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Indianapolis vs Houston
The Indianapolis Colts got off to an 1-2 start and were without Andrew Luck for their last game, but luckily it was vs the Jaguars. Still the Colts didn’t play well in that game and needed OT to win it by a 16-13 score. Luck did make the trip to Houston but he is now listed as out for this one. Still when he has played this year he hasn’t been effective at all as he has hit just 56% of his passes for 753 yards, throwing 5 TDs and 7 INTs so far. His QBR on the season is just 65.1. Those are not Luck like numbers at all and a big reason why the Colts are just 26th in the league in scoring, putting up just 18 ppg. Another reason is a ground attack that ranks 26th in the league, putting up just 85.5 ypg on the ground. The defense has also struggled some as they have allowed 387.5 ypg, which is 26th in the league and 23.2 ppg, which is 16th. The Colts were picked by some o reach the Super Bowl, but they do not look like an elite team right now.
The Houston Texans have also not played well in the early going and just like the Colts, it has been their offense that has really let them down. Houston is 1-3 on the year and while they have put up 3842 ypg on the year, they have only scored just 19.2 They just bog down when they get to the redzone, plus have had many untimely Penalties and turnovers. Ryan Mallet is the QB and has some bad overall numbers, just like Luck does. So far Ryan has hit just 51.8% of his passes for 720 yards. He has 3 TDs and 3 INTs and his QBR is just 65.3 on the year so far. Looks like Hoyer mat take over at QB after throwing for 232 yards with 2 TDs and zero INTs in relief of Mallet last week.Defensively they have played decent in allowing just 344 ypg overall and 228.8 ypg through the air, but still they have allowed 27 ppg, which is 26th in the league. That is due to the offense putting the defense in bad positions. Last week the Falcons return 2 fumbles back for TDs vs the Texans. Turnovers have been a problem for his team.
Going with the Texans at home here as Indy just hasn’t played as expected this year and Luck is now out. The Colts had problems moving the ball without him last week vs Jacksonville and should have similar issues in this one. Houston hasn’t had many problems moving the ball and I feel that the switch to Hoyer will help this offense put the ball in the endzone, would a switch be made. The Texans are also better on defense and the home team is 7-2-1 the last 10 in the series. Look for the Texans to get a big win in this one.
Play Houston -4 over Indianapolis
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Indianapolis vs Houston
The Indianapolis Colts got off to an 1-2 start and were without Andrew Luck for their last game, but luckily it was vs the Jaguars. Still the Colts didn’t play well in that game and needed OT to win it by a 16-13 score. Luck did make the trip to Houston but he is now listed as out for this one. Still when he has played this year he hasn’t been effective at all as he has hit just 56% of his passes for 753 yards, throwing 5 TDs and 7 INTs so far. His QBR on the season is just 65.1. Those are not Luck like numbers at all and a big reason why the Colts are just 26th in the league in scoring, putting up just 18 ppg. Another reason is a ground attack that ranks 26th in the league, putting up just 85.5 ypg on the ground. The defense has also struggled some as they have allowed 387.5 ypg, which is 26th in the league and 23.2 ppg, which is 16th. The Colts were picked by some o reach the Super Bowl, but they do not look like an elite team right now.
The Houston Texans have also not played well in the early going and just like the Colts, it has been their offense that has really let them down. Houston is 1-3 on the year and while they have put up 3842 ypg on the year, they have only scored just 19.2 They just bog down when they get to the redzone, plus have had many untimely Penalties and turnovers. Ryan Mallet is the QB and has some bad overall numbers, just like Luck does. So far Ryan has hit just 51.8% of his passes for 720 yards. He has 3 TDs and 3 INTs and his QBR is just 65.3 on the year so far. Looks like Hoyer mat take over at QB after throwing for 232 yards with 2 TDs and zero INTs in relief of Mallet last week.Defensively they have played decent in allowing just 344 ypg overall and 228.8 ypg through the air, but still they have allowed 27 ppg, which is 26th in the league. That is due to the offense putting the defense in bad positions. Last week the Falcons return 2 fumbles back for TDs vs the Texans. Turnovers have been a problem for his team.
Going with the Texans at home here as Indy just hasn’t played as expected this year and Luck is now out. The Colts had problems moving the ball without him last week vs Jacksonville and should have similar issues in this one. Houston hasn’t had many problems moving the ball and I feel that the switch to Hoyer will help this offense put the ball in the endzone, would a switch be made. The Texans are also better on defense and the home team is 7-2-1 the last 10 in the series. Look for the Texans to get a big win in this one.
Play Houston -4 over Indianapolis
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