Houston Texans odds, schedule and results

The Houston Texans are only 2-4, third in the AFC South (2 back), though they have outscored opponents 144 to 143 (+1). That is 24 points a game scored and 23.8 allowed. Road 2-1, home 0-3. Week 7 (Oct 25): the Giants, at home. The Texans are favored by 9.5 (first recorded at -7.5). The total has gone from 41.5 to 43 since we first recorded it. Then at the Chargers (Nov 8, after a Week 8 bye), at the Browns (Nov 15), the Colts (Nov 19, a division game, a rematch of their 17-19 loss on Sep 27, four days after their last game) and the Ravens (Nov 29). 2-3 over the last five. Won 34-31 over the Jaguars at a neutral site (+2.5, covered) and 26-3 at the Titans (-6.5, covered). Lost 30-34 to the Cowboys (-3, no cover), 17-19 at the Colts (-1.5, no cover) and 6-20 to the Bengals (-2.5, no cover). 1-3 as the favorite and 1-0 as the underdog in the last five. 1-2 in three one-score games of the last five, the widest a 23-point win at the Titans. 2-4 against the closing spread (the median of 5 sportsbooks we track). Totals are split 3-3, while 47.8 combined points a game, above a 43.5 average closing total.

Scores: ESPN. Lines: median of tracked sportsbooks before kickoff. Updated Oct 19, 5:13 PM ET. All NFL teams