This feels like a trap spot at -2.5, but the loss of Cameron Dantzler, Mike Hughes and Anthony Barr will impact the Vikings significantly more than the loss of A.J. Brown hurts the Titans. I make the Titans -4.6 points better on a neutral field and -2.9 in a 2020 road game in Minnesota. The market is a little slow to account for how strong Corey Davis and Jonnu Smith are in the passing game for Tennessee. Lay it.

Minnesota lost its star linebacker Anthony Barr for the season due to an injury and will be without two starting corners in Cameron Dantzler and Mike Hughes. Also, QB Kirk Cousins has been ineffective so far this season. So, facing a defense that'll struggle to stop the run and an offense that can't get out of its own way, the Titans should cover pretty easily.

It's absolute desperation time for the 0-2 Vikings as they know a loss here all but ends their playoff hopes even with the additional team added this postseason. Historically, the Vikes have been dominant at home, Week 1 vs. Green Bay aside. Kirk Cousins can't possibly play worse than he did in Week 2. Since 2018, Minnesota is 10-2 ATS (83%) after a loss, the best mark in the NFL. The Titans, meanwhile, are pretty lucky to be 2-0 (0-2 ATS) and will not have top wideout AJ Brown again.

The Titans are 2-0 to start the season but that record hides a lot of flaws. The two wins have come by a combined five points against a pair of teams nobody expects much from in 2020. Last week, despite beating Jacksonville, the Jaguars put up 480 yards of offense on the Titans defense. A bunch of running backs you never heard of averaged 6.1 yards per carry against the Titans defense. Now they're favored on the road against a Vikings team that loves to run the ball and has Dalvin Cook.

Tennessee has been squeaking by, but Minnesota is just not a good team. Kirk Cousins has been awful, and the Vikings' defense has been terrible. Lay the points.

No team overhauled its defense more than Minnesota during the offseason, and it’s showing. One of few key returnees, Pro Bowl LB Anthony Barr was lost for the year last Sunday with a pectoral injury. The Vikings are yielding 35.5 points per outing. Their offense is just as culpable for the 0-2 start - and with fewer excuses - as it generated just 175 yards and 11 points at Indianapolis. The Titans are 9-3 straight-up behind QB Ryan Tannehill, who sports a shiny TD-to-interception ratio of 6-to-0 this season.