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Titans vs. Colts: Expert picks, predictions for Week 13

After meeting earlier this year, the Tennessee Titans and Indianapolis Colts will play their second and final game against one another on Sunday.

The Titans are looking for revenge in Week 13 after they dropped the Week 5 matchup between these two teams, 23-16, in Indianapolis. Of course, this game will be played in Nissan Stadium, where the Titans are 4-0.

Unlike the Titans, who are 0-7 away from their home turf, the Colts sport an impressive 4-1 mark on the road this season and Indy has been far better than anyone expected, with their 6-5 mark putting them in second place.

The Titans have been the total opposite, with Tennessee playing below expectations and sitting in the cellar at 4-7.

While Tennessee’s playoff hopes are almost zero, they do have the chance to play spoilers in the division down the stretch, with this game against the Colts being the first of four AFC South matchups the rest of the way.

Despite having success at home this season, sportsbooks have the host Titans as the underdogs. Let’s see how experts are picking this game.

USA TODAY

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USA TODAY’s Week 13 picks

Jarrett Bell: Titans (24-21)

Chris Bumbaca: Titans (22-19)

Nate Davis: Colts (23-17)

Safid Deen: Colts (24-16)

Tyler Dragon: Colts (20-17)

Victoria Hernandez: Titans (20-17)

Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz: Colts (24-17)

Lorenzo Reyes: Colts (21-16)

NFL.com

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NFL.com’s Week 13 picks

Ali Bhanpuri: Colts (23-20)

Brooke Cersosimo: Titans (23-17)

Dan Parr: Colts (22-19)

Gennaro Filice: Titans (18-17)

Tom Blair: Colts (23-20)

CBS Sports

Syndication: The Indianapolis Star

CBS Sports’ Week 13 picks

Pete Prisco: Titans (23-20) – “The Colts are smack dab in the middle of the playoff race, which is a surprise to many. The Titans are 4-7, but they’ve won all four at home. That matters. Mike Vrabel will have his team ready in a division game and Will Levis will outplay Gardner Minshew. Titans win it.”

Will Brinson: Titans

Jared Dubin: Colts

Ryan Wilson: Colts

John Breech: Colts

Tyler Sullivan: Colts

Dave Richard: Colts

Jamey Eisenberg: Colts

Bleacher Report

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Bleacher Report’s Week 13 picks

Gary Davenport: Titans

Brad Gagnon: Titans

Ian Hanford: Colts

Kristopher Knox: Titans

Maurice Moton: Titans

Wes O’Donnell: Colts

Brent Sobleski: Colts

Score prediction: Titans 24, Colts 23

ESPN

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ESPN’s Week 13 picks

Stephania Bell: Colts

Matt Bowen: Colts

Mike Clay: Colts

Jeremy Fowler: Titans

Dan Graziano: Titans

Kimberly A. Martin: Titans

Eric Moody: Colts

Jason Reid: Colts

Lindsey Thiry: Colts

Sam Wickersham: Titans

MMQB

Syndication: The Indianapolis Star

MMQB’s Week 13 picks

Albert Breer: Colts

Mitch Goldich: Titans

Claire Kuwana: Colts

Gilberto Manzano: Colts

Conor Orr: Titans

John Pluym: Colts

Matt Verderame: Colts

Pro Football Talk

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Pro Football Talk’s Week 13 picks

Mike Florio: Colts (21-17)

Chris Simms: Colts (23-20)

Sporting News

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Sporting News’ Week 13 picks

Vinnie Iyer: Titans (20-17) – “Gardner Minshew is finding a way to make enough plays working off Jonathan Taylor’s strong running and a more active defense. The Titans haven’t been pretty offensively with Will Levis, but they go as Derrick Henry goes, and vice versa. The Colts’ defense has improved on the back end, while the Titans presenting a challenging front vs. the run. Levis comes through here as Tennessee makes it two in a row in Nashville.”

Bill Bender: Titans (21-16) – “The Colts have won three straight games, a stretch where they have a +4 turnover ratio and they are grinding out wins with Jonathan Taylor, who averages 4.2 yards per carry the last two weeks. Tennessee broke a three-game losing streak in Week 12 and is 4-0 S/U at home this season and Derrick Henry – who averages 4.1 yards per carry the last two weeks but had 43 yards in the first meeting – is a difference maker.”

The 33rd Team

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The 33rd Team’s Week 13 pick

Ryan Reynolds: Colts (20-17) – “The Indianapolis Colts would make the playoffs if the season ended today, which is remarkable. Unfortunately for Indianapolis, Jonathan Taylor will miss multiple games. That puts Zack Moss back on top of the Colts’ backfield. Through Week 5, Moss was third in the league in rushing yards despite only playing four games. Moss is not the same caliber player as Taylor, but we’ve seen him hold down the fort in this offense. The Tennessee Titans have a volatile offense led by rookie QB Will Levis, and there’s little reason to expect a breakthrough performance for Tennessee’s offense this weekend. The strength of the Titans’ defense is its front four, which Indianapolis’s offensive line can mitigate. If the Colts succeed in that phase, Gardner Minshew has a plus matchup against the Titans’ secondary.”

Overall expert tally

Bob Scheer-USA TODAY Sports

Number of experts picking Colts: 31

Number of experts picking Titans: 19

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