Colts vs. Texans Odds
HOUSTON, TX (The Spread) – The Indianapolis Colts look to pick up a key divisional road win on Sunday when they hit the road to face the Houston Texans at 8:30PM ET on NBC.
Indianapolis is 5-2 on the season, 2-1 on the road and 4-3 against the spread. Houston is 2-5 overall, 1-2 at home and 1-6 against the spread. The home team has won six straight in this series.
Trends show that the home team has covered the spread in six straight and the Colts are 2-5 against the spread in their last 7 meetings at Houston. These two have hit the under in five straight encounters.
According to oddsmakers from Bovada.lv, the Colts are the slight favorite on the road, as they have odds of -1 point at Houston on Sunday night. The over/under total for the game has been set at 43 points (View Matchup). The opening odds for this game had the game as even, but the spread quickly moved to the Texans. The spread climbed to peak of 3 points before falling back to 1. The over/under total for the game opened at 45 points and made the slow fall to 43.
The Colts are coming off the bye last week, but beat the Broncos, 39-33, the week prior. Indianapolis holds wins over the likes of Denver, San Francisco and Seattle, but has lost to Miami and San Diego. The offense is producing 344.7 yards per game, while the defense is giving up 350.7 yards per game. Quarterback Andrew Luck has thrown for 1,574 yards and 10 touchdowns to lead the offense, but he lost receiver Reggie Wayne for the year to a knee injury in the win over Denver. The defense is being led by Robert Mathis, who has 11.5 sacks in seven games.
The Texans are coming off a 17-16 loss at Kansas City two weeks ago. The Texans have lost five straight since starting the season 2-0. The Texans are amassing 381.1 yards per game on offense, while the defense is giving up only 277.7 yards per game. Turnovers have been an issue for Houston. The quarterbacks have given up a pick six in five straight games. Houston has turned the ball over 14 times this year as a team. Arian Foster is leading the offense with 542 rushing yards, but he is questionable with a hamstring injury. The defense is being led by J.J. Watt, who has 4.5 sacks and 34 total tackles.
In terms of Injuries, Indianapolis cornerbacks Josh Gordy (groin) and Greg Toler (groin) are both listed as out for this game. Houston linebacker Brian Cushing (knee) will miss the rest of the season with a knee injury.
The Public Bets for this game are currently backing Indianapolis, as the Colts are getting 73% of the wagers with odds of -1 point at Houston on Sunday night.
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