Texans vs. Jaguars London Matchup: Picks and Analysis

You know, Jacksonville stayed in London after that win somehow against the Eagles. Now Houston has got to fly out. Houston has a new weapon, I think, in the receiving department. We'll see. But it's a fascinating divisional matchup. But again, edge to Jacksonville here for having been there now for over a week, no? Yeah, for sure. And by the way, Houston covered last week. They covered a game. So that gives them an ATS win. finally and so and one yeah that's right the Chargers I believe are the only team now in the NFL that has not covered so they're so due they're so due for a cover they have to take them um yeah look i i think houston it's kind of funny as houston is that team with the oh and four record that i think we all thought you know what they're still probably going to win they're not 10 games like they're too good not to so i i kind of i mean listen i'm a jacksonville guy i really like that but i kind of think houston's got a shot in this one i do i think houston uh had a tough schedule and the tide i think is going to turn for them the game they lost to dallas they lost on one play they could have easily lost that one spread is telling you not much of a difference in in between these two teams philly kind of handed the game to jacksonville last year i think jacksonville at the end of the season has a better record than houston but they lean toward the Texans in this one I think the Texans have a shot to roll off some wins in a row well and they're obviously more desperate you can't just be satisfied with beating Tennessee like this is a game now if if you you got to go two wins here and you knock down Jacksonville uh this is a huge game uh for Houston but again they did this last year starting oh and three and they had to turn things around and and they did so uh and they did I I don't know whether you know Harrison Jr is going to make that much of a difference right off the bat but There is a relationship there, obviously, with Stroud and him back at Ohio State. So it'll be interesting how we incorporate him and Nico Collins. I think Woody Marks is going to have an interesting opportunity here against Jacksonville. I don't know. That defense is a little head-scratching last week against the Eagles, who had nobody. I think the Texans are going to be a big test here for Jacksonville. I think they do, too, right? Now, you still like Jacksonville long-term? Yeah, much better team, I think. But, look, I think in the end it's going to even out, and Houston's record is going to be 8-9, 9-8, 10-7, and that means some games have to be won in between now and then, and this is one of those games I think there's a possibility of. I hate to go against Jacksonville because I really do like them, but they didn't look great to me against Philadelphia last week. I obviously did not think they deserved to be 7.5-point favorites. I don't know how in the world that line was. That was a crazy line. but this is kind of back-to-earth here a little bit. And what do the odds say? I mean, the odds are telling us that Houston is five points better than Philadelphia? Think about it. From one week to the next, I don't think so. I think Philadelphia is closer to Houston than that. And Houston, probably the better team, but not by much. So, yeah, I don't know where I'll be at come Friday with that game, but my lean right now is definitely Philadelphia.