The Tennessee Titans look like a solid home favorite as they open the season with matchup against the Oakland Raiders Sunday afternoon.

Marcus Mariota is a terrific dual-threat QB and arguably one of the top young quarterbacks in the league. I expect big things from him this season with more experience under his belt. Demarco Murray and Derrick Henry are two terrific running backs and the Titans have plenty of talent out wide.

The Raiders have Derek Carr at QB position and they've added Marshawn Lynch to the back field. It's gonna be interesting to see if Oakland can follow up on its 12-4 record from last season, but I have my doubts. Note that the Raiders were 9-2 in games decided by one score (5-0 in games decided by three points or fewer), simply not sustainable numbers that will even out.

The Titans are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games in Week 1 and I think they'll be off to a good start this year.

My selection is an 8* play on Tennessee Titans.