Tennessee Titans at Houston Texans Line
The Tennessee Titans (8-7) will be trying to play their way into the postseason when they visit the Houston Texans (10-5), who have already clinched the No. 3 seed in the AFC playoffs.
The Titans, who will need to win and get some help, are currently listed as a three-point favorite with the total set at 40.5.
If Tennessee takes care of business against Houston, it will also need the Bengals to lose and either the Jets to win or both the Broncos and Raiders to win in order to punch their playoff ticket. If everything falls into place, the Titans will take on Houston again in the first round of the playoffs.
The Titans jumped out to a 10-0 lead and held on for a 23-17 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars last week.
Matt Hasselbeck connected on 24 of 40 pass attempts for 350 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions. Eight passes, including the touchdown toss, found the hands of Jared Cook, who led the team with 169 receiving yards.
Chris Johnson led the way on the ground with 56 yards on 15 carries.
The Texans have lost back-to-back games since winning seven in row to clinch the first playoff berth in franchise history. They fell 19-16 to the Indianapolis Colts last Thursday.
T.J. Yates completed 13 of 16 passes for 132 yards with no touchdowns or interceptions. Three completions went to Kevin Walter, who led the team with 47 receiving yards.
Arian Foster led the ground attack with 158 yards and a touchdown on 23 carries.
The Texans, who have won four of the last six in this series with the most recent being a 41-7 victory in Tennessee on Oct. 23, have a tough decision to make. Because they can’t gain any ground with a win, they could decide to rest their starters. Doing so, however, means they could enter the playoffs without any momentum and could give a division rival that knows them well a chance to face them in the playoffs a week later.
In regard to the point spread, the underdog has been the play in this series. The team catching points has covered the spread in 11 of the last 16 meetings.
As far as the total is concerned, the over has been the play. These two have finished over the total in eight of the last 11 matchups.
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