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Tennessee Titans vs Miami Dolphins: Both teams are struggling at the beginning of the season

The Tennessee Titans will try to win their first game of the season when they visit the Miami Dolphins at Hard Rock Stadium on Monday.

The Titans are in a deep trouble

The Tennessee Titans are one of only two teams in the league that is still searching for the first win of the season. They started with back-to-back 24-17 losses to the Chicago Bears and the New York Jets, which are teams that are not among the favorites in any matchup this season. Last week, the Titans lost 30-14 at home to the Green Bay Packers. Malik Willis, who the Titans traded to the Packers for a seventh round pick had no mercy against his former team.

Can the Dolphins bounce back?

The Miami Dolphins had a difficult start of the season and are currently on a 1-2 record. They started well beating the state rival Jacksonville Jaguars 20-17 in the season opener but then lost the next two games. First, they were blown away 31-10 at home against the Buffalo Bills and lost 24-3 on the road against the Seattle Seahawks in the last one. With Tua Tagovailoa the Dolphins had no chance in Seattle.

Betting Trends

The Dolphins are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games overall, 7-3 SU in their last 10 games played in September, and 0-9 SU in their last 9 games in Week 4. They are 0-6 ATS in their last 6 games overall, 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games against teams from the AFC, and 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games against teams from the AFC South. Miami has played under the total point line in their last 5 games overall, 6 of their last 7 home games, and 11 of their last 15 home games against Tennessee while they have gone over in 6 of their last 9 games against them overall. The Titans are 1-6 SU in their last 7 games overall, 1-11 SU in their last 12 games on the road, and 1-4 SU in their last 5 games played in September. They are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall and 2-8 ATS in their last 10 games against teams from the AFC. Tennessee has played over the total point line in 6 of their last 8 games against teams from the AFC East.

Prediction and Conclusion

The Tennessee Titans are off to their worst start since 2009, when they lost the first six games of the season. First year head coach Brian Callahan hopes to win his first game in the NFL in Miami. He will start Will Levis, who is going back to the stadium where he had his biggest clutch moment, rallying the Titans to 15 points in 51 seconds for a 28-27 comeback victory last season. The Dolphins were the highest-scoring offense and one of the best red zone offenses in the NFL last season but are 16th in total offense this year. There is no doubt that they will need to step up in order to avoid putting their playoff hopes in jeopardy this early in the season. Given that we go with the Dolphins to win this one.