The Cincinnati Bengals and the Houston Texans meet on Saturday in NFL Wildcard playoff action at Reliant Stadium (4:30 pm ET, NBC).
NFL handicapping has the Texans listed as 3-point favorites, while the moneyline odds have Houston as a -160 favorite and the Bengals as a +150 underdog. The over/under total is at 38.5.
Cincinnati is 9-7 SU and 8-6-2 ATS and is coming off a season-ending, 24-16 loss to the AFC North rival Baltimore Ravens on New Year’s Day. The Bengals failed to cover as a 2.5-point home underdog, while the score went over the total of 37.5.
Houston is 10-6 straight up and 11-5 against the point spread. The Texans lost 23-22 to the Tennessee Titans on Sunday and covered as a 1.5-point home underdog, while the score was over the total of 38.
Cincinnati is 1-5-2 ATS in its last eight games overall. The Bengals are 6-14 SU in their last 20 games on the road, and 4-2 SU in their last six games on the road. They are 6-1-2 ATS in their last nine games on the road. The total has gone over in nine of Cincinnati’s last 13 games overall.
Houston is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games overall, and is 6-3 SU in its last nine games at home. The total has gone under in nine of Houston’s last 13 games overall.
The teams met just three weeks ago, when the Texans edged the Bengals 20-19 and covered the spread as 2.5-point road underdogs.
