AFC Playoff Betting Scores Odds & Picks: Houston Texans at New England Patriots

AFC Playoff Betting Scores Odds & Picks: Houston Texans at New England Patriots
Date / Time: Saturday, January 14 – 8:15 PM ET
Site: Gillette Stadium – Foxborough, MA
TV Coverage: CBS

NFL Playoff Lines from BetAnySports

Pointspread: Patriots -15.5
Total: 44 points

Is there some college surprise the Houston Texans might have in store for the New England Patriots when these two teams you up on Saturday night in the AFC Divisional round of the playoffs? If not, it’s going to be a long evening for Bill O’Brien’s team, which may have managed to skate by against the Oakland Raiders at home last week, but won’t get the same breaks this time. This game will get underway on Saturday night at 8:15 PM ET at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, and while it is being televised by CBS, customers who are signed up with BetAnySports, also the home of great Asian casino action with three no-download options where you can play slots online, can challenge the NFL odds in real time by using Live Betting Ultra.

The Texans come into this game as the AFC South champions, with a 10-7 straight-up record and 7-9-1 mark against the points. They carry great defensive credentials, as they allowed the fewest yards per game, the second-fewest yards per drive, the second-fewest passing yards per contest and the greatest frequency of forcing three-and-outs on the part of the opposing offense (29%). But you’ve got to wonder, going up against this New England team that is piloted by Tom Brady, how much all that really means. After all, the Pats only lost twice on the season, and one of those was a 16-0 loss the Buffalo Bills in which, let’s face it, they kind of laid down in the last game of Brady’s four-game suspension. They moved the ball pretty well against most defenses, although we must mention that the Denver Broncos, who can come with pressure and have lockdown people in the secondary, much like Houston, limited them to only 16 points.

But there is such a variety of weaponry on the New England side that you would hardly want to bet on Brady getting stopped short. Here’s a guy who set a record this season with 28 touchdown passes and only two interceptions, a ratio unlike any other in NFL annals. And New England offensive line coach Dante Scranecchia worked wonders with his pass protection, keeping the members of his offensive front together enough to keep Brady’s jersey clean (only 15 sacks).

BetAnySports patrons should also expect that even if this team can’t run with impunity, they are going to keep trying nonetheless. LeGarrette Blount only averaged 3.9 yards per carry, but he did score 18 touchdowns on the ground, which was most in the NFL. The loss of tight end Rob Gronkowski, although significant, was not tragic, as the Patriots won all eight games when he was out of the lineup. Short passing is most likely going to be the game plan, although late-season pickup Michael Floyd will be able to stretch things out. Houston obviously has standouts in the secondary, including Jonathan Joseph and AJ Bouye at the corners. So they will give up yards grudgingly. But it’s unlikely that the Texans can trade points, especially as Brock Osweiler, who started 14 games for this team, led them to just 1.6 touchdowns per game, which is the lowest for any team in the playoffs since 1934.

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