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Dan Benton

Titans vs. Texans: NFL experts make Week 18 picks

The Tennessee Titans (3-13) will host the Houston Texans (9-7) at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee on Sunday afternoon.

Opening the week, the Titans were listed as 4-point home favorites but that line has dwindled a bit and is now +1.5 for the Texans as of this writing.

Let’s take a look at who some of the experts and insiders around the league are taking in the Week 18 matchup:

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Expert Pick Score (if applicable)
Dan Graziano (ESPN) Texans N/A
Matt Bowen (ESPN) Titans N/A
Seth Wickersham (ESPN) Texans N/A
Pete Prisco (CBS) Titans 20-17
John Breech (CBS) Texans 23-20
Jordan Dajani (CBS) Titans 20-16
Nate Davis (USA TODAY) Texans 23-16
Lorenzo Reyes (USA TODAY) Texans 19-14
Bill Bender (Sporting News) Texans  24-21
Vinnie Iyer (Sporting News) Texans  20-17

Although the Texans are likely to rest the majority (if not all) of their starters on Sunday, most of the above panel believes they will still walk away with an upset victory over the Titans. The only universal theme is that all expect a one-score game.

Other experts and analysts from around the league are similarly split with 70 percent picking the Texans to win, per NFL Pickwatch.

Fans are less optimistic with just 15 percent predicting a Titans victory to end the season.

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