Packers vs Titans Week 3 Opening Odds: Why is Tennessee favored?

For the first time in recent years, the Green Bay Packers are on the winning end of the classic barroom discussion of “We got beat by THAT guy?!” In his 4th ever start, Malik Willis completed 85.7% of his passes for a 126.8 passer rating and a VERY respectable 10.14 ANY/A. For reference, those marks are similar to Aaron Rodgers vs. the Titans in Dec 2020.

All that to say…according to FanDuel, the Packers open as the 2.5-point underdogs going into Nashville to take on the Tennessee Titans. This is to be expected. Malik will likely start the game, and his body of work just hasn’t seen a consistent level of play that would give someone the impression he’s more than a backup, last week notwithstanding.

Should Jordan Love be cleared and start, expect the line to flip. The Packers would likely end up as 3-point favorites if last week’s line is any indication.

The over/under for the game is 36.5, which is abysmally low in today’s NFL. The average o/u would be a full 10 points higher than that. The sportsbooks don’t seem to think either team will light it up on the scoreboard.

Malik Willis is going into the stadium of the team that got rid of him in favor of Mason Rudolf. Will Willis’ will be enough to win against Will Levis, or will Willis leave with Levis as the victor?