Houston Texans at Cincinnati Bengals – 9/14/17 NFL Pick, Odds, and Prediction

The move comes after the Texans benched Week 1 starter Tom Savage after two lowly quarters against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday, turning to Watson after halftime. Both offensive lines were bad, as the Texans gave up 10 sacks and the Bengals five. The Houston wideout was targeted on 16 of 36 pass attempts from Texans QB’s in Week 1, which resulted in seven catches for 55 yards and the lone touchdown for the Texans.

The rushing distribution of 21 carries was split almost evenly with Mixon receiving one more carry than Bernard.

J.J. Watt will need to bring his A-game on Thursday night. “Every play except for the one that was third and 12 [where] he got sacked was less than three seconds”. What’s also clear is that he isn’t almost as bad as he was in Week 1, and he’s due for a much better performance Thursday night.

Cincinnati were shut-out 20-0 by Baltimore as quarterback Andy Dalton turned the ball over five times – twice on intended touchdown passes in the end zone – to earn an anaemic passer rating of just 28.4, the second worst of his career. With Dalton’s struggles with turnovers and the Texans looking somewhat vulnerable on the ground, don’t be surprised to see Lewis and the Bengals lean on the run in this contest.

“What we talk to quarterbacks about all the time is put us in the play that you can”, Ryan said.

Before having set foot on the gridiron in the NFL, Ross is already considered to be one of the fastest players in the league.

He praised the way his team performed in practice earlier in the day and expressed confidence for how he expects the No. 24 Gators to bounce back Saturday in their SEC opener against No. 23 Tennessee at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.

With Cushing potentially out and Watt dealing with another injury, Houston’s defense could have another disappointing performance against an offense that has some unsafe playmakers.

Meanwhile, the Bengals are 6-1-1 ATS in their last eight games in Week 2, and 4-1 ATS in their last five versus a team with a losing record. Fortunately, that’s probably not the case.

Ironically enough, United States sportsbooks are favoring the Bengals over the Texans. However, accounting for both teams’ situations, there is plenty of value on the Texans to cash in on. It’s why the over/under is just 38.

The team’s starting offensive guard has been ruled out of the game due to an ankle injury, and the Houston Chronicle’s Aaron Wilson has reported that it’s possible Allen may miss a few more games as he recovers from the injury.