Titans vs. Panthers prediction, odds, line, spread, time: 2023 NFL picks, Week 12 best bets from proven model
The Tennessee Titans look for their first victory in November as they host the Carolina Panthers in Week 12 on Sunday afternoon. Tennessee (3-7) has lost three straight games and enters off a 34-14 loss in Jacksonville. Carolina (1-9) lost at home to Dallas, 33-10, last week. The Panthers have won the last two meetings, including most recently a 30-20 victory in 2019. The Titans are 4-6 against the spread, while the Panthers are 2-7-1 ATS in 2023.
Kickoff from Nissan Stadium in Nashville is set for 1 p.m. ET. Tennessee is a 3.5-point favorite in the Titans vs. Panthers odds via SportsLine consensus, while the over/under is 36.5. Before making any Panthers vs. Titans picks of your own, you need to see the NFL predictions and betting advice from the computer simulation model at SportsLine.
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Now, the model has set its sights on Panthers vs. Titans and just locked in its picks and NFL Week 12 predictions. You can head to SportsLine now to see the model's picks. Here are several NFL odds and betting lines for Titans vs. Panthers:
- Titans vs. Panthers spread: Titans -3.5
- Titans vs. Panthers over/under: 36.5 points
- Titans vs. Panthers money line: Titans -184, Panthers +155
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Why the Panthers can cover
Carolina is the league's worst team, with only one win this season to its credit. The No. 1 overall pick in this year's NFL Draft, quarterback Bryce Young, has struggled, having thrown for 1,683 yards in nine games with nine touchdown passes and eight interceptions. The 2021 Heisman Trophy winner has simply looked overmatched against NFL competition in his first season.
If there is a bright spot for the lowly Panthers, it is veteran receiver Adam Thielen, whose 76 receptions, 726 yards, and four touchdowns lead the team. He has been the only bright spot in a Carolina passing attack which features no other receiver with more than 230 yards. Tennessee's pass defense ranks in the bottom half of the NFL (230.8 yards per game allowed) so Young and Thielen might find some success against this unit. See which team to pick here.
Why the Titans can cover
For Tennessee to break its losing streak, the Titans must do a much better job helping rookie quarterback Will Levis. In his first NFL start, Levis threw for four touchdown passes but since then he's only thrown two, both in garbage time in a blowout loss to Jacksonville last week. The rookie has taken 12 sacks in four games, though when he's had time, he's been able to find veteran receiver DeAndre Hopkins down the field.
Along with future Hall of Fame running back Derrick Henry, Hopkins is one of the team's most dynamic playmakers. In the four games since Levis took over, the veteran wide receiver has combined for 15 catches, 274 yards, and all four of his touchdowns this season. Henry has been held below 40 yards in each of his last two games but should feast on a Carolina defense that ranks in the bottom-ten against the run (129.4 yards per game). See which team to pick here.
How to make Panthers vs. Titans picks
The model has simulated Carolina vs. Tennessee 10,000 times and the results are in. It is leaning Over on the point total, and it also says one side of the spread well over 50% of the time. You can only see the model's Titans vs. Panthers pick at SportsLine.
