Week 13 NFL odds: Texans vs. Titans
A Houston team playing for home-field advantage is a road favorite over a Tennessee team whose season is rapidly circling the drain.
Their game against the 4-7 Titans this weekend, a rematch of a 38-14 Houston victory on Sep. 30, could be an opportunity for the ailing Texans pass defense to get back on track.
Houston is a -5.5 point road favorite, a big number for a divisional game on the road, even against a team struggling as much as Tennessee.
The Titans are now 1-1 with Jake Locker back on the field, as the talented young QB has been inconsistent in his first two starts since coming back from an early-season shoulder injury, which caused him to miss their first game with the Texans.
Locker completed only 9-of-21 passes in their win over Miami and then threw 2 INTs in their loss to Jacksonville last week. A match-up with the Houston pass defense, ranked 17th in the NFL, could be an opportunity for him to regain the momentum he started the year with.
And if the Texans can't hold Locker in check, it may raise questions about their ability to get through playoff games against Tom Brady or Peyton Manning in January.
