Houston Texans vs Indianapolis Colts Odds, Lines & Picks NFL Week 18
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Kickoff for this game at Lucas Oil Stadium on Saturday, January 6, is set for 8:15 pm ET. The broadcast is being carried by ESPN.
Houston vs Indianapolis Betting Trends
In the NFL public betting splits at the time of this writing, the people are displaying a level of confidence in the Texans. Houston is generating 64% of spread handle and 73% of moneyline handle.
Straight up, Indianapolis is 16-4 in the last 20 games against Houston. The Texans are 2-8-1 SU in the past 11 games between the two teams. However, in more recent history, Houston is 2-1 ATS in the last three games. Indianapolis is 3-2 SU in the last five home games against Houston, but the Texans are 3-2 ATS in those games.
Six of the last eight games between the two teams have gone under. However, each of the last two meetings hit the over.
The Texans are the seventh betting choice to win the AFC in the NFL Conference odds at +4000. The Colts are set with eighth-best odds of +5000 to be AFC champions.
Stroud a Texans Sensation
When the Colts beat the Texans 31-20 at Houston in Week 2, both clubs were counting on rookie QBs leading them to glory. While Anthony Richardson was lost to Indianapolis via a season-ending shoulder injury in Week 5, CJ Stroud has been all that and more for Houston and is always worth a bet in the Texans vs Colts props.
In 14 games played.
The Texans drafted gold in #7. https://t.co/EkOgXOfJX5pic.twitter.com/VReD3alh0h
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) January 4, 2024
The overwhelming -900 chalk in the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year odds, 2023 NFL second overall pick Stroud has passed for 21 touchdowns and 3,844 yards while being picked off only five times. And he’s compiled those numbers despite missing two games through injury.
On defense, Texans DE Will Anderson Jr, the #3 player chosen in last year’s draft, has set a franchise rookie record with seven sacks.
Minshew Colts Savior
The season wasn’t lost for the Colts following Richardson’s loss. That was thanks to the impressive performance of his replacement, journeyman Gardner Minshew.
Minshew has won a career-high seven games. He’s just 2-2 in the last four games, however. Minshew has thrown for 15 TDs. At the same time, he’s been intercepted nine times and fumbled on eight occasions.
Texans vs Colts Prediction
Houston hasn’t been a playoff team since 2019, while Indianapolis was most recently an NFL postseason participant in 2020.
Stroud threw for 384 yards and two TDs in that Week 2 loss to the Colts. But he was also sacked six times. Houston owns an impressive +9 turnover ratio.
The NFL’s #7 passing offense (3,927 yards), that will be the difference for the Texans against a Colts defense that’s surrendered at least 20 points in five of the past six games.
Texans vs Colts Picks: Houston Texns -1.5 (-120)
