3 Best Bets and Predictions for Lions at Texans on Sunday Night Football
Even within a single NFL game, betting markets are abundant.
You've got the obvious spreads and totals, but plentiful other options exist, as well.
Using the NFL odds at FanDuel Sportsbook as a guide, here are the best bets for this week's Sunday night game as the Detroit Lions visit the Houston Texans.
All NFL projections via our numbers at FanDuel Research, and NFL odds references are to FanDuel Sportsbook. Lines may change after this article is published.
Lions at Texans Betting Picks
Lions First Half Spread -2.5 (-115)
For the full game, my model has the Lions favored by 4.2, so there's not enough value for me to lay the 3.5 at -110.
But a slow start for the Texans is a reasonable expectation with everything going on with them.
In addition to the uncertainty around Nico Collins, Tank Dell was added to the injury report on Friday with a back injury. Late-week injuries are especially difficult as they occur after the gameplan is installed, forcing teams to adapt on the fly.
When you add in the potential for the Texans to just generally struggle, I think laying the 2.5 here is reasonable, and it does leave the door open for the Texans to improve as the game goes along.
Lions First Drive Result Any Other (+550)
With a lot of teams, the "Any Other" category here would largely be a turnover