Houston Texans @ San Diego Chargers
Basing a pick off what a team did and didn’t do the previous year is a recipe for failure. The Chargers will be better than they were last year, while the Texans in my opinion will be worse.
The Texans have Brian Cushing back which will help the defense tremendously but I highly believe there offense will take a hit this year. Arian Foster won’t be as effective as he once was. In the past 3 years, Foster has 99 more rushing attempts than anyone else in the league and has led to wear and tear on his body hence the early injuries. I also think the rest of the league has caught up to there new style of run, run, play-action, run, play-action type of play calling. The Chargers front 7 is vastly improved which should limit Arian Foster/Ben Tate a decent amount although the OL of the Texans will still be able to open up decent running lanes.
With the ticking time bomb of Norv Turner and his inept coaching abilities out from SD, I fully expect the Chargers to be competitive in this game and have a chance to win this game SU, especially late in the 2nd half. Going to keep this one smaller than I'd like as I think the Chargers will do better in the 2nd half leaving for a better potential spread at halftime.
Chargers +4.5 - 1 unit
YTD: +4.35 units