San Francisco 49ers vs. Houston Texans Line Steady
The San Francisco 49ers vs. Houston Texans line has remained steady since opening at Houston -3 ½ earlier in the week. Since that time, the line has moved a mere half point down to -3 where all the books were holding at press time Thursday evening including Sportsbetting.com.
"Around 60 percent of the betting public was on the Houston spread," said Don Shapiro of Gambling911.com. "But around 80 percent of those betting the money line had the 49ers."
A 49ers outright win on the money line would pay in the area of $150 for every $100 bet or $15 for every $10 bet.
While the Texans come into this game sitting at .500, their Quarterback, Matt Schaub, has been absolutely on fire. Since a lackluster Week 1 performance, Schaub has put up stunning statistics. He has 1,644 passing yards, 14 touchdowns and only four interceptions in the past five weeks. He will look to continue his remarkable run against a 49ers defense that was torched for 329 yards passing in its last outing.
After a lengthy holdout, San Francisco's rookie wide receiver Michael Crabtree is expected to see plenty of action against the Texans and may even get the start. With RB Frank Gore expected back for the Niners, they may focus mostly on the ground game, but it will be interesting to see how Crabtree is utilized against the Texans' 19th-ranked pass defense.
"There are some things that you can prepare him for, but there are other things that he just has to go through and I think that this is one of them," 49ers Coach Mike Singletary said of Crabtree's first game. "You have to let those guys line up against him and put their hands on you and see some of the complexities of the defense and how they are setting you up.
"You come to the sideline with your head on a swivel a little bit, but I don't think that it's going to be too big for him. To me, even though he's come in late, he looks like he's ready."
Some more important considerations before betting on the San Francisco 49ers vs. Houston Texans:
San Francisco's defense ranks second in the NFL in yards-per-carry, allowing just 3.28 yards on the ground, and second in yards-per-game with opponents gaining just 88.6 total yards. They will likely be looking to prevent the run by Houston.
The Texans are not one of the stronger running teams in the NFL and are ranked 30th in yards-per-game on the ground as well as yards-per-carry.
Houston's defense has rebounded after a terrible start, particularly against the run. The Texans have limited opponents to 135 rushing yards over their last three games after giving up 615 in their first three.
The Texans may apply heavy blitz action in this game.
The only time these two teams met was in 2006 and San Francisco won at home in overtime by 3 points.
Some important San Francisco 49ers vs. Houston Texans odds trends to consider before betting this game include:
The 49ers are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games as an underdog.
The 49ers are 9-1-1 ATS in their last 11 games following a SU loss of more than 14 points.
The 49ers are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games following a S.U. loss.
The 49ers are 0-6 ATS in their last 6 games as an underdog of 0.5-3.0.
The Texans are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games following a S.U. win.
Gambling911.com does like San Francisco at +3 in this game.
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