Houston Texans 2019 NFL Season Win/Loss Total Betting Prediction

The Houston Texans had an impressive 2018 campaign, going 11-5 and winning the AFC South. The sports betting books have them regressing this season, though, with most win totals for 2019 coming in at 8 ½ games. The biggest improvement that the Texans made during this offseason was to bolster their offensive line, because quarterback Deshaun Watson took a beating last season. In the draft, Houston had three picks in the first two rounds, and two of those went to offensive tackles, with Tytus Howard coming from Alabama State at #23 and Max Scharping coming from Northern Illinois at #55. Playing the NFC South and the AFC West does not do the Texans any favors this season as far as winning games, so it will make it tough for the Houston Texans to win the division again. Take a look at our take on the Houston schedule in 2019 and their latest NFL odds for 2019 Season.

Houston Texans 2019 NFL Season Win/Loss Total Betting Prediction

Even though Houston won the AFC South, they lost to Indianapolis twice at home — once in the regular season and the other time in the wild card round of the postseason. The AFC South will be even more competitive this season, as the Colts and Jaguars have improved.

• Week 1: at New Orleans (Monday)
• Week 2: Jacksonville
• Week 3: at L.A. Chargers
• Week 4: Carolina
• Week 5: Atlanta
• Week 6: at Kansas City
• Week 7: at Indianapolis
• Week 8: Oakland
• Week 9: vs Jacksonville (London)
• Week 10: BYE
• Week 11: at Baltimore
• Week 12: Indianapolis (Thursday)
• Week 13: New England
• Week 14: Denver
• Week 15: at Tennessee
• Week 16: at Tampa Bay
• Week 17: Tennessee

New Orleans is a tough place to play — particularly in prime time. This will be the Saints’ first game since losing the NFC Championship to the Los Angeles Rams in such controversial fashion that the league changed its rules as a result. So if you don’t think the Saints will come out with a massive chip on their shoulders, you are mistaken. I don’t see Houston with much of a chance here. Jacksonville will actually have a decent quarterback (Nick Foles) to go along with their ironclad defense. I see Foles doing much better against Houston’s defense than Blake Bortles did a year ago — and the Jaguars taking a road win in the division. The Chargers make for an interesting game — they are great at starting slow and then finishing the season strong. I see them taking the 0-2 Texans lightly and then losing. Carolina’s defense is porous enough to give Houston enough opportunities to score, and the Texans should come out 2-2. Next comes a shootout against Atlanta in Week 5 — and we know how well Atlanta does in finishing off shootouts. Now 3-2, the Texans will head to Kansas City and deliver an upset of a Chiefs team that still can’t shut down offenses late. With that 4-2 record, Houston will go to Indianapolis and avenge that playoff loss from last season. Then they will host an Oakland team that is still rebuilding and hit the halfway mark at 6-2. The Texans will get revenge over Jacksonville in London and then shut down Lamar Jackson’s running game, moving to 8-2. Then comes a collapse, as the eight-game winning streak comes to a disappointing end with a home loss to the Colts. New England will come to town and win on a last-second drive, but then the 8-4 Texans will rout Denver at home, split with Tennessee and beat Tampa Bay, finishing at 11-5. Take the over.