As they enter the 2010 year as a NFL gambling fave to make the playoffs, Football wagering anticipations have never been higher for the Houston Texans. NFL betting odds makers have viewed encouraging signs from Houston as the Houston Texans are arriving from their first ever winning year and had the leading passing attack in NFL gambling.
If Houston is going to take the next step, nonetheless, an much better running game is an absolute necessity when betting football. Whilst the passing attack is on the list of NFL’s elite, it was not enough to get the Texans into the post season a year ago and excessive reliance has been set on quarterback Matt Schaub.
Schaub’s confidence continues to grow even with the lofty anticipations and his teammates say that he is far looser than in past times. Schaub passed for 4770 yards a year ago and also 29 touchdown passes with a completion ratio of 68 together with a QB rating of 98.6.
Houston’s inability to put away opponents by milking the clock with a strong rushing attack was a weakness with the NFL gambling probabilities, and their rushing attack rated 30th a year ago at the sportsbook.
“We want to be more of a balanced team,” Schaub explained. “We are a passing team, but we don’t ever want it to be where we throw 80 percent of the time. If it means more in terms of wins to run the ball, then that’s what we’ll need to do.”
“For our team to get better, we have to be balanced,” stated Houston head coach Gary Kubiak. “We couldn’t close games late in the fourth quarter because we couldn’t run the ball. When you throw it to close games, it makes it more difficult.”
Burned handicappers that backed them with the Football betting lines found Houston’s inability to close to be a point of frustration.
Steve Slaton and Arian Foster are contending for the top job. Slaton had a fine rookie year in 2008 but suffered a sophomore jinx. Foster has been the starter in preseason but Slaton is challenging with an much better attitude and reduced waist line.
The Houston Texans continued to struggle with the ground game in their NFL wagering loss last week at New Orleans as they averaged only 3.4 yards per carry in a 20-38 blowout loss. They averaged only 3.6 yards per carry versus Arizona in the preseason starter.
Houston hosts Dallas in preseason competition Saturday night.
