Texans early underdogs against Patriots
Odds have been released for the Week 1 NFL games, and at the start of the week, the Houston Texans are nearly a touchdown plus extra point underdogs.
The start of the 2018 NFL season is about to begin with game week arriving, and for the Houston Texans, they are traveling to face the New England Patriots in Week 1. Last season, the Patriots were the AFC champions and nearly won the Super Bowl as they were 13-3 in the regular season.
Houston was on a roll in 2017 with a 4-1 record before then-rookie quarterback Deshaun Watson tore his ACL in practice following a loss to the Seattle Seahawks. After Watson’s injury, the Texans finished the season at 4-12 overall and last place in the AFC South.
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Entering this season, the Texans are healthy and possibly back to where they were a season ago before Watson’s injury. That said, on OddsShark.com, the Texans enter the first game of the season as +6.5 underdogs to the Patriots, according to most of the Vegas betting sites.
If this nearly seven-point point spread listed by most of Vegas was against any other team but the reigning AFC champions, and with the game being played at Gillette Stadium, it seems like a fair point spread to have against the Texans.
The last time these two teams met was last season on Sept. 24, 2017 where the Patriots won by a 36-33 score. In the series between the two teams, the Patriots have won nine of 10 meetings, with the lone Texans win coming on Jan. 3, 2010 where the Texans won by a 34-27 score.
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As this week continues, the Texans could see the point spread go down. Either way, the Texans could prove many in Vegas wrong with either an outright win or if they can stay within the +6.5 spread Vegas is giving Houston in the season opener. What are your thoughts on the Texans at Patriots in Week 1? Is the point spread too high or two low?