Are the Houston Texans favored in NFL week one picks?”
New York Jets at Houston Texans NFL Week 1 Predictions: The Jets head to Houston to take on the Texans under rookie head football coach Rex Ryan to kick off the 2009 NFL Regular season Sunday at 1:00 PM EST on CBS. The Jets have won all three meetings against the Texans. The NFL Week 1 Predictions experts at online sportsbook Bodog.com have the Houston Texans -5 point favorites at home against the New York Jets. Mark Sanchez, the No. 5 overall pick in this past April’s draft won the starting quarterback job over Kellen Clemens in the preseason. He has a chance to get off to a solid start as he faces a defense that was among the league’s worst (29th overall) in the preseason. Part of the reason for New York’s collapse at the end of last season was its defense. The Jets gave up over 24 points a game in losing four of their last five contests. Enter new coach Rex Ryan. He brings in a proven attacking system from Baltimore, but it will be chall
The NFL season kicks off this Thursday with a performance by the Blackeyed Peas and a clash between the Tennessee Titans and Pittsburgh Steelers. The song “Boom Boom Pow” should fit nicely in this game as the collisions should be violent. The line opened up at -5 for the Steelers and currently sits at -6. Two of the more surprising teams of 2008 will open up against each other Sunday afternoon. The Miami Dolphins and Atlanta Falcons will not sneak up on any team this season as expectations are much higher. The game takes place in the Georgia Dome and the Falcons are favored by 4 points. The Baltimore Ravens will host the Kansas City Chiefs in one of the more lopsided lines of the weekend. KC is going through a transformation with new Head Coach Todd Haley and QB Matt Cassell. QB Joe Flacco hopes to avoid the Sophomore Slump after leading the Ravens to the AFC Championship game last year. The line is set at 12.5 for the Ravens. In one of the more intriguing match ups of Week 1, the Phil
