Broncos vs. Texans Odds
HOUSTON, TX (The Spread) – The Denver Broncos look to stay atop the AFC standings on Sunday when they hit the road to face the Houston Texans at 1PM ET on CBS.
Denver is 11-3 overall, 4-2 on the road and 8-5-1 against the spread. Houston is 2-12 overall, 1-6 on the road and 3-11 against the spread. The home team has won and covered in three of the last four meetings between these two.
Trends show that the Texans are 1-5 against the spread in its last 6 conference games and 1-6 ATS in its last 7 home games. Denver is 5-0 against the spread in its last 5 games after a loss.
According to oddsmakers from Bovada.lv, Denver is the favorite on the road, as the Broncos have odds of -10.5 points against the Texans. The over/under total for the game has been set at 51.5 points (View Matchup). The opening odds for this game had the Broncos favored by 11.5 points. The spread climbed to 12 before falling back to 10.5. The over/under total opened at 51 points and then fell to 51.5.
Denver is coming off a surprising 27-20 loss at home to the Chargers last Thursday. The win didn’t hurt too much, but the Broncos now found themselves tied for the AFC West lead with Kansas City. However, Denver owns the tiebreaker. Denver is now averaging 453.4 yards per game on offense while the defense is giving up 371.5 yards per game. Peyton Manning has thrown for 4,811 yards and 47 touchdowns on the season to lead the team while Demaryius Thomas has 78 catches for 1,194 yards and 11 touchdowns. Shaun Phillips is leading the defense with 10 sacks.
Houston is coming off a 25-3 loss at Indianapolis last week for its worst loss in two months. The Texans have lost 12 straight and are in the running the for the No. 1 pick in the NFL Draft. The offense is averaging 359.1 yards per game on offense while the defense is allowing 304.2 yards per contest. The offense has been led this year by Andre Johnson, who has 99 receptions for 1,295 yards and five touchdowns. Houston’s defense is being led by J.J. Watt, who has 69 tackles with 9.5 sacks and 11 tackles for loss.
In terms of Injuries, Houston guard Cody White (neck) and running back Ben Tate (ribs) are both questionable to play. Denver cornerback Champ Bailey (foot) and receiver Wes Welker (concussion) are also questionable.
The Public Bets for this game are currently backing the Broncos, as Denver is getting 88% of the wagers with odds of -10.5 points at Houston on Sunday.
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