Tennessee Titans vs. Houston Texans NFL Betting Odds & Spread

Written December 11, 2008 by Jason Lowry

The Tennessee Titans continued to impress with a 28-9 win over the Browns last week, but this week they head to Texas to take on the Houston Texans, who won their 3rd straight game with a shocking 24-21 win on the road of the Packers last week. Now these two teams met way back in week 3, where the Titans crushed the Texans 31-21, but you have to think the Texans are playing a little better football this time around. For those of you looking to bet on the NFL this weekend, the oddsmakers have the Titans 3 point favorites on the road over the Texans at Sportsbook.com

The Titans have really done a good job taking care of business against weaker teams the past couple weeks after their loss to the Jets 3 weeks ago. Last week the Titans got off to a little bit of a slow start falling behind 6-0 in the first quarter, but wound up scoring 21 unanswered to put this one out of reach. The Titans got another strong performance out of the running duo of Chris Johnson and LenDale White, as the two ran for 235 yards and 2 touchdowns, while Kerry Collins was so so throwing for 155 yards with 2 scores and 2 interceptions. Now the Texans are no pushover, as they are really starting to look like a team that means business for years to come, but you have to bank on the Titans running game in this one, as the duo of Johnson and White had just 163 yards the last time these two teams hooked up.

The Titans defense wound up only allowing 3 field goals in this one, and made sure that Ken Dorsey’s first start didn’t go well, as they allowed the quarterback to complete just 22 of 43 passes for 150 yards with an interception. The Titans didn’t allow much in the running game either, as the Browns had just 35 yards rushing on the game. Now last time they faced the Texans they made life miserable for quarterback Matt Schaub intercepting him 3 times, but rookie running back Steve Slaton was able to run for 116 yards and a score, so if Schaub plays better its easy to see how the Titans could be in for a battle in this one. Bet Tennessee Titans -3 at Sportsbook.com

Now the Texans are really playing some good football again, and it seems like this team is starting to get things out, and while it might not mean much for this season, this teams future looks bright with the young pieces they have in place. Last week against the Packers Matt Schaub returned from injury and threw for 414 yards and 2 scores, and Slaton had yet another solid day running the football, as the rookie ran for 120 yards on 26 carries. Now we have already mentioned Schaub’s troubles last time around against the Titans, and he has to pick up his game this week, or the Texans have no chance against the Titans in this one.

Now there is no question the offense has to play better this time around, but the defense has to come to play as well, cause if the Titans running attack of White and Johnson go off like they have over the past couple weeks, there are few teams that can take that kind of punishment and come out on top. Now last time they really did a good job against the Titans, and if the defense continues to play as it has over the last 3 games we really feel like this team can come home with yet another big win, and really show everyone what they have to deal with next year when this team gets even better. Bet Houston Texans +3 at Sportsbook.com

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