PATS at TITANS

1 p.m., Pats by 6½, 45½

HANK’S HONEYS: The Pats are in their usual pattern, following up a slow start with a momentum-building win streak. Bill Belichick, who faces former pupil Mike Vrabel, has been money heading into the bye week with an 8-1 ATS mark and a 22-point margin of victory over the last 10 years. Sony Michel returns from a knee injury and so might Ron Gronkowski. And Josh Gordon is building more and more chemistry with Tom Brady. Then there’s ex-Pat Malcolm Butler, sitting at CB with a neon sign that says, “Beat Me.” The Titans defense deserves respect – Vrabel has unique insight into what makes the Patriots tick – and so does their home record, but we don’t see their offense going toe-to-toe with Brady’s boys. IF I WERE A BETTING MAN: Patriots and the under