Oakland at Tennessee, 5:15, ESPN

* The line: Tennessee by 3.

* Key injuries: TEN--Safety Marcus Robertson (groin, questionable).

* Key elements: Titans rank first in NFL in sack differential, posting 42 and allowing 19. Raiders’ Tyrone Wheatley (677 yards) and Napoleon Kaufman (513) rank in the top 15 among AFC rushers.

HOW THEY MATCH UP

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Oak Tenn Points scored 22.5 (9) 21.1 (12) Points allowed 20.6 (19) 20.2 (18) Passing O 237.2 (11) 223.9 (17) Rushing O 129.9 (1) 99.0 (20) Total O 367.1 (5) 322.9 (19) Passing D 233.8 (19) 242.7 (25) Rushing D 90.2 (8) 98.3 (13) Total D 324.1 (13) 341.0 (20)

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Steve Springer’s pick--Oakland. Both teams are coming off surprise performances, the Raiders a surprise winner over the Seahawks, the Titans surprisingly bad against the Ravens. Any surprises this week? If the Raiders are able to run on the Titans, they’ll run off with an upset victory.

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--Research by JIM BARRERO