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Both Houston and Jacksonville are coming off of disappointing Week 1 performances, but for different reasons. The Texans lost a high-scoring thriller against the Saints, a contest in which they went into halftime with a 14-3 lead. Their offense looked very explosive, although they did still allow six sacks of star quarterback Deshaun Watson.
The Jags, meanwhile, got blown out by Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs. Along the way, they lost starting QB Nick Foles to a broken collarbone. Rookie Gardner Minshew came in, and was impressive, completing 22-of-25 passes for 275 yards and two touchdowns. Unfortunately, he was powerless to stop K.C. from dropping a 40-burger on them.
The big matchup to watch in this spot is DeAndre Hopkins versus Jalen Ramsey. Hopkins had a monster start to the year, recording 111 yards and two scores on 13 targets. He represents a massive share of the Houston passing game, and it would change the contest dramatically if Ramsey can manage to take him away.
This will also be Minshew’s first career start, and the Texans will have some film on the rookie QB now that he appeared in Week 1. After completing 71% of his passes in his final season at Washington State, and 88% last week, Houston could have their hands full.
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Jaguars at Texans
Betting Odds
Point Spread: Jaguars +8.5
Total Points: 43.5
Money Line: Texans -420; Jaguars +320
Records
Overall 2018 (2019): Jaguars 5-11 (0-1); Texans 11-6 (0-1)
ATS 2018 (2019): Jaguars 5-9-2 (0-1); Texans 8-9 (1-0)
O/U 2018 (2019): Jaguars 6-10 (1-0); Texans 7-10 (1-0)
Notable Prop Bets
Jaguars:
Total Points - Over 16.5: -137; Under 16.5: +106
D.J. Chark Touchdown - First: +2200, Last: +2200, To Score: +375
Texans:
Total Touchdowns - Over 2.5: -150; Under 2.5: +112
Deshaun Watson Touchdown - First: +1300; Last: +1300; To Score: +225
Betting Trends
- The Texans have won eight of their last 10 games against the Jaguars.
- The Jaguars have covered the spread in five of their last seven games at NRG Stadium.
- Each of the Texans’ last five day games at NRG Stadium have gone UNDER the total points line.
- DeAndre Hopkins has scored a touchdown in each of the Texans’ last four September games against AFC South opponents.
- Will Fuller V has scored a touchdown in each of his last four September appearances with the Texans as favorites.
- Leonard Fournette has scored at least one touchdown in each of his last three appearances in road day games.
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