{"id":1959,"date":"2008-09-27T09:08:40","date_gmt":"2008-09-27T14:08:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=1959"},"modified":"2023-02-07T06:40:14","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T14:40:14","slug":"cappers-vikings-titans-betting-trends-pick-27908","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/gambling\/cappers-vikings-titans-betting-trends-pick-27908\/","title":{"rendered":"Cappers Packers vs. Buccaneers Betting Trends + Pick"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>No Offense, But Titans, Vikings Both Look To Get Defensive<\/h2>\n<p>I told BetUS NFL Sportsbook wagering enthusiasts last week that Minnesota Vikings (1-2 SU, 1-2 ATS, 1-2 O\/U), head coach Brad Childress likely saved his team\u2019s season when he benched young starting quarterback Tavaris Jackson in favor of veteran starter Gus Frerotte. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Frerotte didn\u2019t disappoint as he led the Vikings to a surprising 20-10 win over the previously unbeaten Carolina Panthers on Sunday, helping the team avoid a disastrous 0-3 start that would have virtually assured them of missing out on the postseason this year.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You can&#8217;t afford, in this league, to go 0-3,&#8221; Vikings defensive back Antoine Winfield said. &#8220;We put ourselves in a tough situation, but I think we battled back today and made a statement.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Frerotte completed 16 of 28 passes for 204 yards and one touchdown the team\u2019s first in seven quarters of play.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I really don&#8217;t have any idea how they&#8217;re a 1-2 football team,&#8221; said Panthers quarterback Jake Delhomme.<\/p>\n<p>While Minnesota\u2019s offense wasn\u2019t exactly prolific against a talented Panthers defensive unit, Minnesota\u2019s defense pressured Delhomme into committing three fumbles and losing two of them.<\/p>\n<p>Minnesota is ranked seventh in overall defense, allowing just 280.7 total yards of offense and are also ranked eighth in points allowed, giving up just 17.3 points per contest.<\/p>\n<p>The Tennessee Titans (3-0 SU, 3-0 ATS, 1-2 O\/U) laid an emphatic 31-12 smackdown on the Houston Texans on Sunday, just as I predicted in the BetUS Locker Room last week and enter this matchup with a spotless 3-0 record.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.betus.com\/ats\/11892\/mid\/1414\/promo\/football\/gameoftheweek\" rel=\"nofollow\"><\/a> \u00a0Much like the Vikings\u2019 recent switch at quarterback, the Titans were forced to make a switch at quarterback once starter Vince Young went down with a knee injury following the team\u2019s Week 1 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars.<\/p>\n<p>Again, I advised BetUS NFL Sportsbook online bettors I believed the Titans would be a better offensive unit with veteran Kerry Collins under center than they ever were under Young, who has yet to grasp the understanding of operating an offense from out of the pocket.<\/p>\n<p>Collins completed 14 0f 26 passes for 189 yards and one touchdown, but it was Tennessee\u2019s defense, which intercepted Houston starter Matt Schaub three times, that really got the job done.<\/p>\n<p>Ranked just 18th in overall offense, the Titans have been a defensive juggernaut this season, ranking third in total yards allowed, (240.3) and first in points allowed, giving up a measly 9.7 points per contest.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here is a look at the key trends for each team, followed by my analysis and NFL Free Picks.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Vikings are 4-1 ATS vs. a team with a winning record.<br \/>\nThe Vikings are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.<br \/>\nThe Titans are 7-0 ATS in their last 7 games in September.<br \/>\nThe Titans are 4-1 ATS vs. a team with a losing record.<br \/>\nThe Under is 22-6-1 in Vikings last 29 games following a ATS win.<br \/>\nThe Under is 7-2-1 in Vikings last 10 games in September.<br \/>\nThe Under is 6-1 in Titans last 7 games in September.<br \/>\nThe Under is 11-2-1 in Titans last 14 games following a S.U. win.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NFL Odds<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Minnesota Vikings +3 -110<br \/>\nTennessee Titans -3 -110<\/p>\n<p>Over 36 -110<br \/>\nUnder 36 -110<\/p>\n<p><strong>Analysis<\/strong>: This game looks like it\u2019s going to be a defensive battle between two of the best defensive units in the league this season, so I say take the Under first and foremost in this matchup NFL bettors. Playing at home, I also like the Titans to cover the spread narrowly.<\/p>\n<h3>NFL Free Picks: Titans 20 Vikings 14<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Week 4 NFL cappers matchup tips for this week&#8217;s Vikings vs. Titans matchup, plus an NFL Betting Preview, a look at the gambling trends, plus a free pick<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,15],"tags":[1650,161,166,1485,470,66495,502,548,632,667,1549,2620,2521,2520,2496,2149,2621],"class_list":["post-1959","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gambling","category-nfl","tag-2008-nfl-betting","tag-betting","tag-betting-odds","tag-football-lines","tag-free-pick","tag-gambling","tag-gambling-lines","tag-handicappers-predictions","tag-lines","tag-minnesota","tag-minnesota-vikings","tag-minnesota-vs-tennessee","tag-nfl-trends","tag-online-nfl-gambling","tag-tennessee","tag-tennessee-titans","tag-vikings-vs-titans"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1959","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/68"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1959"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1959\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":103228,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1959\/revisions\/103228"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1959"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1959"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1959"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}