The Houston Texans are only 2-12 straight up in their last 14 road games including an 0-10 straight up record in their last 10 games as a road underdog.
Texans vs. Steelers: Betting odds, Monday Night Football pick
Houston hopes to break out of its road slump visiting the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday night.
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Houston will try to break that losing streak as a road underdog this Monday night against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Pittsburgh is a 3-point home favorite on Monday according to sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. The Steelers are in desperate need of a win and should be able to use home field advantage to help them get one in this important game.
Houston got off to a 3-1 SU and ATS start thanks in part to a soft opening schedule including home games against Washington and Buffalo and a road game against Oakland. (They have the weakest strength of schedule so far per the Power Rankings formula). But against tougher competition over the last two weeks at Dallas and at home against Indianapolis, the Texans went 0-2 SU and 1-1 ATS.
How will the Texans fare against another inconsistent and middle-of-the-pack 3-3 SU team? Despite their poor SU record, the Texans are 5-3 ATS in their last eight games on the road.
OddsShark Computer Prediction: Houston 17.2, Pittsburgh 22.8
The Texans visit the Pittsburgh Steelers at 8:30pm at Heinz Field for Monday Night Football.
Entering a three-game stretch that included a home game against Tampa Bay and two road games against Jacksonville and Cleveland, many bettors had Pittsburgh penciled in for two or three SU wins. Instead, the Steelers went just 1-2 SU and ATS, losing in the closing minutes at home to Tampa Bay and in a 31-10 blowout on the road against Cleveland.
Pittsburgh is 18-6 SU and 13-11 ATS in its last 24 games as a home favorite and must use home field to bounce back this week.
The UNDER is 13-4 in Pittsburgh’s last 17 games as a home favorite and 6-2 in Houston’s last eight games as a road underdog. Monday night’s total is set at 44.5 points according to the MNF lines at NFLOdds.ca.
With both teams sitting at 3-3 SU, a win would be huge for each team’s playoff hopes and neither rate near the top for those looking to place a bet on the Super Bowl this February. Neither of these teams have showed much against quality opposition this season, and without much to go on, home field advantage tilts the scales in Pittsburgh’s favor in this one.
