games played at home. Because of that, Melvin Gordon has tallied just 49 yards on 20 carries after two games played following his holdout. Austin Ekeler leads the rushing attack with 241 yards and three rushing touchdowns while Kennan Allen has caught a total of 503 yards with also three touchdown catches.

Another Inconsistent Season

Year after year, the story with Marcus Mariota has been inconsistency and this season doesn’t seem to be any different. After opening the season with a big win over the Cleveland Browns, the Titans lost two in a row. Then they beat Atlanta but have lost their last two games. In their last outing, the Titans gained just 204 yards and were blanked 0-16 by the Denver Broncos in Mile High.

Mariota was terrible in week 6 as he threw for just 63 yards with one interception. Mariota was sacked three times and intercepted once during the third quarter, forcing the coaching staff to bench him in favor of Ryan Tannehill. Tannehill was sacked four times as well by the suffocating Denver defense. No final word yet from coach Mike Vrabel on who the starter will be but if it’s Tannehill, it may be the end of Marcus Mariota in Tennessee.

The Titans are the fifth-lowest scoring team in the NFL right now and they failed to score in double digits in three out of their last four games played. Because of that, the total has gone under in each of the last five games played by the Titans. If Tennessee wants to turn things around, they must solve their quarterback issue first. Despite their woes, the Titans are slight NFL betting favorites to beat the Chargers.

Who Wins?

The LA Chargers are 1-4 SU in their last five games played, 1-1 SU in two road games played and 15-5 SU in their last 20 games against the AFC South Division. The Titans are 1-4 SU in their last five games played. Tennessee is 0-2 SU in two home games played this season, 0-5 SU in their last five October games played and 1-5 SU in their last six Week 7 games. Head to head, the Chargers are 9-1 SU in their last 10 games against the Titans.

These are two struggling teams but when I look at their problems, Tennessee seems to be in deeper trouble because of the quarterback issue. For Los Angeles, all they need to do is to start scoring points in the first half and not let the game go out of hand early. I think that’s easier done than solving Tennessee’s scoring woes. I’m going with the underdogs here and picking the Los Angeles Chargers to beat the Tennessee Titans on 10/20/19.

Prediction: Tennessee Titans

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Los Angeles is 1-4 ATS in their last five games played and 1-1 ATS in their two road games played this season. The Chargers are 1-4-1 ATS in their last six games against the AFC Conference and 2-4 ATS in their last six games played in October. Tennessee is 1-4 ATS in their last five games played and 1-5 ATS in their last six games played at home. The Titans are 1-5 ATS in their last six games against the AFC Conference. Head to head, the Chargers are 8-1-1 ATS in their last 10 games played against the Titans.

The Chargers have outscored the Titans by an average of 13.8 points per game in their last 10 games played and by two points per game in their last three meetings. The Chargers have won or lost by no more than 10 points this season. The Chargers have been solid on the road at 8-2 SU and 8-2 ATS. This is the best opportunity for Phillip Rivers and Melvin Gordon to right the ship. I’ll take the underdogs and the plus points here.

Prediction: Chargers +2

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The total has gone under in each of the Chargers’ last five games played. The under is also 4-1 in Los Angeles’ last five games played on the road. The Titans have seen the total go under in each of their last five games played and the total has gone under in the two home games played by Tennessee this season. The under is also 6-0 in the Titans’ last six games against the AFC Conference. Head to head, the over is 6-3-1 in the last 10 meetings between these two teams although the under is 2-1 in the last three games.

The Chargers and Titans have combined to score 48.4 points in their last 10 meetings and 51.33 points per game in their last three encounters. The Chargers have reached the 40-point total in five out of their six games this season, including the last four. However, the total has averaged at 40.8 points in Los Angeles’ last five games on the road. The Titans have failed to reach the 40-point total in their four losses this season. The total has gone under in 10 out of the 12 combined games between these two teams. Both have been inconsistent so far this season and because of that, I expect a low-scoring game on Sunday.

Prediction: Under 40

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