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Texans are a +1 dog on the road versus Indianapolis
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Houston is listed at -125 to win the AFC South while Colts pay $175 for every $100 bet to win division
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Colts have won four of the last five in this series
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TV: 1 p.m. ET, CBS. LINE: Colts -1. O/U: 47
ABOUT THE TEXANS (4-2): Houston battled through some uneven performances offensively before hitting its stride over the last two games and Watson is guiding a well-rounded attack. While Hyde and Johnson have combined for 665 yards rushing, wide receivers Will Fuller V (33 receptions, 444 yards, three TDs) and DeAndre Hopkins (40 receptions, 402 yards, two TDs) are rounding into one of the best tandems in the league. "I think we're getting to that point where we're figuring out what we want to be on offense," Hyde told ESPN. "... I think things are definitely starting to jell. Things are definitely starting to come together."
ABOUT THE COLTS (3-2): Jacoby Brissett is proving to be a capable replacement for Luck under center, but the Indianapolis offense is built around the offensive line and the running game, led by third-year back Marlon Mack. The 23-year-old bounced back from a sub-par effort in a loss to Oakland in Week 4 by rumbling for 132 yards on 29 carries in Week 5 behind an offensive line that dominated up front. "This is what we want to define us," Reich told reporters. "We want it to start up front. When we got here, (general manager) Chris (Ballard) two years ago, we would start talking about what we wanted to build. This is the kind of team we wanted to build."
- Don Shapiro, Gambling911.com
