Can the Texans Watson Solve the Seahawks D on the Road?

Watson Has Texans Offense Humming

The Houston Texans and the Seattle Seahawks will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at CenturyLink Field. The game will be televised by CBS. Kickoff is set for 4:05 pm EST.

Texans rookie quarterback Deshaun Watson has buoyed an offensive unit that appears to gain increasing proficiency with each contest.

The Texans now have a signal caller ranking first in touchdown percentage at 8.6, tied for second in touchdown passes with 15,  and sixth in passer rating at 101.1.

Watson led the NFL in scoring strikes going into last week. The Texans had their week off last weekend. Watson used a portion of his downtime to continue improving instead of resting on his considerable laurels.

Oddsmakers opened the Seahawks as -4.5-point favorites versus the Texans, while the game's total opened at 43. The total has risen to 45. The Seahawks are now 6-point favorites.

Seahawks Offense is Starting to Improve

Seattle won its last outing, a 24-7 win against the New York Giants on October 22. The Seahawks covered in that game as a -3.5-point favorite, while the 31 combined points took the game UNDER the total.

Seattle ranks first in the NFL in points allowed with 94. They are third in net yards per pass attempt at 5.0. The team is fifth in passing yards surrendered at 1,145, and eighth in yards per play at 4.9.

The names remain unchanged. Cornerback Richard Sherman and safeties Earl Thomas and Kam Chancellor anchor the secondary.

After a sluggish start to their season the Seahawks are rounding into form. Coming off their off week they claimed their third consecutive victory over the Giants.

Wilson enjoyed his best performance of the season against the Giants. He posted a 121.1 passer rating. Wilson passed for three touchdowns without an interception. He completed 69.2 percent of his passes and had 334-yards in the air. It was his highest yardage total during the winning streak.

Texans Have Hands Full With Seahawks D

In their last action, Houston was a 33-17 winner at home against the Cleveland Browns. They covered the -7.5-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (50) was profitable news for OVER bettors.

Focusing on the finer details is mandatory labor for any starting quarterback. With the Seahawks at CenturyLink Field in Seattle, executing the the small things becomes essential. The Seahawks are stout defensively with their collection of secondary Pro-Bowlers thriving on the back line of the best unit in the league.

Watson continues to develop his familiarity with the offense. He also is strengthening his rapport with his playmakers. DeAndre Hopkins and Will Fuller have eclipsed helped the Texans get over 30-point plateau four consecutive weeks.

That success makes for a confident group. The Texans' collective self-esteem will be tested this weekend to extremes unfamiliar to Watson.

Based on what Watson has managed in five weeks as the starter, plenty of people are projecting a similar career path as Wilson. Inserting Watson into the starting lineup as a rookie might ultimately serve Houston as well as it did the Seahawks.

Recent Form

Name	Record	ATS	Offense	Defense	Diff	ATS Home	ATS Away	OU Record	OU Home	OU Away
Houston	3-3	4-2	29.50	24.50	5	2-2	2-0	4-2	3-1	1-1
Seattle	4-2	3-3	22.33	15.67	6.66	1-1	2-2	2-4	1-1	1-3

Power Stats

Yards Per Point

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
HOU	11.66	12.67	-1.02
SEA	15.77	19.43	-3.66

Yards Per Pass

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
HOU	10.85	10.61	0.24
SEA	10.60	9.54	1.06

Yards Per Rush

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
HOU	4.39	4.04	0.35
SEA	3.92	4.67	-0.75

Team Records

Houston Texans

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	3-3	2-2	1-1	4-2	2-2	2-0	29.50	24.50	5.00
vs Conf	3-3	2-2	1-1	4-2	2-2	2-0	29.50	24.50	5.00
vs Div	1-1	1-1	0-0	1-1	1-1	0-0	32.00	21.50	10.50
Last 3	2-1	2-1	0-0	2-1	2-1	0-0	41.33	24.33	17.00

Seattle Seahawks

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	4-2	2-0	2-2	3-3	1-1	2-2	22.33	15.67	6.66
vs Conf	3-1	1-0	2-1	2-2	0-1	2-1	15.25	10.75	4.50
vs Div	2-0	1-0	1-0	1-1	0-1	1-0	14.00	9.50	4.50
Last 3	3-0	1-0	2-0	3-0	1-0	2-0	28.67	11.67	17.00

Supergrid

Title	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	29.50	3	15.67	1
Away Team Road Passing vs Home Team Home Passing Defense	195.00	20	114.00	2
Away Team Road Rushing vs Home Team Home Rushing Defense	146.50	4	128.50	24
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	22.33	14	24.50	26
Home Team Home Passing vs Away Team Road Passing Defense	232.00	17	275.00	26
Home Team Home Rushing vs Away Team Road Rushing Defense	162.50	1	70.50	2

Head To Head Summary

Name	Record	ATS	OU	Score	Rush	YPR	PA	CP	PY	TY	TO +/-
Houston	1-2	1-2	2-1	21.33	101.00	3.56	40.33	65.29	283.33	384.33	1.67
Seattle	2-1	2-1	2-1	24.00	187.00	5.84	26.33	63.29	150.00	337.00	1.33

Head To Head Detail

Date	Away	Home	Score	Line	Total	OU Result	ARY	APY	ATY	ATT	HRY	HPY	HTY	HTT	Away Team Attempts	Home Team Attempts	Away Team Completions	Home Team Completions
Sep 29, 2013	SEA	HOU	23-20	179	91	270	2	151	325	476	3
Dec 13, 2009	SEA	HOU	7-34	62	220	282	1	85	365	450	2
Oct 16, 2005	HOU	SEA	10-42	67	160	227	0	320	139	459	1

NFL Betting Trends

Houston Texans
Houston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games
Houston is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 6 games on the road

Seattle Seahawks
Seattle is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games
Seattle is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Seattle is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games at home

Team Last 5 Games

Houston Texans

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	ATS Result	offensive rush yards	offensive passing yards	offensive total yards	defensive rush yards	defensive passing yards	defensive total yards	turnovers	Location
Oct 15, 2017	CLE	33-17	W	-7.5/46	W/O	123	217	340	134	113	247	-2	H
Oct 8, 2017	KC	34-42	L	2/45	L/O	144	248	392	127	323	450	1	H
Oct 1, 2017	TEN	57-14	W	2.5/43	W/O	173	272	445	86	109	195	-4	H
Sep 24, 2017	NE	33-36	L	13.5/44	W/O	125	292	417	59	337	396	1	A
Sep 14, 2017	CIN	13-9	W	5.5/38.5	W/U	168	98	266	82	213	295	-1	A

Seattle Seahawks

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	ATS Result	offensive rush yards	offensive passing yards	offensive total yards	defensive rush yards	defensive passing yards	defensive total yards	turnovers	Location
Oct 22, 2017	NYG	24-7	W	-3.5/38.5	W/U	104	321	425	46	131	177	0	A
Oct 8, 2017	LAR	16-10	W	2.5/46.5	W/U	62	179	241	100	275	375	-3	A
Oct 1, 2017	IND	46-18	W	-12.5/41.5	W/O	194	283	477	98	139	237	0	H
Sep 24, 2017	TEN	27-33	L	2/41	L/O	69	364	433	195	225	420	0	A
Sep 17, 2017	SF	12-9	W	-13.5/41	L/U	131	181	312	159	89	248	-1	H

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Next up:
Houston home to Indianapolis Sunday, November 5
Seattle home to Washington Sunday, November 5

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