Friday, May 18th, 2012
The Houston Texans (9-3) and the Cincinnati Bengals (7-5) are both in the playoff picture currently, but both teams also have reasons to be a bit worried about actually getting to that point.
For Houston, it’s the season-ending injuries to quarterbacks Matt Schaub (foot) and Matt Leinhart (collarbone).
For Cincinnati, it’s the fact that they are 2 games in back of both the Baltimore Ravens and the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC North standings.
Despite losing their top 2 quarterbacks, the Texans have a 6-game winning streak intact and will be looking for #7 in a row as they head into Cincinnati this weekend.
The 1:00 PM ET game should be a close one, and the Texans are 4-2 on the road.
Houston has gone under the total in 2 straight games since they started to have quarterback issues.
The Bengals are currently the 6th ranked team in the AFC playoff standings thanks to some tiebreakers, but they have to be a bit worried after dropping 3 of their last 4 games (two against Pittsburgh, one against Baltimore).
Cincinnati is 3-2 at home and has gone over the total in 3 of their last 4 games overall heading into Sunday’s pivotal clash with the Texans.
Cincinnati is a 3-point home favorite with the total set at 38, and there really hasn’t been a ton of movement since the odds debuted earlier in the week.
These teams have been great money makers from bettors this season and have combined to go 15-7-2 against the point spread.
While the Bengals have gone under the total in 8 of their 12 games this season, the Texans have gone the other direction with the over hitting 9 times through 12 contests.
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