Texans vs. Jaguars Odds
A pair of 4-4 teams collide in the AFC South on Sunday in the NFL as the Jacksonville Jaguars host the Houston Texans at 1PM ET.
Both teams are 4-4 on the season and the Jaguars are 2-2 at home while the Texans are 2-1 on the road. The under has hit in five of the last seven games in this series at Jacksonville while the Texans are 11-5 against the spread in their last 16 meetings with the Jags.
Oddsmakers from online sports book SBGGLOBAL.com have made Jacksonville a 1-point favorite at home against Houston. The over/under has been set at 49.5.
The Jaguars opened with a -1 point spread and that hasn’t changed all week. The over/under opened at 50 and has since dropped back ½ a point.
Jacksonville had a bye last week but got hit with some bad news this week in practice and defensive lineman Aaron Kampman tore his ACL and will miss the remainder of the season. David Garrard has played well of late for the Jags and on the season he has thrown for 1,098 yards and 13 touchdowns while power back Maurice Jones-Drew has 645 rushing yards and one touchdown. Daryl Smith is leading the defense with 47 tackles and one sack.
Houston has lost its last two games and three of its last four. The Texans have scored at least 30 points in each win and scored 23 or less in each loss. Matt Schaub has thrown for 2,006 yards and 10 touchdowns on the season while Arian Foster has rushed for 864 yards and nine touchdowns. Andre Johnson has added 43 catches for 635 yards and three touchdowns. Bernard Pollard is leading the defense with 74 tackles while Mario Williams has six sacks.
Kampman was the big loss for the Jags this week as he had four sacks to lead the team. Houston could be without linebacker Xavier Adibi for this game, as he is questionable with a hamstring injury. Tight end Owen Daniels has already been ruled out of the game because of a hamstring problem.
Over 17,300 public bets have been placed on this game and the Texans are getting 79% of the wagers at +1 against Jacksonville.
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