The NFL’s third-leading receiver, DeAndre Hopkins (927 yards, 7 TDs), will be on display when the Houston Texans (4-5) play the New York Jets (5-4). While this season has been a bit of a letdown for Houston, the team has shown signs of life lately, notching wins in three of its last five. The game will begin Sunday, Nov 22 at 1:00 p.m. ET and can be seen on CBS.
Houston picked up a win over the Bengals 10-6 last week. Johnathan Joseph led the Houston defense in the win, registering four tackles and one interception. New York didn’t have the same success as Houston, getting beat by the Bills 22-17. Chris Ivory had a big game for the Jets, racking up 135 total yards. He gave the defense problems as both a runner (99 yards) and receiver (36 yards).
Oddsmakers have deemed the Houston and New York game as an even matchup and the Over/Under (O/U) is unavailable at the moment.
Heading into Week 11 of league action, the Texans are 4-5 for both Straight Up (SU) and Against The Spread (ATS). Over their last five games, the Texans have records of 3-2 for both SU and ATS. The Texans utilize their passing game frequently, throwing 43.9 times per game, which is the second-most in the NFL. As for the Houston defense, there are important areas to keep an eye on. The Jets may have a difficult time throwing the ball against the Texans’ fifth-best pass defense which has allowed 222.4 passing yards per game this season. Expect Houston’s up-tempo offense to show up on game day. They rank first in the league with an average of 72.7 plays per game.
As for their opponent, the Jets have 5-4 SU and 4-4-1 ATS records this season. The Jets went 2-3 SU and 1-3-1 ATS over the last five games. The Jets depend heavily on their run game, averaging 29.4 rushing attempts per game. This week, the Jets will be tasked with shutting down Houston’s offense, which averages a meager 19.8 points per home game. The New York defense has allowed 88.1 rush yards per game this season, second in the league. The Jets could take advantage of Houston’s reputation as a slow starter on defense. The Texans are 29th in the NFL in first-quarter points allowed with 6.4. Special teams is an area of weakness for the Texans, giving up 101.3 return yards per game.
Predictions: SU Winner – NYJ, ATS Winner – NYJ
Notes
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston’s last 6 games.
Houston is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston’s last 6 games when playing NY Jets.
Houston is 1-5 SU in their last 6 games when playing NY Jets.
Houston is 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games when playing NY Jets.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of the NY Jets last 6 games when playing Houston.
New York is 4-0 SU when leading at the half this season. Houston is 2-0 SU when taking a lead into halftime.
Remarkably, New York is only 1-4 SU in games where it wins the turnover battle, yet undefeated (4-0 SU) when losing the turnover battle.
The New York defense has forced an average of 2.1 turnovers per game this season. Houston is just 1-2 SU when turning the ball over at least 2.0 times in a game.
New York is rated higher in the ground game on both sides of the ball. Its 12th-ranked rushing attack will face the 25th-ranked run defense of Houston, while its second-ranked run defense will look to contain the 28th-ranked rushing game of the Texans.
