Plenty of reasons Titans are longest of longshots

Of the 12 teams that have qualified for the NFL playoffs, the Tennessee Titans have been given the biggest odds to reach the Super Bowl at 100-1, according to Bodoglife.com.

One reason Tennessee is such a longshot is that the Titans play at San Diego in today’s wild-card game at Qualcomm Stadium.

The Chargers are 10-point favorites with the Titans paying as high as +420 to win straight up on many betting boards.

After a slow start under first-year Coach Norv Turner, San Diego enters the playoffs on a roll.

The Chargers are 6-0 against the spread in their last six games as a favorite and 5-0 against the spread in their last five games vs. AFC opponents. San Diego is also 6-0 against the spread in its last six home games.

With the availability of injured Tennessee quarterback Vince Young expected to be a game-time decision, bettors have given the Chargers strong support. According to theSpread.com’s betting chart, San Diego has picked up 64% of the bets against the spread, which was the highest percentage among the four wild-card games.

But the Titans do have a couple of positive trends working in their favor.

Tennessee is 7-0 against the spread in its last seven games when it has been an underdog between three and 10 points, and 4-1 against the spread in its last five playoff games.

For bettors who want to play the over/under, the combined point total listed is at 39.

The under is 4-1-1 in Tennessee’s last six games against a team with a winning record, and the under is 6-2 in San Diego’s last eight games as a home favorite between 3.5 and 10 points.

In today’s other wild-card game, Tampa Bay is a three-point home favorite over the New York Giants and money has flowed in the direction of the road team, according to Wagerline.com.

As of Saturday afternoon, the Giants had picked up 54.93% of the bets against the spread (2,325-1,908).

College football

According to AccuScore.com, which simulates every game 10,000 times, Louisiana State will defeat Ohio State in Monday’s BCS Championship game.

AccuScore’s simulator had LSU winning 62% of the simulations by an average of five points with quarterbacks Matt Flynn and Ryan Perrilloux being the difference makers.

lonnie.white@latimes.com