2015 Houston Texans Predictions: Season Win Totals Odds and Picks

2015 Houston Texans Predictions: Season Win Totals Odds and Picks

by Robert Ferringo - 8/18/2015

2014 Record: 9-7

2015 Las Vegas Season Win Total: 8.5

The Houston Texans had one of the quietest nine-win seasons in the NFL last season. Now second-year coach Bill O'Brien is trying to take the next step and vault the Texans to the level of legitimate contender to Indianapolis' chokehold on the AFC South crown.

The Texans have the foundation of a very good football team. Their offensive line is stable, experienced and solid. Their defensive front seven is among the best in football. But Houston's problems are at the skill positions and in the passing game, on offense and defense.

The main question for this team is who will be the starting quarterback? That's never a good question to have going into the season. And it's even worse when the two options are Brian Hoyer and Ryan Mallett, two guys that would have to play out of their minds to be mediocre. That said, I think Hoyer should have the upper hand. He has more experience as a starter, and when he wasn't getting injured he was actually decent for the pathetic Browns, going 10-6 straight up and 11-5 against the spread the past two seasons.

Hoyer won't have a lot to work with on offense. Arian Foster is hurt (again) and receiver DeAndre Hopkins, while talented, is held back by his inflated ego. It will be up to O'Brien to work his magic on that side of the ball.

Houston starts the year under the glare of HBO's "Hard Knocks" series, meaning that people across the country are going to be focused on this group. Are they ready for their close-up? I think so. I think Houston's biggest edge this year is the fact that they A) play in the worst division in football and B) they crossover with the NFC South, the second-worst division in the game.

I would take a stab with the Texans going 'over' the total. I think their quarterbacks can be OK. And that should be good enough for a team that is just a little better than OK in a lot of other spots. (Oh, and they have J.J. Watt, who is a goddamn animal. And that always helps.)

WEEK	DATE	OPPONENT	TIME (ET)	Location	Result
Pre	Sat, Aug 15th, 2015	San_Francisco	08:00 PM	NRG Stadium
Pre	Sat, Aug 22nd, 2015	Denver	08:00 PM	NRG Stadium
Pre	Sun, Aug 30th, 2015	at New_Orleans	04:00 PM	Mercedes-Benz Superdome
Pre	Thu, Sep 3rd, 2015	at Dallas	08:00 PM	AT&T Stadium
1	Sun, Sep 13th, 2015	Kansas_City	01:00 PM	NRG Stadium
2	Sun, Sep 20th, 2015	at Carolina	01:00 PM	Bank of America Stadium
3	Sun, Sep 27th, 2015	Tampa_Bay	01:00 PM	NRG Stadium
4	Sun, Oct 4th, 2015	at Atlanta	01:00 PM	Georgia Dome
5	Thu, Oct 8th, 2015	Indianapolis	08:25 PM	NRG Stadium
6	Sun, Oct 18th, 2015	at Jacksonville	01:00 PM	EverBank Field
7	Sun, Oct 25th, 2015	at Miami	01:00 PM	Sun Life Stadium
8	Sun, Nov 1st, 2015	Tennessee	01:00 PM	NRG Stadium
9	Bye
10	Mon, Nov 16th, 2015	at Cincinnati	08:30 PM	Paul Brown Stadium
11	Sun, Nov 22nd, 2015	NY_Jets	01:00 PM	NRG Stadium
12	Sun, Nov 29th, 2015	New_Orleans	01:00 PM	NRG Stadium
13	Sun, Dec 6th, 2015	at Buffalo	01:00 PM	Ralph Wilson Stadium
14	Sun, Dec 13th, 2015	New_England	01:00 PM	NRG Stadium
15	Sun, Dec 20th, 2015	at Indianapolis	01:00 PM	Lucas Oil Stadium
16	Sun, Dec 27th, 2015	at Tennessee	01:00 PM	LP Field
17	Sun, Jan 3rd, 2016	Jacksonville	01:00 PM	NRG Stadium

All Times EST

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Pick:	KANSAS CITY CHIEFS -5.5
Start:	December 15, 2024 @ 1:00 PM
Expert:	Doc's Sports

Analysis:

Free Play from Doc’s Sports. Take #465 Kansas City Chiefs -5.5 over Cleveland Browns (1p.m., Sunday, December 15 CBS) The Chiefs keep winning games and sooner or later one of those wins will come by a comfortable margin. I look for that to be this Sunday against a Browns team that is just playing out the string. Cleveland currently sits at 3- 10 and will enter this game having lost 4 of their last 5 games. Their only win came against Pittsburgh in a snow game on a short week. All 4 of those losses by the Browns have come over the posted number for this game. Kansas City is better on both sides of the football, and I just do not see the Browns offense keeping pace. Do not miss out on Doc’s Sports Weekend card featuring top plays in basketball, football, and hockey. We will feature our World-Famous Nonconference Game of the Year in College Basketball on Saturday. This game has won 13 of the 15 years it has been in existence and it is a must have for any big game hunter. Read More Read Less

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