Originally Posted by
thomorino
4-2 after pushing with San Diego at +3. I like Cincinnati at -6.5. The Jaguars ran for 160 yards on the Texans despite averaging 4 yards a carry, but Jacksonville's offensive line was a weakness coming into the season, the the Texans were able to load the box against Bortles. Cincinnati's offense is much stronger than Jacksonville's with Green and Eiffert, and Houston won't be able to load the box the way they did against Jacksonville with their mediocre corners on the edge. Houston will be playing without their middle linebacker Cushing, their best corner Bouye left last year, and their starting safety Demps is gone as well. Both teams have strong defensive lines and mediocre offensive lines, but Houston has consistently struggled against the run, and with Cushing out and the Bengals deep passing threat I think they will be able to run consistently. I think Watson will struggle with no rushing game on the road with a weak offensive line that is missing its best player. Home teams have had a strong advantage straight up and against the spread at home in Thursday games, and I think preparing a rookie QB to play with 2 days given 1 day for travel will be difficult.