Houston Texans at Indianapolis Colts Odds
The Indianapolis Colts (1-13) will try to build on their first win of the season when they host the Houston Texans (10-4) Thursday night.
The Colts are currently listed as a six-point underdog with the total set at 40.5.
Just went it looked like Indianapolis was headed for a winless season, it rose up and posted an impressive 27-13 victory over the Tennessee Titans.
Dan Orlovsky completed 11 of 17 passes for 82 yards with one touchdown and no interceptions.
Reggie Wayne, who hauled in Orlovsky’s lone touchdown strike, led the team with three catches and 33 receiving yards.
The big story was Donald Brown, who rushed for 161 yards and a score.
The Texans’ seven-game winning streak came to an end Sunday with a 28-12 loss to the Carolina Panthers.
T.J. Yates connected on 19 of 30 pass attempts for 212 yards with no touchdowns and two interceptions. Five passes found the hands of Arian Foster, who led the team with 58 receiving yards. He also led the way on the ground with 109 yards, a touchdown and a lost fumble on 16 carries.
If turnovers are avoided, the Texans will have a good opportunity to get back in the win column Thursday.
The Texans, which currently boast the second-best rushing attack in the NFL with 151.8 yards per game, should be able to exploit an Indianapolis defense ranked 28th in the league against the run with 138.7 yards allowed per contest.
The Texans gashed the Indy stop unit with 167 rushing yards in a 34-7 rout in their season opener on Sept. 11.
The Colts, who have won 16 of 19 all-time meetings with the Texans, could be the play Thursday as they have been deadly in this specific revenge situation. They have covered the spread in each of their last three games and are 22-8 against the number in their last 30 games when out to avenge a loss to an opponent of 14 points or more. The Colts have won by an average score of 21.2 to 20.3 in this situation.
It is also worth noting, however, that Houston is 6-1-1 against the spread in its last eight games.
As far as the total is concerned, the under just might be the play. The Texans have played to the under in 10 of 14 games this season. The Colts are 5-1-1 under in their last seven contests.
These two have finished over the total in 10 of the last 13 matchups but have come in under the number in the last two.
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