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Houston Texans vs. New Orleans Saints
The Houston Texans and the New Orleans Saints will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at Mercedes-Benz Superdome.
Oddsmakers opened the Saints as -7.5-point favorites versus the Texans, while the game's total opened at 53.5.
The Saints were a 26-23 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Rams. They failed to cover the -3-point spread as favorites, while the total score (49) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Houston lost its last outing, a 21-7 result against the Colts on January 05. The Texans failed to cover in that game as a -2-point favorite, while the 28 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Houston:
Team record: 11-6 SU,7-8-2 ATS
Houston is 1-2-2 ATS in its last 5 games
Houston is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 6 games
New Orleans:
Team record: 14-4 SU,10-8 ATS
New Orleans is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
New Orleans is 14-3 SU in its last 17 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of New Orleans's last 9 games
Next up:
Houston home to Jacksonville Sunday, September 15
New Orleans at Los Angeles Sunday, September 15