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Week 9:  Eagles vs Texans Predictions

NFL Week 9 betting action sees the Philadelphia Eagles taking on the Houston Texans on Sunday November 2 at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas.  Cappers Picks provides free NFL handicapping tips all season long.

The Eagles are looking to rebound from last week’s loss. They need to keep pace with Dallas and winning at Houston won’t be easy.

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Philadelphia Eagles (5-2) vs. Houston Texans (4-4)
Sunday November 2
1:00PM
Reliant Stadium – Houston, TX
FOX
NFL Football Betting Lines:  Philadelphia -2
NFL Football Betting Total:  48.5
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Philadelphia

The Eagles are bringing one of the league’s best offenses to Texas.

They lost a tough game last week against Arizona and it won’t be much easier this week against a tough Texans defense.

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Philadelphia has both of their losses this season on the road and they have struggled against top defensive teams losing to the Cardinals and the 49ers.

On the road they struggle to create the tempo they want and this week will be a real challenge. If they are a real contender they will bounce right back from the loss.

All season long Philadelphia has failed to get Shady McCoy going on the ground.

When the running game is going is gashes at defenses and sets up the myriad of screens and short passes they also want to execute.

If they can get the run game going it will means that the Texans won’t be able to tee off on Nick Foles, who has not been as sharp in his second season as the starter.

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Houston

The Texans have probably played better than their 4-4 record indicates. Theirs stars get a lot of attention but overall they are a talented team even though I don’t like their quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick.

The way I see it Houston is the exact kind of team that should give the Eagles a tough time because they can run the ball to slow down the game and they can stop the run.

If they do fall behind the explosive Eagles they will be in trouble though…they are not built to play catch up.

Arian Foster is second in the league in rushing and tied for first in touchdowns. It is a nice duel between him and McCoy and whoever rushes for more will probably lead their team to victory.

Houston has to be able to run the ball because putting the game in the hands of Fitzpatrick is not a good outcome for the Texans who don’t want to have to count on more scoring from J.J. Watt, as good as he is.

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NFL Football Handicapping Trends:

  • Eagles are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games after accumulating more than 350 total yards in their previous game.
  • Over is 4-0 in Eagles last 4 games after accumulating more than 350 total yards in their previous game.
  • Eagles are 2-11-1 ATS in their last 14 games after allowing more than 350 total yards in their previous game.
  • Over is 6-0 in Texans last 6 games after allowing less than 90 yards rushing in their previous game.
  • Over is 8-1 in Texans last 9 games following a ATS win.
  • Texans are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games after accumulating more than 150 yards rushing in their previous game.

NFL Football Week #9 Prediction: Houston +2

For the second week in a row Philly will lose a close one. From the first drive we will see how the Texans will out-physical the Eagles.

4* FREE NFL Score prediction:  Houston 24 – Philadelphia 20

Take home team as the slight underdog.

Check out our Updated NFL Week 9 Odds.

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By The Wiesguy

The Wiesguy is a newcomer to the handicapping scene. Hailing from Toronto, Canada he is always sweet on the underdogs and you can often find his thoughts, musings and picks at moneydogs.blogspot.com.