NFL Picks Week 5: Tennessee Titans and 3 Road Dogs To Bet on

The Tennessee Titans are 3-1 and not getting any respect.

The Pittsburgh Steelers are 2-2 and getting far too much respect.

Do yourself a favor any considering making a play on Tennessee +3.5.

Sure, they’re on the road and the Steelers are the defending AFC champs, but things change quickly in the NFL. The Steelers now have one of the worst offensive lines in the game that can’t protect the QB or create holes in the running game.

Ben Roethlisberger has been wearing a protective boot for his sprained foot and won’t be 100 percent healthy. Star RB Rashard Mendenhall may not even play with a pulled hamstring, and James Harrison broke his eye socket and will be out.

Chris Johnson has re-emerged as a top-tier running back after shaking off the rust of skipping training camp, and it’s hard to envision a veteran-laden bunch like the Titans to allow the Steelers to bully them like they manage to do with so many other teams.

Prediction: Titans 23 Steelers 21

Here are two other road teams to bet on:

(Spreads courtesy of Covers.com)

Cincinnati Bengals +1.5 @ Jacksonville Jaguars

The Bengals already have one road win and have shown great focus away from the friendly confines of Paul Brown Stadium.

QB Andy Dalton has improved a lot in just the past month and is now looking very comfortable in offensive coordinator Jay Gruden’s spread offense. With the luxury of just throwing the ball up for AJ Green to make a play…this duo is going to be something special.

What’s not special is the current state of the Jaguars passing game. Head coach Jack Del Rio doesn’t trust rookie QB Blaine Gabbert, and it makes the offense extremely predictable.

Toss in just a mediocre defense and there’s no reason to think the upstart Bengals can’t win this game comfortably at EverBank stadium.

Prediction: Bengals 27 Jaguars 20

Arizona Cardinals +1.5 @ Minnesota Vikings

The Cardinals aren’t that bad…no, really.

Arizona has been the victim of some tough-luck losses. The three L’s are by a combined nine points.

The defense was horrible at the beginning of the season, but is getting better by the week.

The big Week 4 breakout game for RB Beanie Wells gives the Cards some serious balance, and they should be able to take advantage of a Vikings secondary that can’t get the key stops when they need it most.

The sky is falling for 0-4 Minnesota, and the Cardinals aren’t going to give them their first win.

Prediction: Cardinals 26 Vikings 17