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Free NFL Playoff Prediction: Raiders vs Texans NFL Odds
Time for the NFL Wildcard Round. Looking for Oakland Raiders vs. Houston Texans free picks & NFL odds? NFL playoff betting sees the Raiders taking on the Texans on Saturday January 7 at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas. Cappers Picks provides complimentary handicapping picks all NFL season long so stay tuned for more FREE NFL predictions.
AFC Wild Card
(12-4) Oakland Raiders vs. Houston Texans (9-7)
Date: Saturday January 7
Time: 4:35 PM
Venue: NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas
ATS Betting Lines: Houston -3.5
NFL Betting Total: 37
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What should be a highly anticipated matchup has now turned into an underwhelming contest.
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Both teams are currently dealing with QB injuries as they get set to play in the first AFC Wildcard Game this weekend.
Oakland Raiders
The Oakland Raiders were cruising along this season.
After winning 6 straight games, they had themselves poised for a top spot in the conference, but then disaster hit.
QB Derek Carr went down with a broken fibula, which has left the Raiders in a quite a dilemma.
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Now, they sit with a decision to make as both Connor Cook and Matt McGloin have seen time since Carr went down.
With the QB situation fuzzy, the Raiders defense may be asked to do a lot here. They’ve been extremely inconsistent this season and are very vulnerable to the pass game.
Oakland enters play 6-2 on the road this season.
Houston Texans
The Texans season has been one of the most confusing ones to figure out.
After dishing out a huge contract to Brock Osweiler and seeing him perform extremely poorly, Houston decided to bench him for Tom Savage.
Savage made quite the name for himself right out of the gates, but now his status remains uncertain for Saturday after leaving last game with an injury.
Brock Osweiler came in relief and finished 21/40 for 253 yards and a touchdown.
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Unlike the Raiders, the Texans can lean on their defense for the most part as they are one of the best in the NFL.
Houston ranks first in total yards against, only allowing 301.3 per game.
Look for the Texans to put together many blitz packages here on Saturday as they know that the Raiders are going to have an unsteady QB in the backfield.
NFL Betting Trends:
- Raiders are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games after accumulating less than 250 total yards in their previous game.
- Raiders are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games following a straight up loss of more than 14 points.
- Raiders are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 vs. AFC.
- Texans are 4-9 ATS in their last 13 games after allowing less than 150 yards passing in their previous game.
- Texans are 3-8 ATS in their last 11 games after allowing less than 250 total yards in their previous game.
- Texans are 1-3-1 ATS in their last 5 home games.
4* Free NFL Betting Prediction: Texans -3.5
After all the injuries, the Texans still have the most reliable QB out of the group.
NFL Free Score Prediction: Houston 24- Oakland 14
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