Texans vs. Jaguars Odds
JACKSONVILLE, FL (The Spread) – The Jacksonville Jaguars look to complete a season sweep of the Houston Texans when the two meet tonight at 8:25PM ET on the NFL Network.
Jacksonville is 3-9 on the season, 0-5 at home and 4-8 against the spread. Houston is 2-10 overall, 1-4 on the road and 3-9 against the spread. Houston has won five of its last six against the Jaguars, but Jacksonville won 13-6 at Houston on Nov. 24.
Trends show that the road team is 4-0-1 against the spread in the last 5 games of this series. These two have hit the under in 4 of their last 5 overall meetings and in 7 of their last 10 meetings in Jacksonville.
According to oddsmakers from Bovada.lv, the Texans are favored on the road, as they have odds of -3 points against the Jaguars. The over/under total for the game has been set at 43 points (View Matchup). The opening odds for this game had the Texans favored by 2.5 points. The spread climbed to 3.5 points before falling back to 3. The over/under total for the game opened at 43 points and moved to 43.5 before falling back to 43.
The Jags are coming off a 32-28 win at Cleveland last week for their third win in four games. Jacksonville is averaging just 285.6 yards per game on offense this season while the defense is allowing 381.1 yards per contest on defense. Chad Henne has thrown for 2,319 yards and six touchdowns while Cecil Shorts has caught 64 passes for 764 yards and two scores. Paul Posluszny is leading the defense with 113 tackles, six tackles for loss and two interceptions.
Houston is coming off a 34-31 loss to the Patriots last week. The Texans have now lost 10 straight games and their last six losses have been by 7 points or less. Houston is averaging 365.3 yards per game on offense while the defense is giving up 303.9 yards per game. Case Keenum has thrown for 1,433 yards and eight touchdowns in limited starts this year while Andre Johnson has 82 receptions for 1,123 yards and five scores. The defense is being led by J.J. Watt, who has 61 tackles, 9.5 sacks, 11 tackles for loss and five pass deflections.
In terms of Injuries, Jacksonville defensive lineman Jeremy Mincey (knee) is questionable for the game while receiver Stephen Burton (concussion) is out. Houston guard Cody White (neck) and safety Jawanza Starling (hamstring) are both questionable.
The Public Bets for this game are currently backing the Texans, as Houston is getting 58% of the wagers with odds of -3 points at Jacksonville on Thursday night.
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