Texans vs. Lions Odds

Written by Jason Lowry

The 1-4 Houston Texans look to make sure the Detroit Lions remain undefeated when they host the 0-5 Lions this weekend. Last week the Lions came as close as they have all season to grabbing that fist win, but a last second field put the Vikings ahead for good 12-10. As for the Texans they too had a close one, as they used a late 4th quarter touchdown to beat the Dolphins 29-28. Even with the Texans just winning their first game of the season, the oddsmakers are still all over Houston, as they come in 9.5 point favorites over Detroit.

The Lions continued their struggles on offense against the Vikings, as Dan Orlovsky got them off on the wrong foot running out of the endzone for a safety at the end of the first quarter. Orlovsky did wind up throwing for 150 yards, including a 12 yard strike to Calvin Johnson for a score, but that kind of play won’t win games for a team with a defense that gives up all kinds of points. The Lions did get a little better production from their ground game, as Kevin Smith and Rudi Johnson combined for 100 yards, but if it wasn’t for a 50 yard run by Smith they really didn’t move the ball that well on the ground. Now that the team has traded away one of its best receivers in Roy Williams just how does this offense expect to get better? One good things is fantasy owners of Calvin Johnson are likely going to enjoy the production from the Lions only deep threat.

I guess you could say that the Lions defense played well this weekend, as they held the Vikings to just 12 points and 1 offensive touchdown, but the thing pretty much every other team has done the same against the Vikings offense. This week the Lions go against an offense that has one of the best quarterback receiver combos in Matt Schaub and Andre Johnson. Throw in the fact that Steve Slaton is running the ball well, it’s going to be tough for the Lions to keep it close, but it’s not out of the question.

The Texans continued to play well at home, and finally got on the board with a win this season. After missing the previous week with an illness, Schaub threw all over the Dolphins for 379 yards and a score. While Andre Johnson just keeps impressing after grabbing 10 balls for 178 yards and score. Slaton didn’t have his best game, but did have some quality runs and we expect him to bounce back with a big week against the Lions. Look for more of Scaub to Johnson this week, and the Texans offense to do whatever it can to put the Lions out of their misery early.

The Texans defense played well enough to win the game, but the Dolphins offense continues to cause confusion and throw off its opponents. Considering that no one has had much success stopping this offense you have to like the way this team stuck together and took home the win this season. Plus taking on the Lions this week things should get a little simpler and a lot easier to stop.

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