Seahawks vs Titans Preseason Preview: Odds, Prediction, Best Bet for Sunday Night

The defending Super Bowl champions are heading to Nashville, but don’t expect this one to look anything like a title defense just yet. The Seattle Seahawks face the Tennessee Titans on Sunday night at Nissan Stadium in a Week 2 preseason matchup that’s really about roster spots, rookie development, and shaking off some early rust — not playoff seeding. Kickoff is 8pm ET on FOX, and while the stakes are preseason-low, there’s plenty worth watching for fans of both teams.

Seattle is coming off a rough preseason opener, a 17-7 loss to Dallas in which starting-caliber reps were hard to come by and the offense sputtered. Tennessee, meanwhile, looked sharper in its own opener, beating San Francisco 19-13 behind a heavy dose of the run game. Both teams used Friday’s joint practice in Nashville as a tune-up, and it gave a clearer picture of where each roster stands heading into the final stretch of the preseason.

Odds and Early Line Movement

Vegas has the Titans as clear favorites at home, with the line sitting around Titans -4.5 and the total in the 37.5-38 range. On the moneyline, Tennessee is priced around -220 to -205, while Seattle sits in the +170 to +180 range as the underdog. Bettors can track the full live NFL odds board for how this line moves closer to kickoff. That’s a notable number for a preseason game, but it reflects Tennessee’s stronger performance in Week 1 and the fact that the Titans have had the better week of practice heading in.

Preseason lines move differently than regular-season ones — coaching staffs often reveal bits of their game plan (how long starters play, which backups get extended run) closer to kickoff, and that can shift the number. Bettors treating this as a normal NFL line should proceed carefully; roster usage matters far more here than matchup analytics.

How Both Teams Looked in Week 1 and Practice

Seattle’s offense struggled to find any rhythm against Dallas, managing just seven points. Quarterback Jalen Milroe got run in that game and finished with only 36 passing yards and 36 rushing yards — modest numbers that reflect more about the game plan than a true evaluation of where he stands. The bigger name to watch this week is rookie running back Jadarian Price, Seattle’s first-round pick, who has been working his way back from a minor injury and could be in line for his preseason debut against Tennessee. If he suits up, it’ll be the first real look fans get at the rookie in game action.

Tennessee’s formula in Week 1 was straightforward and effective: pound the ball. The Titans ran for 167 yards on 31 carries against San Francisco, and kicker Joey Slye was perfect on all four field-goal attempts. Slye has now made 23 of his last 23 kicks dating back through joint practices, an absurd run of consistency for a special teams unit that’s been a point of emphasis for Tennessee.

The headline storyline in Nashville, though, is rookie quarterback Cam Ward. After a shaky middle stretch in the 49ers game, Ward bounced back in a big way during practice week, completing 86 of 112 throws — a 76.7 percent completion rate — and carrying that momentum into Friday’s joint practice against Seattle’s starters. He wasn’t perfect, throwing a pick-six to Seahawks safety Ty Okada on a poorly read middle-of-the-field throw, but he answered by leading a late touchdown drive and finishing with strong overall efficiency against a Super Bowl-caliber defense. For a rookie signal-caller, bouncing back from a rocky outing to perform well against the reigning champs is exactly the kind of week Tennessee wanted to see.

On the other side of the ball, cornerback Alontae Taylor was the story of Friday’s practice for the Titans’ defense. He delivered a pass breakup and then a pick-six in the same session, a strong showing for a Tennessee secondary that’s trying to build depth and confidence heading into the regular season. Rookie defensive end Keldric Faulk, one of seven Titans rookies who debuted in Week 1, is another name to track as the Titans continue evaluating their draft class.

Not everything trended up for Tennessee’s rookies, though. Wide receiver Carnell Tate, the Titans’ first-round pick, cooled off after a hot start to camp — he didn’t record a catch in the preseason opener or in Friday’s joint practice against Seattle. It’s a reminder that preseason evaluation is rarely a straight line, even for a highly drafted rookie.

What to Watch Sunday Night

Don’t expect either team’s true starters to play deep into this one — preseason Week 2 usually means a bit more run for backups and roster-bubble players than Week 1, but head coaches are typically cautious with their top players this time of year. Keep an eye on whether Price gets his first live-game snaps for Seattle, how much Ward plays before giving way to the Titans’ QB depth, and whether Tate can find the end zone or at least get on the stat sheet after his quiet week. Both defenses will also be worth watching, given the strong practice showings from players like Taylor.

Prediction and Best Bet

Tennessee has had the better week on both sides of the ball, and Ward’s rebound performance in practice suggests the Titans go into Sunday with real momentum. Home field, a hot kicker, and a run game that’s already found its footing give Tennessee the edge in a game where continuity matters more than star power.

• Prediction: Titans 20, Seahawks 16
• Best Bet: Titans on the moneyline

With Tennessee playing a more complete brand of preseason football through two weeks — a proven run game, a hot kicker, and a quarterback trending in the right direction — laying the moneyline price in a game where their execution has been sharper feels like the safer angle than trying to predict exactly how much either coaching staff plays its regulars.