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Houston Texans vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Sunday when the Houston Texans and the Jacksonville Jaguars meet at EverBank Stadium.
Oddsmakers opened the Texans as -1.5-point favorites versus the Jaguars, while the game's total opened at 46.5.
In their last action, Jacksonville was a 31-27 loser on the road against the Bengals. They failed to cover the +3.5-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (58) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
Last time out for Houston, they were a 20-19 loser as they battled the Buccaneers at home. The Texans failed to cover in the match as a -3-point favorite, while 39 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Houston:
Team record: 0-2 SU,0-2 ATS
Houston is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 6 games
Houston is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Jacksonville
Jacksonville:
Team record: 1-1 SU,1-1 ATS
Jacksonville is 6-19 SU in its last 25 games
Jacksonville is 5-1-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Jacksonville is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
Next up:
Houston home to Tennessee Sunday, September 28
Jacksonville at San Francisco Sunday, September 28