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Tennessee Titans: 2026 Win Total & Market Edge

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The prediction-market read on the Titans: our 10,000-season simulation projects 6.9 wins in 2026 (28th of 32, Below Avg tier; raw model 6.7), beside the live Kalshi win-total line. Full schedule, per-game win probabilities and AFC South standing below.

2026 win total: our model vs. Kalshi

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Tennessee Titans

AFC South · 29th power rating · Below Avg
Kalshi live
6.9 projected wins
± 2.0 · 28th of 32
Kalshi market
6.29w
Ladder-implied wins
7 Oracles sim
6.92w
59.6% backtested
Divergence
+0.63w
Model higher

Model agrees with the market

Divergence is projected wins minus the ladder-implied market line, in wins — LOW on the one ladder every season-wins surface grades on (STRONG ≥2.0 · HIGH ≥1.5 · MODERATE ≥1.0); OVER / UNDER fires at ±2.0. Projected wins are the 10,000-season simulation mean; the raw model reads 6.7. No single rung sits near 50¢.

See all 32 teams on the win-totals board → Informational only — verify the market and trade responsibly.

The consensus spread

Three independent estimates of the same season on one line: the expected wins implied by the live Kalshi ladder, our 10,000-season simulation, and EA’s Madden 27 simulation. Where they disagree is the whole signal.

0.63 wins of disagreement
6.29 Kalshi
6.48 Madden 27
6.92 Our sim
5.25.96.67.38.0

Both independent models sit on the same side of the market line — our sim at 6.92 and the Madden simulation at 6.48 against 6.29 implied wins. That is the cleanest version of this signal.

Madden and our model broadly agree on the Titans — 31st on talent against 29th on play-by-play.

Where the season actually lands

A point estimate cannot tell a trader whether to take a position — the full distribution against the contract line can. Bars are the Madden 27 simulation over 10,000 seasons; the dashed marker is the live contract.

Kalshi 6.29 01234567891011121314151617
54%
our probability
of clearing 6.29
Madden sim: 48%
+3.9pp vs a coin flip

Our probability from the 10,000-season simulation (mean 6.92 wins; raw model 6.74 ± 1.98). Bars: Madden 27 sim-2026, 10,000 iterations. Two methods, no shared inputs.

The Ladder — Titans

All ladders →

The season simulation at every Kalshi win-total rung, then the widest player-prop gap on this club this week. The rungs the market has not listed two-sided yet are drawn from the simulation alone.

TitansSeason winsLOCATIONBuy YES · 7+ wins
1+ wins5+ wins8+ wins11+ wins17+ wins
Widest gap
🔒
at 7+ wins
Market
42%
Kalshi · P(YES) at 7+ wins
PMP Model
🔒
display-calibrated

We think the median sits somewhere else than the market does.

RungMarketModelGap
1+ wins🔒outside rangethin
2+ wins🔒outside rangeYES
3+ wins🔒outside rangeYES
4+ wins🔒outside rangeYES
5+ wins🔒outside rangeYES
6+ wins🔒🔒🔒YES
7+ wins🔒🔒🔒YES
8+ wins🔒🔒🔒YES
9+ wins🔒outside rangeYES
10+ wins🔒outside rangeYES
11+ wins🔒outside rangeYES
12+ wins🔒outside rangeYES
13+ wins🔒outside rangeYES
14+ winsoutside rangenot listed
15+ winsoutside rangenot listed
16+ winsoutside rangenot listed
17+ winsoutside rangenot listed

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Cam WardRush YdsONE STRIKE PRICED
10+ rush yds
Widest gap
one strike priced
Market
48%
Kalshi · P(YES) at 10+ rush yds
PMP Model
display-calibrated
Model pending

Our number is published at the called strike only; the market curves are complete.

RungMarketBooksModelGap
10+ rush yds🔒🔒YES

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Calvin RidleyReceptionsONE STRIKE PRICED
2+ rec3+ rec
Widest gap
one strike priced
Market
61%
Kalshi · P(YES) at 2+ rec
PMP Model
display-calibrated
Model pending

Our number is published at the called strike only; the market curves are complete.

RungMarketBooksModelGap
2+ rec🔒YES
3+ rec🔒🔒YES

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Gold is our distribution, parchment is the Kalshi contract at each strike; the band between them is green where our probability is higher and purple where it is lower. We publish our number only where we have measured it to be calibrated, between 30% and 70%; rungs outside that range show the market only. A contract pays $1 if it settles YES, so a price in cents is an implied probability. Prediction markets carry risk; contracts can settle at $0.

Market edges

The season contract and the single game most likely to move it, graded on the same thresholds every other Gridiron Edge surface uses.

◆ LOW confidence 6.29 · Over

Season wins over 6.29

Our 10,000-season simulation projects 6.92 (raw model 6.74), the Madden 27 simulation 6.48, against 6.29 market-implied wins — a +0.63-win gap. LOW on the wins ladder (STRONG ≥2.0 · HIGH ≥1.5 · MODERATE ≥1.0); a side is flagged only at the 2.0-win STRONG rung, so the honest read is no position.

◆ MODERATE confidence Wk 16 · Away

Week 16 at Raiders

The truest coin flip on the schedule at 49%. Games this close are where a season win total is actually decided — and where a live in-week contract is most likely to be mispriced. Full read →

Informational only. Contracts can settle at $0 — verify the market and trade responsibly.

Power rating breakdown

Diverging from league average rather than four flat numbers, so a positive reads as a positive at a glance. Points per game.

Overall -3.7
Offense -2.8
Defense -1.5
Special teams +0.6

Overall -3.7 ranks 29th of 32 (Below Avg tier). How Titans rank on the points scale → Re-weight the model yourself →

Methodology: DAEPA model docs → (59.6% backtested straight-up accuracy across 3,266 games, no market line used).

The season path

Seventeen weeks as a heat ribbon — the shape of the season in one glance, each cell linking to that game’s full read. The sortable table stays below it.

6.74 cumulative expected wins
Loss likelyWin likely— cumulative expected wins

Roster shape vs the league

Nine position groups against league average. Each axis is scaled on its own league range — a shared 0-100 scale flattens every roster into the same circle.

26 Quarterback 75
30 O-Line 76
18 Receiver 80
31 Tight End 71
22 Running Back 83
16 Pass Rush 82
25 Linebacker 76
30 Secondary 78
17 Special Teams 77

Dashed violet ring = league average. Number chip = rank of 32. Source: Madden 27 launch team composites (derived unit aggregates, no per-player data).

2026 schedule & model win probabilities

All 17 regular-season games. Our % is the DAEPA margin (power-rating differential + 2.5-point home-field) run through a Normal model, σ=14.4 — those 17 numbers sum to the raw model's 6.7 wins; the 6.9-win headline above is the 10,000-season simulation, which adds rating uncertainty (and fits its own home-field, 2.0) on top of these same ratings. Madden % is the same question asked of Madden 27 talent composites, a model that shares none of our inputs.

WeekOpponentH/AOur %Madden %
Wk 1vs New York JetsHOME58%54%
Wk 3at New York GiantsAWAY37%39%
Wk 4at Baltimore RavensAWAY30%21%
Wk 5vs Houston TexansHOME41%43%
Wk 6at Indianapolis ColtsAWAY33%29%
Wk 7vs Cleveland BrownsHOME53%52%
Wk 8at Cincinnati BengalsAWAY35%32%
Wk 11at Dallas CowboysAWAY30%25%
Wk 14at Detroit LionsAWAY27%22%
Wk 15vs Indianapolis ColtsHOME47%40%
Wk 16at Las Vegas RaidersAWAY49%35%
Wk 17vs Pittsburgh SteelersHOME48%43%
Wk 18at Houston TexansAWAY29%32%

Titans props: where the market prices are

The market’s prices, not ours: each Kalshi strike beside the sportsbook consensus read at the same line, and where the cheaper price for each side actually is. A gap is a price difference, not a call — the Oracle calls above are the opinion.

Titans props: where the market prices are — Kalshi mid vs sportsbook consensus per strike, widest gap first
PlayerPropKalshiConsensusGapBest price
Gunnar HelmTEN v NYJ25+ rec yds44.5¢48%-4.0¢over · Kalshi 47.7¢under · FD 53.3¢
Cam WardTEN v NYJ10+ rush yds47.5¢49%-1.4¢over · ProphetX 49.8¢under · DK 52.8¢
Calvin RidleyTEN v NYJ3+ rec37.5¢39%-1.2¢over · ProphetX 39.1¢under · Novig 64.5¢
Calvin RidleyTEN v NYJ2+ rec60.5¢off-ladderover · Kalshi 66.6¢
Cam WardTEN v NYJ1+ pass TDs70.5¢Kalshi only
Cam WardTEN v NYJ2+ pass TDs34.5¢Kalshi only
Cam WardTEN v NYJ150+ pass yds73.5¢off-ladderover · Kalshi 81.1¢
Cam WardTEN v NYJ200+ pass yds44.5¢off-ladderover · Kalshi 51.8¢under · Novig 51¢

See all 13 priced prop strikes on the board →+ 25 listed on Kalshi, not yet priced.

AFC South ladder

Projected wins across the division, leader in gold — and four internal reads a click away.

Jaguars 9.4 +2.6 Texans 9.3 +2.0 Colts 8.6 +0.0
Titans 6.9 -3.7

Model has the Titans 4th in the AFC South. Division hub →

10,000-season simulation

How it works →

Our own preseason board, played across the real 2026 schedule 10,000 times with the league's actual tiebreaker procedure. The projection above is the middle of this; these are the odds around it. The sim fits its own home-field (2.0 points, from played games) — a separate fit from the +2.5 the game model uses on matchup pages.

Sim average wins

6.9

10,000 seasons · 19% reach 10+

Make playoffs

24%

46% win 6 or fewer

Win division

11%

2% take the 1 seed

Win Super Bowl

0.8%

29th of 32 · 2% reach it

The Titans draw a 0.500 opponent win rate — the 16th-hardest schedule in the league.

10,000 simulated seasons on our preseason power ratings. Real NFL tiebreakers, real 2026 schedule. No injuries, no in-season roster change, no market prices.

Madden 27 outlook

Full board →

A second opinion, built from Madden 27 launch ratings alone and played across the real 2026 schedule 10,000 times. It knows nothing about our own model — which is what makes the disagreement worth reading.

Madden rank

31

77.4 composite · QB 75

Simulated wins

6.5

14% reach 10+

Playoffs

20%

10% win division

Super Bowl

0.4%

SoS 0.504 (14th hardest)

Madden and our model broadly agree on the Titans — 31st on talent against 29th on play-by-play.

Madden-only inputs — no injuries, no in-season roster change, no market prices. Average error on a season win total is 2.27 wins, so the distribution is the product, not the mean. The 10,000-season simulation →

Titans 2026 — frequently asked

What is the Tennessee Titans win total for 2026?

The Kalshi KXNFLWINS-27 ladder implies an expected 6.3 wins for the Titans in 2026. Our 10,000-season simulation on our DAEPA power ratings projects 6.9 wins — a 0.6-win agreement with the market (LOW on our wins ladder).

Where do the Titans rank in our 2026 power ratings?

The Titans sit at a -3.7-point power rating — 29th of 32 — in the Below Avg tier. That rating (offense -2.8, defense -1.5, special teams +0.6) is the input behind every Titans prediction-market edge we publish.

Can you trade Tennessee Titans games on Kalshi?

Yes. Kalshi is a CFTC-regulated exchange that lists Titans season win totals (KXNFLWINS), individual game winners (KXNFLGAME, which for 2026 opened months ahead of kickoff), plus division, conference and Super Bowl champion markets — available to traders in all 50 states. You take a yes/no position that settles at $1 or $0.

What division are the Titans in for 2026?

The Titans play in the AFC South, alongside Texans, Colts, Jaguars. Our model has them projected 4th in the AFC South on 6.9 expected wins.

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