Tennessee Titans at Houston Texans odds, picks and predictions

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The Tennessee Titans (4-2) and Houston Texans (1-4-1) play a Week 8 game Sunday at NRG Stadium in Houston. Kickoff is set for 4:05 p.m. ET (CBS). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook‘s lines around the Titans vs. Texans odds, and make our expert NFL picks and predictions.

The Titans were slaughtered 41-7 back in Week 2 at Buffalo, but Tennessee has bounced back to win and cover each of the 4 games since. That includes a pair of wins inside the AFC South Division, both against the Indianapolis Colts. The Under has cashed in 3 in a row for Tennessee.

The Texans tied the Colts in Week 1 and picked up a 13-6 win at Jacksonville in Week 5, so Houston is 1-0-1 straight up (SU) and 2-0 against the spread (ATS) inside the division this season. The Over has hit in 3 of the past 4 outings for the home side.

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Titans at Texans odds

Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 2:33 a.m. ET.

Moneyline (ML): Titans -110 (bet $110 to win $100) | Texans -107 (bet $107 to win $100)
Against the spread: Titans -0.5 (-112) | Texans +0.5 (-108)
Over/Under (O/U): 39.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)

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Titans at Texans key injuries

Titans

DL Jeffery Simmons (ankle) questionable
QB Ryan Tannehill (ankle, illness) out
LB Rashad Weaver (back) out

Texans

OL A.J. Cann (illness) out
DL Maliek Collins (chest) out
WR Nico Collins (groin) out
WR Brandin Cooks (wrist) questionable
OL Kenyon Green (shoulder) questionable
DL Rasheem Green (knee) questionable

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Titans at Texans picks and predictions

Prediction

Titans 27, Texans 19

Moneyline

The TITANS (-110) are a strong play. There’s no need to worry about the spread since it’s only ½ point.

And there’s no need to worry that Tannehill is out. Rookie QB Malik Willis will be a handful for the Texans defense. He was a stud QB at Liberty last season, throwing for 2,857 yards with 27 TDs, while running for 878 yards and 13 scores.

Tennessee has won 4 of the previous 5 meetings against Houston, and the Texans haven’t won on their home field against the Titans since Nov. 26, 2018.

Against the spread

PASS since we’re backing the Titans (-110) moneyline.

Tennessee was a 2.5-point favorite last week on its home field against Indianapolis and easily grabbed the win and cover. The same will hold true here.

Over/Under

OVER 39.5 (-105) is a solid play based on the trends.

The Over has cashed in 4 of the past 5 meetings in this series and is 10-1 in the past 11 meetings in Houston.

The Over is also 13-5 in the past 18 road games for the Titans, while cashing in 4 of the past 5 home games for the Texans.

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