Will the Sportsbooks’ Favorites Houston Texans cover the spread against the Tennessee Titans in week 13?

This rivalry between two AFC South teams is very much a must win by both teams. Tennessee has a current record of 4 wins and 7 losses and a win today could keep their playoff hopes alive. Houston at 10 and 1 leads the AFC South division, so a win today for them solidifies their position in the division as well as the conference and playoff spot.

The bookies have picked the Texans to win this game by up to 7 points. I noticed that Bet Online had them at 6.5 points last night and had moved it to 7 points today just hours before the game.

The Texans are having a great season and the Titans have struggled with mistakes and just generally need some improvement both in the backfield as well as the secondary. Tennessee has suffered a few injuries to line backers and this could be a portion of their defense issues.

I honestly think the way that Houston is playing that Tennessee just is not strong enough to beat them. Yes they have plenty of incentive, and may even make a few big plays throughout the game, but it just will not be enough.

Quarterback Matt Schaub is completing 64% of his passes and his favorite receivers Kevin Walter and Andre Johnson as well as tight end Owen Daniels will be there today and will be making catches. The Titans defense will be there and try and stop some of those plays, but they just will not be effective enough against Houston’s 3rd ranked offense.

Don’t forget about their running game either. I look for running back Arian Foster to have another big day also. In fact he is alread over 1000 yards for the year and he could comfortably gain over 100 yards in today’s football game.

My thought os the point spread? Yes I do think that Houston will cover the spread, and in fact I would feel comfortable giving up a bit more than the 7 points.

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