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Sharps Betting a Lot of Money on Texans in Week 15 – See Top Sharp Picks

Robert Duff

by Robert Duff in NFL Football

Updated Apr 2, 2020 · 2:18 PM PDT

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Sharps are backing a big rebound from the Houston Texans as they play the Titans at Tennessee with the AFC South lead on the line. Photo by Keith Allison (Flickr)
  • Sharps are wagering strongly on the Texans in Week 15 of the NFL season
  • Houston is a three-point underdog at Tennessee but 17-percent of all sharp money on the Texans this Sunday
  • The Eagles and Patriots (10 percent) and Oakland Raiders (nine percent) are also popular plays with professional bettors

Sharps are counting on a bounceback performance from the Houston Texans during Week 15 of the NFL season.

The sportsbook reports that 17 percent of the sharp money it has taken in Week 15 is backing the Texans to win on the road as three-point underdogs to the Titans. Last week, the 8-5 Texans were stunned at home 38-24 by the 5-8 Denver Broncos.

The smart money is also of the opinion that the New England Patriots and Oakland Raiders, both of whom lost at home last week as well, will be on the rebound in Week 15.

Sharps are backing the Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles at 10 percent each, while nine percent of the smart money is on the Raiders.

NFL Week 15 Sharps Bets

Bet Percentage of Sharp Money
Houston Texans (+3) over Tennessee Titans 17%
New England Patriots (-10) over Cincinnati Bengals 10%
Philadelphia Eagles (-5.5) over Washington Redskins 10%
Oakland Raiders (-6.5) over Jacksonville Jaguars 9%

Odds taken on Dec. 13

Check out the lines on all of this weekend’s games via the NFL Week 15 odds page.

A Texans-Sized Problem

Last week, the Texans got shredded by Broncos quarterback Drew Lock, who was making his second NFL start and posted his first career victory.

This week, in Titans QB Ryan Tannehill, they’ll be dealing with the hottest hand among NFL signal callers. While slicing and dicing the Raiders last week, Tannehill passed for 391 yards and three touchdowns. He’s 6-1 since taking over for Marcus Mariota as the Tennessee starter.

It’s not just Tannehill who’s the story in Tennessee, though. Houston will be dealing with a three-headed monster of an offensive juggernaut when game-planning against the Titans.

Last week, Derrick Henry rambled for 103 yards and two touchdowns on the ground. Henry leads the NFL with 13 rushing TDS.  Rookie wide receiver A.J. Brown made five catches for 153 yards and two TDs against Oakland.

Tennessee scored 42 points for the second time in three weeks and compiled 552 yards in total offense. The Titans have won four in a row straight up and against the spread and are 6-1 ATS in their past seven games. Tennessee is also 8-2 SU in its last 10 home games.

Houston is 2-5 ATS in its last seven games. On the other hand, the Texans are 5-2 ATS in their last seven games as an underdog.

Still, it’s hard to play the erratic Texans on the road against a well-oiled Tennessee machine that continues to trend upward. This would be the sharp play that I’d be least likely to back.

Pick: Tennessee Titans (-3)

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Sharps Lock In On Raiders’ Fitting Farewell

The Raiders absorbed a beatdown in each of the past three weeks. They’ve given up 116 points in that span, and lost that trio of games by an average margin of 27.7 points.

So you’ll want to bet the Raiders this week.

Wait, what?

The Raiders may be a dumpster fire but the Jacksonville Jaguars are a train wreck off a cliff into a nuclear-waste site. Jacksonville has lost seven of its last nine games. The only teams to fall to the Jags in that time period were the New York Jets and Cincinnati Bengals.

Last week, the Los Angeles Chargers put a 45-spot on the Jaguars. Tennessee scored 42 on them. Even the offensively-challenged Indianapolis Colts torched Jacksonville for 33.

Jacksonville has put a stamp on this season. The Jags are mailing it in.

Sunday is the Raiders’ final game in Oakland. They aren’t losing that one.

This game is the sharp play I like most.

Pick: Oakland Raiders (-6.5)

Patriots Don’t Do Threes

Do the Patriots really need to secretly tape the 1-12 Bengals in order to beat them? It would appear that they think so, even if no one else does.

New England comes into this one off consecutive losses to the Texans and Kansas City Chiefs. The last time the Patriots lost three regular-season games in a row, Donald Trump wasn’t in the Oval Office. Neither was Barack Obama.

It was during George W. Bush’s first term as President in 2002 when the Pats endured a four-game losing streak as part of a 9-7 campaign.

The losing stops right now for New England.

Pick: New England Patriots (-10)

Eagles Should Land This One

The 3-10 Washington Redskins ended their slim playoff hopes last week by losing to the Green Bay Packers. The 6-7 Eagles kept themselves in the mix seat to win the NFC East by toppling the hopeless New York Giants.

Philly closes with Washington, Dallas, and a rematch with the Giants. Win out and the Eagles are playoff bound.

Pick: Philadelphia Eagles (-6.5)

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