Houston Texans vs. Indianapolis Colts Football Spread

Written October 1, 2008 by Jason Lowry

While there really isn’t much surprise that the Texans are last currently last in the AFC East at 0-3, but there are few that saw the Indianapolis Colts under .500 at 1-2 heading into week 5. The Texans nearly had their first win of the season last week, when they went into Jacksonville and took the Jaguars to overtime, but wound up losing by 3. The Colts had their bye week, and are likely hoping that the week off will really help Peyton Manning get it going, as he has struggled at times to start the season. The odds makers aren’t seeing an upset in this one, but they do see a tight one, as Bookmaker.com has the Colts as 3 point favorites over the Texans.

The Colts last game also game against the pesky Jaguars and they do fell victim. Manning struggled in this one as well, as he threw 2 interceptions while completing just 15 of 29 passes. He did hook up with a very familiar target in Marvin Harrison for a touchdown, and that has to be a good sign for the offense. While Reggie Wayne is the go to guy, having Harrison healthy again could really make this unit one of the best again. With Manning’s struggles running back Joseph Addai has felt the hurt as well, as he has just 142 yars in 3 games. The Texans defense has given up over 30 points a game in all of their games, so don’t be shocked to see this unit finally put up some big numbers this season.

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The Colts defense has had its injuries to start the season and none is bigger than the loss of Bob Sanders who will continue to sit out for weeks to come. It seems that whenever Sanders is out the defense just has no idea on how to stop the run, and that is evident with the fact that both Fred Taylor and Maurice Jones-Drew both ran for over a 100 yards in their last game. The pass defense has been solid, but they have really yet to play a team that throws the football that well, as the Bears, Vikings, and Jags are all big run teams. This week they face the Texans who could test that secondary, unless they have the same success as everyone else against the Colts run defense. Bet Colts -3 at Bookmaker.com

While many people thought this Texans team was better than 0-3, its a little unfair to count them out just yet, as they had to open the season with 3 straight road games against playoff teams from a year ago. While it doesn’t get much easier this week they do have some easier games coming up. Rookie Steve Slaton continues to impress at running back and added another big game last week when he ran for 33 yards and had 8 catches for 83 yards and a score. But what this team really needs is for quarterback Matt Schaub and receiver Andre Johnson to find their groove, as Johnson has just 179 yards on the season and has yet to find the endzone. It will be interesting to see what this team looks like at home, and how the offense plans to attack this Colts defense that is having trouble stopping anything on the ground.

The Texans defense has looked good at times and then other times it has been skeptical. Last week against the Jaguars they did a great job holding Jones-Drew and Taylor to practically nothing on the ground, but they struggled stopping the pas as David Garrard had his best game of the season throwing for 236 yards and a score. The health of Manning and that knee of his could really go a long way in what kind of offense this defense faces. Its only a matter of time before the Colts offense gets rolling, the Texans just hope its at least another week away. Bet Texans +3 at home at Bookmaker.com

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