NFL Odds Week 17: Titans vs Texans Lines, Spreads, Betting Trends

Patrick Everson Sports Betting Expert

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Week 17 of the NFL season continues with a meaningful AFC South matchup between the Tennessee Titans and Houston Texans. The betting odds see Houston as 3.5-point favorites despite posting losses in two of their last three games. Coverage begins from NRG Stadium in Houston on Sunday, December 31 at 1:00 p.m. ET on FOX.

Here's everything you need to know about the NFL odds for Week 17: Titans vs. Texans lines, spreads, betting trends and more.

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Tennessee Titans vs Houston Texans Odds

• Opening point spread: Texans -3.5
• Opening moneyline: Texans -190/Titans +160
• Opening total: Over/Under 42.5 points scored
• Time: 1 p.m. ET Sunday (FOX)

UPDATE 12:30 P.M. ET SATURDAY: Houston is -5 (-115) in DraftKings' NFL odds Week 17 market, shortly before kickoff. The Texans opened -3.5 (-105) and got as high as -5.5 Thursday. Houston backtracked to -4 shortly thereafter, then today briefly got out to -5.5 again.

Ticket count is just shy of 2/1 and money is 2.5/1 on the Texans. Moneyline action is even heavier to Houston, at 3/1 tickets and almost 5/1 money.

UPDATE 2:30 P.M. ET FRIDAY: Texans QB C.J. Stroud cleared concussion protocol Thursday, so he's set to start Sunday. Houston opened -3.5 at BetMGM, on the expectation Stroud would play, and the line got to -5.5 by late Wednesday afternoon.

Thursday brought some pushback as the Texans fell back to -4/-3.5. Houston returned to -4 today and is taking 60% of spread bets/59% of spread dollars.

BetMGM opened the total at 42.5, climbed to 43/43.5 Wednesday and to 44 Thursday. The Over is taking a modest majority 53% of tickets, but a healthy 78% of money.

UPDATE 11 P.M. ET SUNDAY: Houston (8-7 SU/7-8 ATS) is rapidly fading from the playoff picture, losing two of its last three games. The Texans were again without C.J. Stroud (concussion) in Week 17 against Cleveland, and it hurt. Houston lost 36-22 getting 3 points at home.

Tennessee (5-10 SU/6-9 ATS) gave up a late Seattle TD in losing 20-17 to push as a 3-point home pup. The Titans are 2-6 SU/2-5-1 ATS in their last eight games.

The SuperBook's Titans-Texans line of Houston -3.5 is assuredly based on Stroud returning this week.

Click here for Vegas Insider senior reporter Patrick Everson's full NFL Odds Week 17 Report containing spreads, lines, and trends for every NFL matchup.

Titans vs Texans Pick, Prediction

Action Network NFL betting expert Brandon Anderson offers this prediction:

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Pick: TBD

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The One Stat to Know About Titans vs Texans

Action Network NFL researcher Evan Abrams offers his top betting stat:

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Patrick Everson

Patrick Everson is a senior reporter for VegasInsider. Based in Las Vegas since 1994, he's worked in the sports betting journalism/content space for more than a decade. He's most known for his deep roster of contacts behind sportsbook counters, providing readers and viewers with the ins-and-outs of how events are being bet. He's also a thought leader in the sports betting space, often appearing on or moderating panels at national conferences. More from Patrick Everson