Merry Christmas to all our members and friends. All we wanted for Christmas last night was another winner, and we got it as SMU torched the Nevada Wolfpack 45-10 for our 7th win against the spread in our last 8 games.  Today we will be giving our members the spread winner of the Titans and the Chargers. Las Vegas sportsbooks list the Titans as 3-point home favorites with a total of 47.

Tennessee is attempting to be the first team ever to start 0-6 and finish at least .500. Only five teams have ever begun a season 0-5 and ended with a record of .500 or better.

The Chargers, on the other hand, also looked suspect at the beginning of the season going just 2-3 in their first 5 outings.  But now San Diego is firing on all cylinders and has won nine straight. The Chargers are one victory away from locking up the second seed in the AFC playoffs. After beating Cincinnati last week, the Chargers are now 17-0 in December since 2006.

Tennessee’s found their groove with the 1-2 punch of Vince Young and Chris Johnson.  Johnson has been the most explosive player the NFL has seen in recent history and is the league’s leading rusher amassing at least 100 yards rushing in nine consecutive games, including 11 TDs. The Titans are now 5-3 against the spread in their last 8, but have failed to cover the spread in their last two games. Tennessee was up 24-6 on Miami until the Dolphins rallied to force overtime.  The Titans won 27-24 in OT, but the Dolphins cashed as 4.5-point road dogs.

These two teams met twice in 2007.  The first meeting was December 9, 2007 in Nashville. The Chargers beat the Titans, 23-17, covering as 1.5-point road favorites. The Titans then traveled to QualCom for a first-round playoff game. San Diego won 17-6 and covered the spread as 10.5-point home favorites.

Accoring to SportsBook.com, San Diego has seen 79% of the betting public back them today, but the Chargers have already clinched the AFC West, while Tennessee has to win out and get help from other teams for the final Wild Card spot.  The question is will San Diego rest some starters if Tennessee gets up on them early? We think we have the answer to that question.  

So who covers the spread in this Christmas night AFC matchup?  It’s very easy to find out.  Try FiveStarPick.com tonight for just ($19.99) and see if our talent for picking college and pro football winners exceeds your expectations.  We are the only sports handicapping service in the business who documents wins and losses and displays them on our homepage for all to witness.  It’s because we have nothing to hide…we just win games against the spread.  Join our family today and start your winning streak tonight.

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The pros at FiveStarPick.com are always amped up for Monday Night Football and tonight we preview the H-town rivalry between the old Houston Oilers and the new Houston Texans.  Las Vegas sportsbooks list the Texans as 4.5-point home favorites with a total of 48.

This will not be an easy game to handicap for most bettors as the Titans (3-6 straight up, 4-5 against the spread) have won 3 straight, while the Texans (5-4 straight up, 5-4 against the spread) are coming off a tough loss and are hungry for a win in front of the home crowd on Monday night.

After a 13-3 season last year under Kerry Collins, the Titans opened the year with six straight losses. Titans head coach Jeff Fisher was forced to start the highly paid Vince Young at quarterback by owner Bud Adams and now Tennessee has rattled off three straight wins.  Young has been impressive under center completing 71 percent of his passes for 507 yards and 2 touchdowns since he regained his starting job, but Chris Johnson has been the spark that has kept the offense firing.  Johnson has carried the ball 75 times for 495 rushing yards and six touchdowns during the Titan’s stretch of wins.

Houston, on the whole, has played very well this season. In their last game against the Colts they held their own, losing to Indy as 7 ½-point road dogs, 20-17.  Matt Schaub and Andre Johnson are the anchors of the Texans offense.  Johnson had 10 receptions for 103 yards against the Colts, but hasn’t scored a TD in his last 4 games.

Now let’s talk trends…Houston is 1-3 against the spread at home this year. The Titans are 2-3 against the spread on the road. The home team trend has not meant much in this series going 5-5 against the spread.  The ‘Over’ is 8-2 in the last 10 head-to-head meetings between these two clubs.  The ‘Over’ is 8-3 on Monday Night this season, but the ‘Under’ is on a two-game win streak. The road team is 8-3 against the spread on Mondays.

So who covers the spread in tonight’s Monday Night Football matchup?  It’s very easy to find out.  Try FiveStarPick.com tonight for just ($19.99) and see if our talent for picking college and pro football winners exceeds your expectations.  We are the only sports handicapping service in the business who documents wins and losses and displays them on our homepage for all to witness.  It’s because we have nothing to hide…we just win games against the spread.  Join our family today and start your winning streak tonight.

Rick Riley – FiveStarPick.com

The pros at FiveStarPick.com had a monster Saturday in College Football going 6-2 against the spread for our members.  Tonight we are focused on the Sunday Night Football Game featuring the Indianapolis Colts and the Tennessee Titans. Las Vegas sportsbooks list the Colts as 3.5-point road favorites with a total of 44.5.

The Titans opened the season with a road loss in Pittsburgh, 13-10.  They had every chance to win that game, but even though it was the first game of the season, it set the tone for the weeks to follow.  Since that loss, they’ve been beaten by the Texans, Jets and Jaguars and now find themselves in a position they haven’t seen in a while…an 0-4 start.

Injuries have taken their toll on the Titans’ secondary. Safety Vincent Fuller is out until November and cornerbacks Cortland Finnegan and Nick Harper are both listed as questionable for tonight’s game. Those injuries might be the reason why the Titans went from giving up 199.8 passing yards per game last season to a league worst 282.3 YPG so far in 2009.  Then take away Albert Hainesworth and you have yourself an issue.

It is going to be a tough task to stop Indy (4-0 SU, 3-0 against the spread). The Colts are sixth in scoring offense (26.5 points per game) and lead the league in passing offense (334.0 YPG).  Stats like those make you figure out reall quick why Manning leads the league with a 114.5 QB rating.  And he doesn’t have Marvin Harrison or Anthony Gonzalez as targets.  Dallas Clark, Pierre Garcon (10 receptions, 207 yards, 2 TD) and Austin Collie (12 receptions, 131 yards, 1 TD) are picking up the slack for the Colts in a big way.  The Colts’ have scored 11 touchdowns in their last three games.

Indianapolis has dominated this series with a 7-3 SU mark, but they’re just 5-5 against the spread. The Titans have gone 5-1 against the spread in the last six meetings.

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Rick Riley– FiveStarPick.com