Indianapolis at Houston Week 6 Betting Prediction

The Houston Texans are one of the three teams in AFC that still have a perfect home record (the others being Kansas City and Oakland) and they will be hoping to keep that perfect mark when they host the Indianapolis Colts in a crucial AFC South showdown this weekend. The Texans, who also have a two-game lead atop the AFC South, will also be looking to maintain (or extend) their lead in the division by beating the Colts, who are Houston’s top competitors this season. Will the Texans hold serve at home, or will the Colts walk out of the NRG Stadium with an upset? Read on as we break it all down in the online NFL odds preview below.

Indianapolis at Houston Week 6 Betting Prediction & TV Info

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When: Sunday, October 16 2016 at 8:30 PM ET Where: NRG Stadium, Houston TV: NBC Radio: Indianapolis / Houston Live Stream: NFL Live NFL Lines: Houston (-3), OVER/UNDER 46.5

Why Bet on Indianapolis?

We all knew that Andrew Luck was going to carry the team on his arms this season, given the disarrayed nature of his defense, and the gun-slinger has not disappointed so far, ranking #4 in the league in passing yards (1,469) and #5 in TDs (10) while leading Indy’s offense to a healthy 27.4 PPG scoring (ranked #7 in the NFL). Wins have, unfortunately, not been coming consistently for the Colts (2-3) who are yet to win two games in a row. The biggest challenges for the Colts has, of course, been Indy’s porous defense that is giving 29.6 PPG (tied for #30 in the NFL) and has exposed Luck to an NFL-high 20 sacks. Against Jadeveon Clowney and Houston’s talented D that ranks #7 in the league in total sack (13), the Colts must find better ways of protecting Luck and playing more tightly against Houston’s offense. It is only by doing so that Luck and the Colts will have a chance of beating the Texans and building momentum from their 29-23 win over the Bears in Week 5.

Why Bet on Houston?

Even with J.J. Watt out, the Texans have been playing well defensively, decently limiting opponents to 20.80 points per game. The Brock Osweiler-led has unfortunately not been able to live up to its hyped preseason bill, ranking 15th in the league rushing yards per game (101.8), third-last in passing yards per game (208.6) and second-last in points scored per game (16.4). That sets up rather interesting duel against the Colts, who are struggling in the defense but doing well in offense. If there’s one thing that will be an advantage for the Texans, though, it is the fact that Houston is 3-0 at home, winning all its games at the NRG Stadium by 7-or- more points. If Osweiler and his offense can tap into that home magic, and then the defense does its job in slowing down Luck and Co., a win could be in the books here, considering the Texans are actually don’t have that many weaknesses.

My Betting Predictions and Picks

The Colts and Texans (with all their inverse strengths and weakness) are likely to cancel out each in offense and defense, meaning this game’s winner is likely to be down to late-game field goal, touchdown or something like that. And in such a cagey back-and- forth scenario between these two teams, I have to go with Colts, considering Luck is a clutch performer who is unfazed by playing under pressure. In addition, the Colts also have a hell of a kicker in Adam Vinatieri, a future Hall of Famer who was named the AFC Special Teams Player of Week 6 after going 5-of- 5 on field goals in the hard-earned win over Chicago last week. Final Game Prediction: Indianapolis 23, Houston 20. Writer’s NFL Pick: Indianapolis Colts (+3)