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Houston Texans vs. Oakland Raiders Betting Odds, Analysis, NFL Pick
- Updated: November 17, 2016
The Houston Texans and Oakland Raiders are both in the black on this NFL betting season, going 5-3-1 and 6-3, respectively, against the spread. In a clash of AFC divisional leaders, the Raiders take on the Texans on a neutral field at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City on Monday night.
Point spread: The Raiders opened as 3.5-point favorites; the total was 46.5 early in the week, according to sportsbooks monitored by Odds Shark (line updates and matchup report).
NFL pick, via Odds Shark computer: 29.7-14.9 Raiders (NFL picks on every game)
Why the Texans can cover the spread
Houston is 2-0 both SU and ATS since that debacle in Denver a few weeks ago after winning at Jacksonville last week 24-21. The Texans took a 7-0 lead three minutes into the game on a Kareem Jackson pick-six and never trailed from there, taking an outright victory as three-point divisional road dogs.
On the day, Houston outrushed the Jaguars 181-80, and while quarterback Brock Osweiler only threw for 99 yards, he tossed two touchdown passes without an interception.
In Week 8, the Texans …
