Titans vs. Saints Tonight: An NFL Preseason Closer Preview

Date/Time: Thu, Aug 30 / 07:00:00 PM ET, LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee

The Tennessee Titans—along with sports bettors who place money on them—are about to enter the Jake Locker era, as the young QB gets ready to take the reigns as the team’s starting QB for the 2012 season.

Sports bettors who followed the Titans in the preseason will note that Locker competed against veteran Matt Hasselbeck for the starting role—and the newbie won out.

On Thursday, they’ll close out preseason play with a matchup against the New Orleans Saints—the final matches for both teams before the 2012 NFL regular season kicks off and sports bettors flock online to get their picks in on solid odds on NFL.

Locker will play for most of the first half of the preseason game, according to head coach Mike Munchak, in an effort to sharpen his game prior to his regular season debut, which is a huge deal for Locker, Munchak, and online football bettors.

If Locker comes through, he’ll show the world that Munchak made the right choice. If he fumbles his first few performances, it’ll be a classic case of, “I told you so” and “should have stuck with Hasselbeck” from online NFL betting lines followers.

Hopefully Locker leverages his impressive performances during the preseason and takes it into the regular season. Against Arizona last week, Locker finished with 134 yards on 11-of-20 passing, without any turnovers.

New Orleans Saints fans hoping to see record-setting QB Drew Brees on the field are out of luck. It looks like head coach Joe Vitt will hold back most of his regulars in an effort to get them prepped for regular season.

Bettors who follow the NFL can look to last year’s pre-season matchup between the two teams for some indication on how this game will play out. The Titans squashed the Saints 32-9. That said, the last time the two teams butted heads during the regular season, the Saints came out on top with a 22-17 victory. So, it could easily go either way.

Game Odds:
New Orleans Saints: +4½-110, ML +180
Tennessee Titans: -4½-110, ML -220
Game Total: 39½, o/u: -110

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