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Indianapolis Colts vs. Houston Texans
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Thursday when the Indianapolis Colts and the Houston Texans meet at NRG Stadium.
Oddsmakers opened the Texans as -5.5-point favorites versus the Colts, while the game's total opened at 46.5.
The Texans were a 41-7 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Ravens. They failed to cover the +4-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (48) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Indianapolis won its last outing, a 33-13 result against the Jaguars on November 17. The Colts covered in that game as a -2.5-point favorite, while the 46 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Indianapolis:
Team record: 6-4 SU,5-4-1 ATS
Indianapolis is 16-6 SU in its last 22 games
Indianapolis is 8-15 SU in its last 23 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Indianapolis's last 6 games on the road
Houston:
Team record: 6-4 SU,5-5 ATS
Houston is 17-7 SU in its last 24 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Houston's last 9 games
Houston is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Next up:
Indianapolis home to Tennessee Sunday, December 1
Houston home to New England Sunday, December 1