Jaguars-Texans Preview

The Jacksonville Jaguars and the Houston Texans will meet on the gridiron at Reliant Stadium on Monday in a battle of division rivals. Oddsmakers currently have the Texans listed as 3-point favorites versus the Jaguars, while the game's total is sitting at 48. The Jaguars lost to Minnesota 30-12 as a 2.5-point favorite last week. The combined score went OVER the posted over/under total (41). David Garrard threw for 317 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions for Jacksonville, while Maurice Jones-Drew caught nine passes for 113 yards. The Texans defeated Cleveland 16-6 as a 3-point underdog last week. The combined score fell UNDER the posted over/under total (50.5). Sage Rosenfels passed for 275 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions for Houston, while Andre Johnson caught 10 passes for 116 yards in the win. Current streak: Jacksonville has lost 2 straight games. Team records: Jacksonville: 4-7 SU, 3-8 ATS Houston: 4-7 SU, 5-6 ATS Jacksonville most recently: When playing in December are 5-5 When playing on grass are 3-7 After outgaining opponent are 5-5 When playing within the division are 4-6 Houston most recently: When playing in December are 6-4 When playing on grass are 5-5 After outgaining opponent are 4-6 When playing within the division are 1-9 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 16 of Jacksonville's last 23 games The total has gone OVER in 9 of Jacksonville's last 13 games on the road Jacksonville is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 4 of Jacksonville's last 6 games when playing Houston The total has gone OVER in 11 of Houston's last 13 games The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games at home Houston is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Jacksonville Houston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Jacksonville Next up: Jacksonville at Chicago, Sunday, December 7 Houston at Green Bay, Sunday, December 7