3. Houston at Indianapolis
LINE: Indianapolis -7
ATS PICK: Indianapolis
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We just did this two weeks ago, Indianapolis won 26-20 in Houston, and now it’s a home game.
That loss, though, was more than just the Colts surviving in what turned out to be a desperately needed victory for their playoff life. It might sucked all the wind out of the Texans.
Everyone has been through a lot in the NFL, but consider all the drama this team has gone through along with the pandemic.
The loss of DeAndre Hopkins, a midseason coaching change, the suspension of Will Fuller, the lack of a running game and the loss of David Johnson, and on and on and on. When Deshaun Watson lost that fumble just as it looked like the Texans were about to go in and upset the Colts, that might have been one bad moment too many.
It certainly showed last week – the Texans didn’t get off the bus in a 36-7 loss to a bad Chicago team.
It’s the NFL, and teams usually pride up and bounce back after bad performances, but Indianapolis needs this. It’s hanging on to the 6 seed, and the 4 Titans probably aren’t losing to the Lions and the 5 Browns likely won’t lose to the Giants.
The Colt running game is rolling, the Texan run defense has been having problems, and this needs to be a strong win at home with a date at Pittsburgh coming up next.
If Chicago could run on Houston, so can Indy.