The Houston Texans and the Indianapolis Colts face off for a Thursday night encounter at NRG Stadium to kickoff Week 12 in the NFL. With an abbreviated week of preparation for both teams, the Texans are hoping to come away with a win to neutralize the Colts’ head-to-head tiebreaker and prevent Indianapolis from getting their 11th series sweep.
Odds-makers are giving the Texans the advantage at -3.5, according to BetMGM, and those odds are tied with the 49ers, Titans, and Lions for the fourth-slimmest odds of Week 12. Only the Eagles (-1.5), Raiders (-2.5), and Ravens (-3.0) have closer odds.
The point total for the game is 46.5, which is tied with Oakland-NY Jets, Carolina-New Orleans, Dallas-New England, Green Bay-San Francisco, and Baltimore-LA Rams for the third-highest point total of Week 12. In the Week 7 matchup between the Colts and Texans, both teams combined for 53 points.
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