The Houston Texans and the Indianapolis Colts will meet in week 1 NFL action at the Lucas Oil Stadium on September 8th. The Houston Texans look pretty confident after defeating the Rams in the last preseason game. The Indianapolis Colts are similarly strong, especially after their impressive victory over the Bengals in the preseason finale. The Indianapolis Colts will be winning this game as per the best week 1 NFL betting picks.
Houston Texans vs Indianapolis Colts NFL Week 1 Preview Information
Date: September 8th, Sunday | Time: 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Location: Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana
TV: ESPN/CBS
Stream: NFL+/Fubo TV
Moneyline: Houston Texans (-140) vs Indianapolis Colts (+120)
Spread: Houston Texans (-2.5 – 110) vs Indianapolis Colts (+2.5 -110)
Total (O/U): Houston Texans (u49) vs Indianapolis Colts (o49)
Houston Texans
The Houston Texans won against the Los Angeles Rams in week 3 of the NFL preseason in a low scoring game. The Texans are coming into this season coached by DeMeco Ryans, who is entering his second year with the team. The players are scoring an average of 22.74 points in each game with 243.58 passing yards. On defense, the Houston Texans are allowing their opponents to score 21.11 points in each matchup.
Top 3 Players:
Davis Mills: 191 Yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
M.J. Stewart: 1 Solo, 0 FF, 0 INT, 0 PD
Jerry Hughes: 0 Solo, 0.5 Sack, 0 FF, 0 INT
Indianapolis Colts
The Indianapolis Colts finished their preseason with a bang, winning against the Cincinnati Bengals 27-14. Indianapolis’ head coach, Shane Steichen is continuing with the team for the second consecutive year. Last year, the Colts finished 9-8, and will try to do better here. As a team, the Colts are scoring an average of 23.29 points in each game, while allowing their opponents to get away with 24.41 points per contest.
Top 3 Players:
Anthony Richardson: 111 Yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
DeForest Buckner: 2 Solo, 0 Sack, 0 FF, 0 INT
Jonathan Taylor: 6 Car, 19 Yds, 0 TD
Houston Texans vs Indianapolis Colts NFL Week 1 Injury Report
Houston Texans
Case Keenum, QB, IR, Foot
Will Anderson Jr., DE, Is probable Sunday vs Indianapolis, Ankle
Indianapolis Colts
No injuries
Houston Texans vs Indianapolis Colts NFL Week 1 Betting Trends
Houston Texans
Houston are 4-2 ATS in their last 6 games.
Houston are 8-4 SU in their last 12 games.
Houston are 5-10 ATS in their last 15 games against Indianapolis.
Houston are 4-10-1 SU in their last 15 games against Indianapolis.
Houston are 8-4 ATS in their last 12 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Houston’s last 15 games when playing on the road against Indianapolis.
Houston are 8-4 ATS in their last 12 games against an opponent in the American Football Conference.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston’s last 5 games against an opponent in the American Football Conference South division.
Houston are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games played in September.
Indianapolis Colts
Indianapolis are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Indianapolis’ last 7 games.
Indianapolis are 6-3 SU in their last 9 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Indianapolis’ last 9 games against Houston.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Indianapolis’ last 6 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Indianapolis’ last 15 games when playing at home against Houston.
Indianapolis are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games against an opponent in the American Football Conference.
Indianapolis are 6-14 ATS in their last 20 games against an opponent in the American Football Conference South division.
Indianapolis are 0-9-1 SU in their last 10 games played in week 1.
Indianapolis are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games when playing as the underdog.
Houston Texans vs Indianapolis Colts NFL Week 1 Summary and Prediction
This is going to be an interesting matchup between two quite similar teams. The Houston Texans might have the upper hand in terms of stats, but the Colts are showing more aggression. The Indianapolis Colts will be winning this game with a final score of 27-18.
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