ESPN Chalk's NFL Vegas experts (Phil Steele, Erin Rynning, Warren Sharp and Mike Clay) are here to provide analysis and best bets for Saturday's divisional-round tilt between the Tennessee Titans and New England Patriots. John Parolin of ESPN Stats & Information breaks down the best prop bets.
Note: Odds courtesy of the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook as of Thursday morning.
Tennessee Titans at New England Patriots (-13.5)
Total: 47.5
PickCenter: 72 percent on New England
Phil Steele
The Titans have utilized my No. 4-rated special teams to get this deep in the playoffs, as their overall squad is minus-9 yards per game, but the Patriots' No. 2 special teams cancels out that edge. Tennessee had a 16-5 first-down deficit at halftime versus the Kansas City Chiefs and trailed 21-3 but rallied to win as Derrick Henry stacked 147 total yards after halftime. Quarterback Marcus Mariota averaged just three rush attempts per game in his first 10 games back from an early-season injury but has 18 carries in the last two games. However, his touchdown-interception ratio is still 15-16 this season.