10 best bets for Week 14 of the NFL season

There are picks for Patriots-Chiefs, Niners-Saints, Rams-Seahawks and Bills-Ravens.

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HOUSTON TEXANS -7 (-135) over Denver Broncos

This game screams trap. The Texans are coming off a big week. The Broncos won last week. Drew Lock didn’t look good outside of the first drive, but they still won. The Texans have a historic habit of losing games they should win handily.

This is a different Texans team this year. Yea, Houston’s defensive DVOA isn’t great — they’re at 25 –, but the Broncos offense isn’t exactly world-beaters. It’s Courtland Sutton, a sprinkle of Phillip Lindsay and that’s about it.

The Denver defense is banged up and it’s going to be hard to stop the Texans passing attack. It’s a big spread, but it’s the right pick.