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HOUSTON +3 +100 over Jacksonville

1:00 PM EST. From top to bottom, the Texans are a mess. Most notably, the offseason of star quarterback Deshaun Watson took the cake. You can Google what kind of shit dude has gotten himself into, but needless to say, Watson’s status will be spotty at best. Houston General Manager Nick Caserio said this week, "I wouldn't anticipate him playing Sunday and we'll recalibrate here as we go." Texans coach David Culley named Tyrod Taylor as his starting pivot on Monday. The Texans no doubt want to move on from Watson and so keeping him healthy is priority one. On the trade front, Houston has been active this week, as the Texans traded cornerback Bradley Roby to the Saints. Rumors that Brandin Cooks and runner David Johnson could be on the move also continue to swirl. In short, this is not a team that the market generally will attach their wagon to and oddsmakers know it. Houston’s stock is incredibly low.

The Jaguars got their man in Trevor Lawrence, arguably the most high-profile quarterback prospect since Andrew Luck. Lawrence likely would have gone first overall had he come out of Clemson after his Junior year, but he stuck around for one more, leading the Tigers once again to the College Football Playoff. However, a second National Championship was not in the cards after a Sugar Bowl loss to Ohio State. Lawrence was not the only high-profile Tiger drafted, as runner Travis Etienne was taken late in the first round. Unfortunately, Etienne suffered a season-ending injury before his rookie campaign could get started.

Despite that setback, there is optimism in Jacksonville for the first time in quite a while. They brought on Urban Meyers and offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell. Ex-Ravens defensive line coach Joe Cullen takes over the defense. Armed with a bevy of draft picks, plus Trevor Lawrence, Travis Etienne and some high profile coaches, Jacksonville’s stock is much higher than Houston’s. So allow us to step in. The Jags are in a total rebuild and are installing all new schemes. This is a team that went 1-15 last year and have lost their last 15 games. Urban Meyer is a college coach that is destined to fail like 99% of college coaches before him. The Jags have lost 10 or more games in nine of the past 10 years. This is a Jaguars’ squad that in no way can be trusted to spot road points, nor have they earned the right to spot road points to any team in the NFL and that includes the Texans.

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