The Houston Texans are coming off of their second win of the season, and a big one at that, as they dealt the Tennessee Titans a blow on their home-field to complicate the AFC’s race for the No. 1 seed.
Houston also goofed up their own chances for the No. 1 overall pick in the 2022 NFL draft by defeating Tennessee 22-13. The Texans are now slated to pick No. 4 overall after entering last week projected to pick No. 2 overall.
The new No. 2 on the block are the New York Jets, who have the same 2-8 record as Houston. While the Detroit Lions would actually have to win a game at this point to allow anyone a shot at their No. 1 spot for 2022, the other positions in the top-5 overall of the draft are still covetous. Houston and New York are in a situation where they can win Sunday, but at what cost to the future?
How do oddsmakers see the game going?
According to Tipico, the Texans are actually favored -2.5 over the Jets. It is the first time all season the Texans are favored in a game. The odds are tied for the third-slimmest odds of the remainder of Week 12. Only the Los Angeles Rams (-1.5) and Washington (-0.5) have slimmer odds for the rest of Week 12.
The over/under is 44.5, which is also tied for the third-lowest point total for the remainder of the week. In Houston’s last meeting with a team with a similar record — Week 9 at Miami — the point total from the game was way under as the Dolphins beat the Texans 17-9.
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