Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Houston Texans Betting Odds, Analysis, NFL Pick

December 24, 2014   ·   OddsShark.com   ·   Jump to comments

The Houston Texans are trying to close this season with a flourish that takes them to the playoffs. They've already won three of their last four games to play themselves back into wild-card contention, and they're 4-1-1 against the spread over their last six games. Houston needs a win Sunday over Jacksonville and help from other teams to make the playoffs, but at least it's still alive.
 
Point spread: Texans opened as 9.5-point favorites; the total was 40.5 early in the week, according to sportsbooks monitored by Odds Shark. (Line updates and matchup report).
 
NFL pick, via Odds Shark computer: 25.0-15.3 Texans
 
Why the Jaguars can cover the spread
The Jags just beat Tennessee last week, 21-13, covering as a four-point favorite. So Jacksonville is now 3-1 ATS over its last four games. The Jaguars fell down, 10-0, against the Titans, but they scored 21 of the last 24 points of the game.
They also outrushed Tennessee, 177-95, with...

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