Dec
29

Football Betting – Kansas City Chiefs vs Texans

Author: editor Cat: Football

NFL Football Gambling oddsmakers saw the upstart Chiefs get a cold dose of reality last week in their 1st football betting loss of 2010 at Indianapolis. Football wagering issues are growing about the Texans vulnerable defense as it might be the ultimate football betting factor in their pursuit for their first ever playoff spot.

 

Houston will host Kansas City on Sunday with a kickoff time scheduled for 1:05 PM Eastern and a telecast on CBS.  The sportsbook opened with Houston as a 5 point favorite and with an over/under of 44 when making an online bet.

 

The Chiefs possess a record of 3-1 both straight up and with the Football probabilities after their 19-9 loss at Indianapolis as 7.5 point underdogs.  The Chiefs have gone below the total in 3 games this year.  Kansas City was sloppy and unable to complete drives as they were only 10% on third down conversions versus the Colts.

 

The Chiefs rate 3rd in the NFL for rushing but 27th in passing as quarterback Matt Cassel has a weak 6.1 yards per attempt and has completed only 55% of his passes with a 4/3 touchdown/interception proportion.  Jamaal Charles has 325 yards rushing and also a 6.5 yards per carry average.

 

The Kansas City Chiefs defense rates third in pro football for points allowed under new coordinator Romeo Crennel. Crennel arrives at the Kansas City Chiefs following coaching for the Cleveland Browns.

 

The Houston Texans have a record of 3-2 both straight up and with the NFL lines.  Houston was lit up by the Giants a week ago in a bad 34-10 home loss in which Big Blue hopped out to a 21-0 lead.  Houston was outgained 414-195 and presented to 24 yards on the ground.

 

The Houston Texans high powered offense rates 6th in the NFL but their defense rates an abysmal 31st and is looking like the dark cloud that is hovering over a post season bid.  Qb Matt Schaub has slipped in output to date this year with an 86.8 Quarterback rating and a 7/5 TD/INT ratio. Schaub has been the starter since 2007 when the Texans acquired him from the Falcons in return for future draft picks. He headed the team to a 9-7 record last season, which was the first winning record in team history. This year nevertheless, he has not been throwing the ball as far or as usually as was earlier hoped.

 

Arian Foster possesses 562 yards rushing and a 5.9 yards per carry average but concerns about consistency are back following the bad match versus the Giants. Foster was an undrafted free agent in 2009 when he was brought in to the Texans. He replaced Steve Slaton as the starting running back and smashed many records for the team on starting day of 2010 versus the Colts.

 

Kansas City falls short of the offensive firepower to hold up in a shootout with Houston, however if their defense can contain Houston they might rate a slight chance vs the weak Texans defense.  Houston won and covered the last Football wagering matchup in this series in 2007.

 

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