The NFL Wild Card Weekend kicks off with the Houston Texans (12-4) hosting the Cincinnati Bengals (10-6). For the second year in a row, the Texans and Bengals will meet as the No. 3 and No. 6 seeds. The Texans came out on top 31-10 last year at Reliant Stadium. The Bengals enter this weekend having won seven of their last eight, while the Texans struggled in the final weeks of the regular season, losing three of their last four. Both teams have studs on each side of the ball, but this year’s match-up will focus on the Houston offense and the Cincinnati defense.
AccuScore simulations have the Texans as the favorites, with a 61.1 percent chance of winning. The average score after 10,000 simulations is 24-20, meaning it’s a much safer bet to take Cincinnati and the points when betting on the spread. Houston has just a 48 percent chance of covering the -4.5 spread. The over/under chances are comparable: with a 50.8 percent chance of the total score going over 43 and a 46.2 percent chanc...
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PLAYERS:
Arian Foster,
Matt Schaub,
Andre Johnson,
Owen Daniels,
Duane Brown,
Wade Smith,
Geno Atkins,
Andy Dalton,
A.J. Green,
J.J. Watt,
BenJarvus Green-Ellis
TEAMS: Houston Texans, Cincinnati Bengals
TEAMS: Houston Texans, Cincinnati Bengals
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