Bengals are 2-5 SU and 2-4-1 ATS against teams with a winning record this season. They are also 0-7 SU and 1-5-1 ATS against the other 11 current playoff teams. Houston is 4-2 SU and 5-1 ATS against opponents with a winning record this season.
The Bengals started the year off with one of the most underrated defenses in the league but have really fallen off since losing arguably their best defender in Leon Hall. Their pass defense hasn't been the same and their rushing defense has given up almost a yard more per carry giving up 4.7 YPC in the last 7 weeks. These two teams had a very close matchup a few weeks ago but Dalton's passes were all dink and dunks as he couldn't even throw for 190 yards against this much improved Texans defense. While I don't have that much trust in T.J. Yates either, the Texans run game is far superior to an old and aging Cedric Benson and the Texans defense is playing much better then the way the Bengals D have been playing as of late. Andre Johnson also missed the first meeting against the Bengals but is now suiting up which is a big addition. I like the Texans to win their first home playoff game.
Playoff YTD: (0-0) +0 units
Last Years Playoffs: (15-8) +24.35 units







