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New England Patriots vs. Houston Texans
The New England Patriots and the Houston Texans will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at NRG Stadium.
Oddsmakers opened the Patriots as -3.5-point favorites versus the Texans, while the game's total opened at 35.
Houston won its last outing, a 20-17 result against the Colts on November 21. The Texans failed to cover in that game as a -3.5-point favorite, while the 37 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
The Patriots were a 13-9 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Cowboys. They failed to cover the -5.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score (22) made winners of UNDER bettors.
New England:
Team record: 10-1 SU,7-4 ATS
New England is 11-4 ATS in its last 15 games
New England is 15-1 SU in its last 16 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New England's last 5 games
Houston:
Team record: 7-4 SU,5-6 ATS
Houston is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Houston is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games
Next up:
New England home to Kansas City Sunday, December 8
Houston home to Denver Sunday, December 8