Houston at Tennessee

The public is falling in love with Tennessee sans Vince Young as over 65% of them are backing the Titans at home in this one. But, the betting line hasn't moved a bit which indicates the big bucks are down on the Texans. While the trouble Hurricane Ike has caused is nothing to downplay, it was probably a blessing in disguise for the Texans to get an extra week to prepare. In week one they were taken down by the Steelers in all aspects of the game, on both sides of the ball. Houston is certainly better than that, and the extra week will pay dividends here. They won't face the QB they did in that Steelers game nor the other offensive weapons that Pittsburgh has. It is very difficult to trust the Tennessee offense laying a bundle of points. They simply don't have the type of team that is going to run up points quickly. And, Houston has enough firepower to hang close in this one. Tennessee is in fact just 9-22 ATS under Jeff Fisher in home games when favored by 3.5 to 7 points. I think the Texans will come out focused and motivated to atone for their opening day debacle. A loss here for Houston would put them 2.5 games back and that's simply not acceptable. I think they will be laying it all out here and I'll gladly take the points in a game that the Texans could win outright.