Punters tuning into Monday morning NFL action saw a clear statement made at Nissan Stadium as the Houston Texans rolled to a convincing 26-3 victory over the Tennessee Titans in Week 5. Heading into the fixture, the market had the Texans installed as clear favourites at 1.32 in the head to head, while the Titans sat out as the 3.3 underdogs. As it turned out, that market sentiment proved entirely justified on the turf.
The match played out under clear expectations from the line market, which was set at 6.5 points. Houston wasted no time showing they meant business, dismantling the home side across four quarters and keeping the Titans to a single score all arvo. For Tennessee, the result adds further frustration to a difficult campaign, while the Texans put together a solid defensive display to quiet the Nissan Stadium crowd.
How the tips went
Looking back at how our published selections fared in this AFC South battle, the head to head tip on the Tennessee Titans at 3.42 ended in a loss as the home side struggled to find any attacking rhythm in the 26-3 defeat.
On the brighter side for punters tracking the markets, the line selection on the Houston Texans -6.5 at 1.9 caught a clean win as the visitors covered the spread with room to spare by cruising home with a 23-point margin.