Miami Dolphins vs Tennessee Titans: Betting Guide

The Miami Dolphins and Tennessee Titans couldn’t have taken more distinct paths to where they are right now.

Miami dropped seven straight games after a season-opening win over New England and was written off as playoff contenders by midseason before ripping off seven wins in a row.

Tennessee, despite baffling losses to the New York Jets and Houston Texans, was fighting for the best record in the AFC at one point, but three losses in four games put the Titans in a position to try to hold off the Indianapolis Colts to win the AFC South title.

Tennessee is only a game behind Kansas City for the best record in the AFC and defeated the two-time defending AFC champions earlier this season, so getting that top seed is still in play.

Something to ponder for those who bet online, Tennessee is 5-2 in one-score games and 6-2 at home. The latter number is a huge reason why the Titans are favored against the red-hot Dolphins. Winning on the road has been a bit of a struggle for the Dolphins, who are just 3-4 away from home.

The Dolphins have allowed 10 points or less five times during its current seven-game winning streak.

The Titans (+800) have the fifth-best odds to represent the AFC in the Super Bowl while the Dolphins (+5000) have the 10th-best odds.

• Game: Miami (8-7) at Tennessee (10-5)
• Location: Nissan Stadium
• Day/Time: Sunday, 1 p.m. ET
• Television: CBS

Dolphins vs Titans Betting Lines

Dolphins vs Titans head-to-head

The visiting Tennessee Titans were listed by the NFL picks against the spread as one-point favorites against the Miami Dolphins when the teams last played on Sept. 9, 2018.

Kenny Stills scored two touchdowns and Jakeem Grant returned a kickoff 102 yards for a score as Miami led by 14 points in the fourth quarter.

Tennessee also returned a kickoff return for a TD to get back within seven points but could get no closer as Miami won 27-20.

The game went over the 45-point total on Ryan Succop’s 53-yard field goal with 11 seconds left.

Miami Dolphins

Next game: vs. New England Patriots

Last Game

The visiting Miami Dolphins were listed by the NFL betting lines as three-point underdogs against the New Orleans Saints.

The Miami Dolphins had a defensive touchdown and eight sacks while rookie Jaylen Waddle had the only offensive touchdown in Miami’s 20-3 win. New Orleans managed just 164 yards of offense while Miami won its seventh game in a row.

The game went well under the 37½-point total.

Injury Report

Offensive lineman Jesse Davis (knee), tight end Adam Shaheen (knee) and running back Phillip Lindsay (ankle) are probable. Running back Malcolm Brown (quadriceps) and defensive back Trill Williams (hamstring) are questionable.

Defensive linemen Adam Butler and John Jenkins, defensive backs Brandon Jones and Preston Williams, offensive lineman Solomon Kindley and receiver Albert Wilson are on the reserve/COVID-19 list.

Defensive backs Elijah Campbell (knee), Jamal Perry (knee) and Jason McCourty (foot), receivers Will Fuller (finger) and Allen Hurns (wrist) and offensive linemen Larnel Coleman (knee) and Greg Little, linebacker Brennan Scarlett (knee) and running back Patrick Laird (knee) are on injured reserve.

Tennessee Titans

Next game: at Houston Oilers

Last Game

The Tennessee Titans were listed by the Las Vegas odds as a 3½-point underdog against the visiting San Francisco 49ers.

San Francisco just out to a 10-0 lead in the first half on a Jeffrey Wilson touchdown run and Robbie Gould field goal, but touchdowns by D’Onta Foreman and A.J. Brown in the third quarter gave Tennessee a seven-point lead.

Brandon Aiyuk’s TD catch with 2:20 to play helped San Francisco tie the game at 17, but Tennessee won the game 20-17 on Randy Bullock’s field goal with four seconds to play.

The game finished under the 44½-point total.

Injury Report

Offensive lineman Taylor Lewan (back) and defensive lineman Larrell Murchison (knee) are probable. Linebacker Harold Landry (hamstring), offensive linemen Aaron Brewer (toe) and Corey Levin (illness), defensive backs Chris Jackson (foot) and Jackrabbit Jenkins (ankle) and receiver Marcus Johnson (hamstring) are questionable. Linebacker David Long (hamstring) is out.

Titans moves:

Activate from Reserve – Covid 19
T Taylor Lewan

Placed on Practice Squad Reserve – Covid 19
DB Briean Boddy-Calhoun

Release from Practice Squad
OL Cedric Ogbuehi

Signed to Practice Squad
WR Caleb Scott

— TURRON DAVENPORT (@TDavenport_NFL) December 29, 2021

Receivers Julio Jones and Nick Westbrook-Ikhine, defensive lineman Denico Autry, linebackers Jayon Brown and Bud Dupree, offensive linemen Nate Davis and Kendall Lamb and defensive back Buster Skrine are on the reserve/COVID-19 list.

Defensive back Caleb Farley (knee), running backs Derrick Henry (foot) and Tory Carter (ankle) and tight end Briley Moore (knee) are on injured reserve.

Betting on the Game

Miami leads the NFL with 45 sacks and will look to rattle Tennessee quarterback Ryan Tannehill who started his pro career with the Dolphins. Even without the injured Derrick Henry, the Titans prefer to lean on its running game as Tennessee has the fourth-best rushing offense in the NFL.

Turnovers have been an issue for Tennessee as only Jacksonville and the New York Jets have more giveaways this season than the 25 committed by the Titans.

Miami has covered in six of its last seven games and is 5-2 against the spread in its last seven games against Tennessee.

The total has gone under in six of Miami’s last eight games and in four of Tennessee’s last five games, but a different trend has emerged in the Titans’ games against Miami as five of the last seven Dolphins-Titans games have gone over the total, including four of the last five times Tennessee played host to Miami.