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Lions vs. Texans Betting Preview and Analysis
Detroit Lions Betting Preview
It’s becoming difficult to say anything interesting about the Lions, who seem increasingly Super Bowl-bound and in a class of their own in the NFC.
If there’s been one blow to Jared Goff and the Lions, it’s the skepticism about how Goff holds up in outdoor games, especially in inclement weather. Neither he nor this offense struggled last Sunday at Lambeau in wet conditions (18 of 22 for 145 yards and 1 touchdown). The Lions took a 17-3 lead into halftime of that game and Green Bay never threatened in the second half.
Detroit also addressed its biggest personnel weakness via a trade for veteran Za’Darius Smith this week. Smith, who will bolster a D-line without star Aidan Hutchinson for the rest of the year, isn’t a household name, but he currently fills a position of need for a team with few weaknesses.
Houston Texans Betting Preview
Even if the Texans continue to stumble offensively, they will likely make the playoffs thanks to the poor state of the AFC South, where the Colts, Jaguars and Titans are all below .500.
But Houston needs to quickly get healthy — and improve — on the O-line if it wants to win a playoff game, even if its defense continues to play well. CJ Stroud was sacked eight times in his last game, a road loss to the Jets in Week 9. With no time to throw, he completed just 11 of 30 passes for 191 yards despite a good night on the floor by Joe Mixon.
Getting speedy WR Nico Collins back (assuming he plays – he’s still listed as questionable after being activated off IR this weekend) will help, but it doesn’t matter if Stroud – who was also sacked four times and held to 81 yards on 10 – on 21 passes against Green Bay – has no time in his pocket.
Lions vs. Texans Prediction
At some point the Lions will probably slow down, but we don’t see that happening in this one. Collins’ return would be massive for Houston, who should be able to create some big plays in the passing game.
Still, this offense isn’t playing well enough for us to match up with the Texans against Dan Campbell’s Lions, who appear to be the best and most complete team in the league so far.
We will take the Lions to win by a touchdown or more.
Lions vs. Texans best bets
Detroit covering is the obvious play in this one, and we see no reason to overthink this matchup. Right now, Houston isn’t as good as its 6-3 record might lead you to believe, and barring plenty of unforced errors from Detroit, we expect the visitors to win this one comfortably.
- Lions -3.5 (-104 at FanDuel) 1 unit
- Lions alt spread -6.5 (+152 at DraftKings) 0.5 units
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