NFL Week Seven predictions, odds and betting tips: Titans to squash Colts

Free NFL tips, best bets and analysis for Week Seven of the 2022 NFL season.

Best bets

Tennessee Titans -1 on first-half handicap
6pm Sunday
3pts 10-11 bet365

Washington Commanders +6.5
6pm Sunday
2pt 8-11 Boyles

Atlanta Falcons +6.5
6pm Sunday
1pt 10-11 bet365, Hills

David Njoku over 36.5 receiving yards
6pm Sunday
2pt 10-11 bet365

Indianapolis Colts at Tennessee Titans

The Titans can complete a quickfire double over their AFC South rivals on Sunday having overcome the Colts 24-17 earlier in the month. That was Tennessee’s fourth straight win over their divisional foes and saw them jump out to an early 24-3 lead before riding out an unsuccessful Colts comeback.

Fast starts have been a theme of the Titans’ season. Mike Vrabel’s men average 16.4 points per first half this season and are 4-1 against the first-half spread

In contrast, the Colts have been slow out of the blocks all year. They are 0-6 against the first-half spread thanks largely to an offence that ranks 29th in first-half points.

Indianapolis’ chances of putting up points early on could be hindered by the absence of running back Jonathan Taylor, who has missed the last two weeks with an ankle injury.

Back a Titans side refreshed after a bye week and restocked following the return of a few key defensive players to hit the ground running.

Green Bay Packers at Washington Commanders

Quarterback Carson Wentz has been ruled out for four to six weeks with a finger injury but that could be a blessing in disguise for Washington and may even improve their chances of knocking off a floundering Packers side.

Taylor Heinicke will start at QB in place of Wentz, who the Commanders' receivers will be glad to see the back of after recent poor performances.

Heinicke is no novice having played 15 times last season, and is a better quarterback than Wentz in terms of his mobility and pass completion rate. Washington shouldn't require him to take on a heavy workload either if they can exploit Green Bay’s porous run defence.

The Packers rank dead last at stopping the run and were badly exposed in last week’s surprise home loss to the New York Jets as they fell to 3-3 on the year.

The offence isn’t faring much better, despite the presence of reigning MVP Aaron Rodgers at quarterback, and their inability to get the passing game going is leaving them one-dimensional.

For a Packers team with this many problems and who are 1-3 against the spread as favourites this year, covering 6.5 points looks a tall order.

Atlanta Falcons at Cincinnati Bengals

The Falcons have been better than advertised this season, improving to 3-3 with an impressive win over the San Francisco 49ers in Week Six, but most importantly from a punting perspective, they are 6-0 against the spread.

Atlanta have played consistently well all year and it's a surprise to see them handed yet another sizeable handicap for a meeting with a Bengals side who should have lost in New Orleans last time out.

The Saints ran all over Cincinnati in that game and that bodes well for a Falcons rushing attack that ranks number one in the league, averaging 165.2 yards per game on the ground.

Fears the Falcons pass defence could be depleted by injuries have been calmed by the news two of their three starting cornerbacks should be good to go and they’ll look to tie down a Bengals offence who have dropped off since powering to the Super Bowl last season.

Cleveland Browns at Baltimore Ravens

David Njoku’s productive season for the Browns seems to have gone largely unnoticed and bookmakers continue to underestimate his importance to Cleveland’s offence.

The tight-end has surpassed similar receiving yards lines to this week’s 36.5 yards in each of the last four games. He’s had at least six targets and 58 receiving yards per game during his current run, and has clearly earned the trust of Browns quarterback Jacoby Brissett.

Only Amari Cooper has more receiving yards for the Browns this season and Njoku should eclipse his line again when Cleveland face a Baltimore side who have given up the fifth-most passing yards per game on average (267.7) through six weeks.

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