The Houston Texans and Tampa Bay Buccaneers meet for the first game of Week 16 on NFL Network in a Saturday triple-header that kicks off at 12:00 p.m. CT.
For the Texans, a win means they get to take home their sixth division title, the second-most in AFC South history behind the Indianapolis Colts’ seven. Of course, it won’t be an easy task as they will face a Buccaneers squad led by quarterback Jameis Winston that has won five of its last six to sit at 7-7.
How do odds-makers see the game going?
According to BetMGM, the Texans are road favorites at -3.0, and those odds represent the fifth-slimmest odds of Week 16. Only the Miami Dolphins (-1.5), Dallas Cowboys (-2.5), Pittsburgh Steelers (-2.5), and New Orleans Saints (-2.5) have slimmer odds. Aside from the Dolphins, all of the other teams listed are also road favorites, same as the Texans.
In terms of over/under, the game is set at 49.0, which represents the fourth-highest point total of the week. Arizona-Seattle (50.5), New Orleans-Tennessee (50.5), and Baltimore-Cleveland (49.5) have higher over/unders.
In the series history, there has never been a game that went over the 50-point total for points combined. There have been two games that went past the 40-point barrier: Week 14 of 2007 (42) and Week 10 of 2011 (46). However, the other two games have been fewer than 40 points. Houston’s games have had a combined point total of 50-plus points six times in 2019. The Buccaneers’ games have exceeded the 50-point threshold 11 times this season.
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