Denver Broncos at Houston Texans Free Pick and Betting Odds. At 8 PM ET on Saturday, 22nd August, the Houston Texans will play host to the Denver Broncos at the NRG Stadium. This second week match up has 5Dimes favouring the Texans, with a -2½ point start at odds of -125. Total lines on the odds are currently offered at 41.
Betting Odds
Point Spread: Denver +2.5/Texans -2.5
Total Line: 41
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Both teams in this match claimed victories in their preseason opening games, with Denver successfully taking down the Seattle Seahawks. While Peyton Manning didn’t make an appearance for the Broncos in the début preseason match, the team’s offensive tactics were on point, thanks to Brock Osweiler and his impressive start. He completed 15-of-20 passes for 151 yards and a touchdown, assisting in the Broncos reaching their 22 point finish.
The strong offence from the Broncos saw them take 243 pass yards, a ninth position placing, and 113 rush yards, a 12th rank. Their 22 point victory gives them a ranking of 15th. In terms of the Denver team’s defence skills, an equal ranking of 15th for the 20 points they allowed the Seahawks to gain has been granted, according to the preseason statistics. However, the overall defence yards allowed equate to 181 yards, giving them a ranking of 3rd on the leaderboard.
The story is much the same for the Texans, with Brian Hoyer starting out and playing one series for their game against the San Francisco 49ers. His play would lead to a touchdown for Houston on a 58-yard pass to Cecil Shorts. While backup quarterbacks Ryan Mallet and Tom Savage showed exceptional skills during the match, the Texans did have trouble running the ball against the 49ers, averaging only 3.2 yards per carry.
The Texans’ 2015 preseason offence statistics place them fifth for the 400 yards gained in their previous game. The 23-10 finish of that match ranks them 12th in terms of their offence, while defence played against the 49ers allowed the opposing team to score 10 points and ranks the Texans in fifth position. A total of 199 yards taken by San Francisco places Houston in fourth place for the strong defence played – a tactic they need to reuse against the Denver Broncos.
Denver head coach Gary Kubiak likes to win these meaningless games with a 10-3 record in his last four seasons as the head man. Bill Obrien for the Texans was 2-2 last season and he added to that this season with a Game 1 win to bring his career record to 3-2.
Consensus Pick ATS
Denver: 60%
Houston: 40%
Free NLF Pick
Manning is expected to play a fair amount tonight, but Kubiak wouldn’t commit to how long. We expect to see him in for the 1st quarter and possibly more. He’s behind a rebuilt offensive line and because it is the preseason we don’t expect to see an offensive explosion. Ryan Mallett gets the start for the Texans and while we do like him he may have a tough go of it against the Broncos’ number 1 unit.
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