10* NON-CONF. TOTAL OF YEAR (WON L/SUNDAY!)
(NFL) Tampa Bay vs. Houston,
Total: 40.00 | -110.00 Over
Result: Win
This is a 10* NON-CONFERENCE TOY on the OVER Bucs/Texans.

Neither team has played to many high-scoring games of late, but I'm expecting those trends to finally end this weekend, as I expect this non-conference game to be less intense defensively, and much more wide-open offensively.

It's a big game for each team and with a spread like this, clearly the oddsmakers think these teams are evenly matched. Or at least, they're trying to lead us to believe they're evenly matched.

Whatever the case, each team comes in at 3-4 and hungry to snap losing slides. Tampa lost its third straight in last week's 24-18 setback at Buffalo, and note that the Bucs have seen the total go OVER the number in three of it slast four after three or more SU losses in a row.

Houston has been more competitive than many predicted, but it's still coming off an inconsistent 15-13 setback to Carolina, which came into that game winless.

The Texans have now seen the total go UNDER in four straight, but despite Houston going UNDER last time out, note that they've still seen the total go OVER the number in eight of their last 12 after playing to three or more straight UNDERS in a row.

The overall situation, combined with the numbers/trends point to this total flying OVER the number sooner, rather than later.

Good luck, NP