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NFL betting guide: Bet on the Falcons and Saints in Week 10

By Rucker Haringey

LANDOVER, MD - NOVEMBER 04: Matt Ryan #2 of the Atlanta Falcons changes a play at the line of scrimmage during the game against the Washington Redskins at FedEx Field on November 4, 2018 in Landover, Maryland. Atlanta won 38-14. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
LANDOVER, MD - NOVEMBER 04: Matt Ryan #2 of the Atlanta Falcons changes a play at the line of scrimmage during the game against the Washington Redskins at FedEx Field on November 4, 2018 in Landover, Maryland. Atlanta won 38-14. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /
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FOXBOROUGH, MA – NOVEMBER 4: New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady yells at field judge Steve Zimmer during the third quarter. The New England Patriots host the Green Bay Packers in a regular season NFL football game at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA on Nov. 4, 2018. (Photo by Matthew J. Lee/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
FOXBOROUGH, MA – NOVEMBER 4: New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady yells at field judge Steve Zimmer during the third quarter. The New England Patriots host the Green Bay Packers in a regular season NFL football game at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA on Nov. 4, 2018. (Photo by Matthew J. Lee/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) /

4. Take the Patriots -6.5 at Tennessee

The second half of the 2018 season is here and that means it’s time for Bill Belichick and the Patriots to start cranking their play up. That’s bad news for a Titans team in desperate need of a home victory.

New England knows it can’t afford to drop games like this if it wants to earn home field advantage throughout the playoffs. Some years that doesn’t matter to the Patriots, but Tom Brady and company don’t want their road to the Super Bowl to go through Kansas City this season. That makes beating the Titans a necessity.

There’s also the small detail of a quarterback battle between Tom Brady and Marcus Mariota. Obviously, that’s a huge advantage for the Patriots. The fact that New England’s defensive line looked so good last week against Bills should also make the Titans really nervous.

In the end, we think Mariota can make a few big plays against the Patriots defense, but the lack of a consistent running game is going to cause them to be inconsistent. New England will have no such issues on the other side of the ball. They will score plenty of points against the Titans defense. Leave the line alone here, but back Brady to give you enough points to win.

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