Two franchises that had very different seasons in 2017, the Houston Texans are receiving six points from oddsmakers as they make a trip to the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium. This early afternoon matchup is scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m. ET and CBS has the TV rights.
Houston Texans vs. New England Patriots Betting Preview
In this Sunday AFC game, New England has been projected as the favorite and the team’s currently giving up 6 points. The Texans are also receiving +190 moneyline odds while the Patriots are -230. There should be multiple good live betting opportunities while this contest is taking place, and Vegas has determined the over/under (O/U) to be 51 points.
The line opened at -7 while the total has yet to change after it was initially established at 51.
Overall, the Texans went 4-12 straight-up (SU) last season while the Pats posted a winning 15-4 SU record in 2017. Against conference opponents, the Texans finished 3-9 SU and the Patriots were 10-2 SU against American Football Conference squads. The Texans finished 1-3 SU against teams out of conference while the Patriots were 3-1 SU against non-conference competition.
Against American Football Conference foes, the Patriots offense posted 29.2 points per game by averaging 276 pass yards and 118 rushing yards. The Patriots defense allowed 18.5 PPG to non-conference foes and 18.5 PPG to teams in conference.
The Texans, on the other hand, averaged 20.5 points-scored, 26.3 points-against, 213 pass yards per game and 116 rush yards per game (against AFC teams)..
When these two squads faced one another last year, New England knocked off Houston by a field goal 36-33.
Betting Prediction: Texans at Patriots
SU Winner – Texans, ATS Winner – Texans, O/U – Under
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The Texans recorded 28 passing touchdowns last season.
The Patriots threw for 32 passing touchdowns last season.
The Texans created eight rushing touchdowns last season.
The Patriots put up 16 rushing touchdowns last season.
The Texans logged 4.1 yards per carry last season while allowing a YPC of 4.0 to opponents.
The Patriots registered 4.2 yards per carry last season and allowed 4.7 YPC to opponents.
The Texans offense gave up 54 sacks last season. Their defense created 32 sacks.
New England quarterbacks were sacked 35 times last year. Their defense recorded 42 sacks.
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