Titans vs Texans Prediction & NFL Odds for Week 8

Check out our free Titans vs Texans prediction for the NFL week 8 game in Houston. See who USA Wager likes to win and cover the spread in this football game. And, get our insight into the best over-under point total bet.

Titans vs Texans Prediction & NFL Odds for Week 8

On Sunday, October 30th, the Tennessee Titans travel to take on the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium. This AFC South showdown has a kickoff time set for 4:05 PM ET, and will be televised on CBS.

Heading into Sunday’s game, the odds suggest this will be a close matchup. Will Tennessee pull off the win as a slight road favorite? Or, will Houston take care of business at home? Keep reading to USA Wager’s Titans vs Texans prediction.

• Spread: TEN -2.0 | HOU +2.0
• MoneyLine: TEN +-131 | HOU 110
• Total: 40.5

Titans vs Texans Prediction: Spread

Going into week 8, Tennessee has a record of 2-0 in the AFC South. Overall, the Titans head into action with a record of 4-2. This season, Tennessee currently has an average point differential of -2.17 points per game, placing them 19th in the league. So far, the Titans have been favored in 3 of their 6 games. The average point spread in these matchups is -3.

In their last 5 games away from home, the Titans have a straight up record of 3-2-0 while going 2-3 vs the spread. The team’s offense averaged 18.6 points per game in these contests. Looking back on the team’s last 5 games as the favorite, the Titans have a straight up record 3-2. Their record vs the spread in these games was 2-3.

Going into week 8, Houston has a record of 1-0-1 in the AFC South. Overall, the Texans head into action with a record of 1-4-1. With this record, the team is in the bottom half of the league in point differential. For the season, they have an average scoring margin of -5.17 points per game. Through 6 games, the Texans have been the underdog in every contest. Currently, their average point spread is 7.

Although Houston has a straight up record of 1-3-1 in their last 5 home games, they have not held up as well vs the spread going 3-2. The team averaged 24.6 points per game in these games. The Texans have a straight up record of 1-4 in their previous 5 games as the underdog. Against the spread, they had a mark of 2-2-1.

As the Titans and Texans get set to square off, our projections show Tennessee grabbing the win and cover the spread as -2.0 point favorites. Although the team’s offense is ranked just 29th and 20th in passing and rush yards, respectively, we see Tennessee having an above average offensive performance.

Free Spread Prediction: Tennessee Titans -2.0

Titans vs Texans Prediction: Total

Heading into this week’s matchup, the Titans have an over-under record of 2-4. On the season, Tennessee is ranked just 21st in points per game at 19.17. Defensively, the team comes in closer to the league average, allowing 21.33 points per contest. On the other side, heading into this week’s matchup, the Texans have an over-under record of 3-3. On the season, Houston is ranked just 28th in points per game at 17.67. Defensively, the team comes in closer to the league average, allowing 22.83 points per contest.

In this week’s matchup, we see the Titans and Texans combining for 35 points, leading us to recommend taking the under.

Free Total Prediction: Under 40.5

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