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Houston Texans NFL Betting Online

The Houston Texans proved to be enormous moneymakers for NFL bettors in DeMeco Ryans first season calling the shots. Installed hefty 11-1 underdogs to win the AFC South, the Texans started to turn heads a month into the NFL betting season after following its first two losses of the year against the Ravens and Colts with decisive outright wins and covers against the Jaguars and Steelers. But it wasn’t until the week following the embarrassing 15-13 loss to the Panthers that things really started to get interesting. From that point forward, Houston won seven of its final 10 games which included a huge 23-19 win and cover at Indianapolis in the regular season finale which locked down the AFC South title and playoff berth for the first time since 2019. It then went on to destroy the Browns at home in the Wild Card Round before getting its lunch served up by Lamar Jackson and the Ravens the following week.

Off throwing for 4,108 yards and 23:5 TD/INT ratio, C.J. Stroud looked nothing like a rookie en route to winning the Offensive Rookie of the Year Award. Not to be outdone, the Texans other first round pick, Will Anderson, won the Defensive Rookie of the Year Award after logging seven sacks and 22 QB hits to anoint himself as one of the premiere up-and-coming DE in the game. Ryans came a single first place vote away from taking home the AP Coach of the Year Award himself. The unforeseen success of the team paired with all the postseason accolades lets it be known that GM Nick Caserio knocked it out of the park with decisions made in his third year at the helm. Now entering the 2024-25 NFL betting season, expectations are abound in Houston with the Texans now favored to win the division and being looked upon as legit Super Bowl contenders.

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Armed with an offense that lit it up through the air due to the numerous pass catching weapons Stroud had at his disposal, the Texans finished the season with the league’s No. 7 ranked passing attack. It helped lead the offense to an average of 22.2 points per game (No. 12) and finishing up being ranked No. 13 in yards per point (14.8). Not bad for an offense led by a rookie who was working with what NFL bettors thought were a bunch of no names at the season’s outset. That is no longer the case with Nico Collins busting out in his third season for 1,297 yards and 10 touchdowns. Rookie Tank Dell also made an impact before going down with a leg injury that cut his season short with 709 yards and 7 TD while averaging 15.1 yards per reception. It’s scary to think, but this passing attack is primed to get even better after upper management brought Stefon Diggs in from Buffalo. With Dalton Schultz resigned and coming off another solid campaign, the sky’s the limit for this passing offense and it shows in the futures odds with Stroud’s passing yards prop one of only four currently lined at 4,000+ yards.

While the Texans defense showed out in a number of different stat categories like stopping the run (No. 6), sacks (No. 9), takeaways (No. 7), and points allowed (No. 11), the unit had a whale of a time defending opposing aerial attacks. Houston served up 234+ passing yards per game (No. 23) and a healthy 6.9 yards per pass attempt (No. 26). While it only translated into 1.1 passing touchdowns allowed per game (No. 2), the pass defense was still something upper management needed to shore up in the offseason. That’s exactly what they did by utilizing two of their first three picks in the NFL Draft on secondary help in the forms of Georgia CB Kamari Lassiter and USC Safety Calen Bullock.

The Texans got the added advantage of running up against a fourth place schedule a season ago. That won’t be the case this time around with it set to square off against the loaded NFC North, AFC East, with standalone games set to play out against the Kansas City Chiefs, Baltimore Ravens, and Dallas Cowboys. With that, it comes with little surprise to see the schedule strength clocking in as the seventh toughest per Sharp Football Analysis when taking opposition win totals into account. After going off the board with a 6.5-game season win total and burying it a season ago, the Texans number to beat this season clocks in at 9.5-games. NFL bettors are extremely bullish on another solid showing being put forth by the -107 favorites to win the AFC South evidenced by heavy -156 juice currently supplanted on the over at the online sportsbook. The Week 14 bye arrives right before what looks to arguably be the toughest stretch of the schedule with Miami, @Kansas City, Baltimore, and @Tennessee on the docket to close out the year. The cast of opponents is unquestionably daunting, but Stroud looked to be cut from a different cloth throughout his rookie campaign. Should improvement be made in year two, it’s a safe bet Houston punches a ticket to the second season with a trip to the big game not out of the question.

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In the offseason leading up to the 2020 campaign, O’Brien came off as unhinged with bizarre roster moves that seemed to have been an overreaction to the loss at Kansas City. The team tuned out O’Brien, and he was fired early in the 2020 campaign after an 0-4 start. Lovie Smith was then hired and fired, but his parting gift proved to be the No. 2 pick in the 2023 NFL Draft. That selection was then turned into C.J. Stroud which helped pave the way towards the franchise’s success the following regular season and beyond.

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