Thursday night picks and bets for Eagles-Texans game
The Philadelphia Eagles are the NFL's lone unbeaten team at 7-0. The Texans are 1-5-1. If the Eagles don't cover the 14-point spread, they will be the biggest road favorite in a Thursday night game.
Philadelphia is scoring 3.5 points per drive in the first half. The Eagles have an average lead of 12.7 points at halftime this season. Houston has faced a 2.3-point deficit at the end of the second half just twice this year.
DeVonta Smith is averaging 60 yards as the outside receiver opposite A.J. Brown. The Texans are allowing 9.8 yards per attempt to outside receivers.
Davis Mills is 32nd out of 33 qualified passers in ESPN's QBR metric. He has under 221 passing yards in two games. The Eagles are No. 2 in pass-defense DVOA behind only the Broncos. Texans No 2 receiver Nico Collins will miss the game with a groin injury. Brandin Cooks is questionable.
