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2022 NFL Preseason Week 2: Houston Texans @ L.A. Rams
We're backing the defending champion Los Angeles Rams for the win as hosts to the Houston Texans in 2022 NFL Preseason week 2 action Friday.

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Aug 18, 20221 min read


2021 NFL Week 1: Jacksonville Jaguars @ Houston Texans
Bookmakers opened the lowly Jacksonville Jaguars as three-point favorites for the week 1 face-off between these

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Aug 5, 20213 min read


2020 NFL Week 15 Teaser: Combining the Indianapolis Colts and New England Patriots
We propose week 15 NFL bettors consider a two-team, 7-point teaser (-140) featuring the Indianapolis Colts -0.5 and New England Patriots...

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Dec 19, 20203 min read


NFL 2020 Week 11: New England Patriots @ Houston Texans
Our go-to NFL handicapping framework makes the Patriots two or three points better than a floundering Texans squad in week 11, after we...

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Nov 22, 20202 min read


2020 NFL Week 7: Taking a Stab at Two High Conviction OVERs
Our computers are steering us toward OVERs in Houston and Atlanta Sunday, in week 7 NFL action. We are betting accordingly...

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Oct 25, 20201 min read


2020 NFL Week 6 Spread and Over/Under Betting Picks
Sunday, we highlight four ATS picks (three underdogs, one favorite), two OVERs (consistent with the overarching season-to-date trend in...

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Oct 18, 20201 min read


2020 NFL Week 5: Jacksonville Jaguars @ Houston Texans
We grade the Texans as no better than five points better than the Jaguars Sunday, after accounting for the roughly 30% capacity expected...

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Oct 11, 20201 min read


2020 NFL Week 4: Minnesota Vikings @ Houston Texans
Our primary framework makes the Vikngs about a point worse than the Texans in week 4, after factoring in a point for Houston to represent...

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Oct 4, 20201 min read


2020 NFL Week 4: When They Go High...We Go High!
We present below a simple system designed to identify high-probability OVER opportunities. This system is 2-1 so far this year, before...

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Oct 2, 20202 min read


2020 NFL Week 1: Thursday Night Football Opener
The Texans didn't have much fun when these teams last met. We estimate the loss of Hopkins makes their sledding that much tougher come Thurs

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Sep 9, 20203 min read


2019 NFL Week 12 TNF: Indianapolis Colts @ Houston Texans
We are backing the Texans at their own NRG Stadium Thursday, as the present has been a solid spot for the favorite to secure the ATS win. We

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Nov 21, 20192 min read


NFL Week 8 Thursday Night Football: Miami Dolphins @ Houston Texans
Our power rankings framework makes the Texans about one score better than the traveling Dolphins this evening (we see Houston's edge as

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Oct 25, 20181 min read


NFL Week 2 Thursday Night Football: Houston Texans @ Cincinnati Bengals
Houston Texans +5 -105 @ Cincinnati Bengals u38 -115
Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
September 14, 2017, 5:25PM Pacific

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Sep 13, 20173 min read


NFL Week 3 Thursday Night Football: Pair Bet on Texans @ Patriots
Houston Texans @ New England Patriots +1.5 (-115) u40.5 (-110) Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts September 22, 2016, 5:25PM PDT...

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Sep 21, 20162 min read


NFL Week 5 Thursday Night Football: Indianapolis Colts @ Houston Texans
Indianapolis Colts +5.5 (-110) @ Houston Texans NRG Stadium, Houston, Texass October 8, 2015, 7:25pm CDT Short and sweet as we head to...

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Oct 8, 20151 min read


2014 NFL Week 5: Hope Springs Eternal
We got off to a quick start last Thursday when the underdog New York Giants trounced Washington 45-14. Eli Manning's stellar evening...

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Oct 4, 20145 min read


2014 NFL Week 4: Five Official Plays & One Lean, Including a Bet on Thursday Night Football
Our unoriginal (but nonetheless profitable) approach to handicapping NFL football is based primarily on cross checks of quantitative...

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Sep 25, 20143 min read


2014NFL Week 3: Betting 3 Games ATS, Including Thursday Night & Monday Night Football
Our methodology for betting NFL games is both less organic and less robust than our approach to handicapping college football....

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Sep 18, 20142 min read


2014 NFL Week 2: Six Games on Docket This Week
Prior to week 3, our NFL Football picks were disseminated solely via twitter. As is detailed in the following messages, we placed the...

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Sep 14, 20141 min read
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