Tennessee at Miami

Miami certainly has its problem late season but no so early on. Yes, they lost Ricky Williams but they still have a great defense, won 10 games last year, and here are playing the great role of home dog. Home teams in a dog or small favorite role fare very well in week one when facing a team that won a lot (11+) games the prior season. It's yet to be seen what impact the loss of Eddie George will have on the Titans. Yes, his production was down but he provided stability and leadership. The Titans also lost Jevon Kearse and Justin McCareins and Frank Wycheck - three big impact players. Tennessee won a lot more games last year than most people, including me thought they would. The loss of these players could spell the difference between a 12-4 season and a 9-7 one. With the move of this game to Saturday, we basically get a Monday-night type atmosphere with national attention. This bodes well for the home team. Two units on Miami +3.