Titans vs. Texans Point Spread: NFL Week 8 Odds, Prediction
Tennessee’s coming off a season sweep of divisional rival Indianapolis last weekend, beating the Colts 19-10. The victory was the Titans’ fourth straight, all of which they’ve allowed under 22 points in and an average of 16.5
Houston suffered more of the same results last weekend, falling 38-20 at Las Vegas. The Texans have now failed to score more than 20 points in five of their six contests this year, and have allowed at least 34 points in both their last two losses that both came on home field.
Kickoff at NRG Stadium begins at 4:05 p.m. EDT, with Tennessee a two-point favourite on the road and the over-under at 40.5 on the NFL odds.
NFL Point Spread and Betting Analysis
The Titans covered the spread for the fourth straight week, and went under for the third straight time last Sunday. Houston’s now gone over in three of their four outings overall, and four of their last five played on home turf. The over is also 4-1 in the last five Titans–Texans clashes.
The road team won both meetings between these clubs last season, with Houston upsetting Tennessee 22-13 in Week 11 and then Titans squeaking out a 28-25 win over the Texans later in their regular season finale. Houston’s averaging 28 points an outing in their last 10 versus Tennessee, with both clubs averaging well over 120 rushing yards in that span.
Tennessee Titans
Derrick Henry reached 100 rushing yards for the third straight time on Sunday, but needed 30 carries to do so. Henry’s trio of 100-yard games all required a minimum of 22 carries as he now averages four yards a rush on 134 carries. The Titans heavily commit to the run regardless, ranking sixth in the NFL with 29.2 carries a game. It’s their strength on offence too as only three clubs average fewer than Tennessee’s 165.5 passing yards per game.
The Titans got a defensive score in their Week 7 victory as well, with Andrew Adams taking back a Matt Ryan pass 76 yards for a pick-six. The Titans won the turnover battle 3-1 last week and are now +3 on the season in turnover ratio.
Houston Texans
After a season-best defensive performance prior to their bye week, Houston returned last weekend only to allow a season-worst 38 points. Las Vegas averaged 7.3 yards per play and accumulated 164 rushing yards in their win over the Texans. This had quarterback Davis Mills playing catch up in the final quarter and throwing the ball 41 times for 302 yards.
Rookie running back Dameon Pierce rushed for 92 yards in the loss and is now sixth in the NFL with 504 rushing yards. But Houston still remains as one of the league’s inferior offences, ranking 28th in the league with 17.7 points per outing.
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