BetAnySports’ NFL Pick of the Week- Week 6: Indianapolis Colts vs. Houston Texans – Thursday, Oct. 9

Indianapolis Colts vs. Houston Texans – Thursday, Oct. 9


BAS’ current line: Colts -2 1/2 and the total is sitting at 46


Thursday Night Football in Week 6 of the NFL season will feature a
battle for the top spot in the AFC South between the Indianapolis Colts
and the Houston Texans. Both teams come in with straight-up 3-2 records
and BetAnySports has opened the Colts as slight 2.5-point road favorites
for this game. The total has been set at 46.


The Colts have overcome a slow 0-2 start with three-straight
victories by a combined score of 105-47, but they had to work for last
Sunday’s win in a 20-13 grinder against Baltimore as 2.5-point favorites
at home. The total stayed UNDER the 49.5-point closing line on BetAnySports
NFL betting odds after going OVER in their first four games.
Indianapolis is now a profitable 4-1 against the spread this season.


The one constant with this team regardless of the final score on the
board has been third-year quarterback Andrew Luck’s ability to move the
ball down the field through the air and throw touchdowns. He has already
passed for 1,617 yards and 14 touchdowns and the Colts’ offense as a
whole is ranked second in the NFL in both yards (439.6) and points
(31.2) per game.


The Texans jumped out of the gate with three victories both SU and
ATS in their first four outings to eclipse last season’s two-game win
total, but they are coming off a tough 20-17 overtime loss to Dallas as
five-point road underdogs in Week 5. They are also 4-1 ATS in their
first five games and the total has stayed UNDER in three of those
contests.


If Houston is going to climb back on top of the division after last
season’s hard fall it will be behind a defense that is ranked fourth in
the NFL in points allowed. This unit is giving-up an average of 17.4
points a game overall and just 11.5 points at home this season. JJ Watt
has been a force so far and he was recently named the NFL Defensive
Player of the Month in September.


The Colts are 20-4 SU in their last 24 games against Houston, but
they have covered in just two of their last eight road games against
their division rivals. The total in this matchup has gone OVER in seven
of the last nine meetings in Houston. I am sticking with the home team
once again in this AFC South showdown as the Texans cover with the
2.5-points on BetAnySports’ current betting odds.


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BetAnySports’ NFL Pick of the Week- Week 6: Indianapolis Colts vs. Houston Texans – Thursday, Oct. 9