- The Houston Texans have +120 odds to beat the Los Angeles Rams.
- The Texans were 3-2 ATS as a road underdog last season.
LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Rams play hosts to the Houston Texans in Week 1 of the NFL season and are slight favorites to pull of a win in their home stadium.
However, we see this as a great opportunity for some plus money odds on online sportsbooks backing the Texans. This comes as the expectations are high for the Houston defense this season while the Rams have durability issues surrounding Matthew Stafford.
Houston Texans Vs. Los Angeles Rams
- Moneyline: Texans (+120) vs. Rams (-140)
- Spread: Rams -2.5
- Total: 43.5
Revamped Texans Offering Plus Money
To put it simple, the Texans NFL odds here should not be offering plus money. This defense has extremely high expectations going into this season and is expected to take an even further step forward.
They finished their season recording the fourth most sacks (49) and fifth most takeaways (29). This amount of defensive pressure is sure to take a toll on Stafford, especially given that he’s dealing with a back injury that is expected to linger throughout the season. Houston also added a major difference maker in the secondary in C.J. Gardner-Johnson, who had the third most interceptions last season for the Philadelphia Eagles.
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Getting into the betting numbers from last season, they do not help the Rams case at all. When playing at home as favorites, they averaged a -4.8 losing margin outright. In that same situation against the spread, they went 0-3.
On the other end, Houston went 3-2 last season when playing as a road team underdog and with an average cover margin of +0.5.
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