The Houston Texans take on the Tennessee Titans in Week 18 at NRG Stadium to close out the regular season.
For the Texans, their season will not go beyond the 60 minutes at NRG Stadium. For the Titans, their season will continue as the AFC South champions. The game is still of significance to Tennessee as a win secures home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs. A loss, combined with a Kansas City Chiefs win, would relegate the Titans to playing on wild-card weekend and having to play three games to get to the Super Bowl as opposed to two.
The Texans will still give it their all. Houston stole a win from the Titans in Week 10 on a rainy day at Nissan Stadium. Tyrod Taylor was the quarterback for Houston, not rookie Davis Mills, who has compiled a 2-2 record since being reinserted into the starting lineup.
How do oddsmakers see the game going?
According to Tipico, the Texans are +9.5 underdogs, the fourth-longest odds of Week 18. Only the New York Jets (+16.5), Jacksonville Jaguars (+15.5), and Denver Broncos (+10.5) have longer odds than the Texans as those teams take on the Buffalo Bills, Indianapolis Colts, and Chiefs respectively.
The over/under for the game is 43.5 points, right in the middle for Week 18. The Week 10 matchup had the Texans winning 22-13. Houston and Tennessee went over the 43.5-point threshold in both of their games in 2020. However, both sides had offensive weapons that may not or definitely will not be available in the 2021 season finale.
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