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Tennessee Titans vs Houston Texans: A NFC East matchup

The Tennessee Titans are visiting the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium on Sunday.

The Titans are already focused on the next season

The Tennessee Titans are third in the AFC South with a 2-8 record, including 1-4 on the road. The Titans gave lost 5 of the last 6 games and are coming off a 23-13 loss to the Minnesota Vikings. Will Levis was 17 of 31 for 295 yards and one touchdown.

How good are the Texans this year?

The Houston Texans are on top of the AFC South with a 7-4 record, including 4-1 on at home. The Texans have lost 3 of the last 5 games and are coming off a 34-10 win over the Dallas Cowboys. CJ Stroud was 23 of 34 for 257 total yards. Joe Mixon ran for three touchdowns to extend his TD streak to six games since coming back from an ankle injury.

Betting Trends

The Texans are 10-5 SU in their last 15 games overall, 6-1 SU in their last 7 home games and 5-1 SU in their last 6 games against teams from the AFC. They are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games overall, 8-2 ATS in their last 10 games against Tennessee and 3-6 ATS in their last 9 games played in November. Houston has played under the total point line in 7 of their last 10 games overall, 5 of their last 6 games against Tennessee, 6 of their last 7 games against teams from the AFC South and 4 of their last 5 games played in Week 12. The Titans are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games overall, 2-4 SU in their last 6 games against the Texans, 2-14 SU in their last 16 games on the road and 1-9 SU in their last 10 games against teams from the AFC South. They are 0-6 ATS in their last 6 games overall, 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games against Houton, 2-8 ATS in their last 10 visits to Houston and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games against teams from the AFC. Tennessee has played under the total point line in 6 of their last 8 games played in November.

Prediction and Conclusion

CJ Stroud changed the team culture after joining the Texans last season. The 2023-24 NFL Rookie of the Year has another excellent season, and the Texans still hold a two-game division lead over the Indianapolis Colts despite recently losing three of four games, including blowing a 16-point halftime lead in a loss to the Detroit Lions. They expect to have star Will Anderson Jr. back after a two-game absence. The Titans have a season to forget after the offseason departure of running back Derrick Henry. Quarterback Will Levis is coming off a season-best 295 yards against the Vikings, but things will not be easy for him against the Texans defense, who rank fourth in the NFL in allowed yards per game. Titans standout cornerback L’Jarius Sneed will not play on Sunday, which makes things even worse for the visitors. Houston will have full control of this game and cover the -8-point spread in a game that will go over 40.5 total points.