Monday, May 21st, 2012
The Cleveland Browns will travel to face fellow AFC conference club the Houston Texans in a week nine NFL pro football game on Sunday afternoon.
They kick off this NFL game from Houston at 1PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by CBS.
The betting odds came out in this game with the home team Houston Texans favored by –10 1/2 points with the total coming in at 41 points.
The NFL wagering public has come with their early money on the side of the home team as the Houston Texans have been bet up to a -11 point betting favorite.
Totals bettors will find no movement early off the opening line of 41 points.
Houston Texans money line gamblers will lay –700 odds with the road underdog Cleveland Browns returning +500 odds to win outright with no need for points on their side.
Cleveland and Houston last met on the NFL field way back in the 2008 season where the Texans posted the 16-6 road victory as a +3 point underdog.
The total fell way under the closing line of 50 ½ points.
In this 2008 NFL game it was Sage Rosenfels at quarterback for the Texans and the signal caller had a touchdown pass with 275 yards passing but two interceptions.
Rosenfels favorite target was wide out Andre Johnson who had 116 yards receiving in the victory.
Brady Quinn was at quarterback for Cleveland but struggled mightily with two interceptions and just 94 yards passing.
Veteran running back Jamal Lewis led the Browns with 58 yards rushing in defeat.
The Cleveland Browns head to Houston with a record of 3-4 on the year. The team is 1-2 on the road.
The Browns post 15 points and 305 yards a game with 87 yards rushing for 3.3 yards per rush.
On defense the club surrenders 18 points and 299 yards per game. Team’s rush for 126 yards rushing against them for 4 yards per rush against average.
Cleveland has dropped three of their past four games.
They are coming off the 20-10 road loss last week to the San Francisco 49ers as a +9 point underdog.
The total came in at under the total of 38 ½ points.
The Browns put up 290 yards of offense with 66 yards rushing on 23 carries.
The Cleveland Browns allowed four sacks and made no appearances inside the red zone for the game.
The team committed two turnovers and took none away from San Francisco.
Quarterback Colt McCoy hit on 22 of 34 passes for 241 yards with a touchdown and pick. McCoy ran it eight times for 30 yards.
Running back Chris Ogbonnaya rushed it 11 times for 37 yards.
Benjamin Watson led Cleveland with three receptions for 64 yards.
Joshua Cribbs caught two balls for 56 yards with a receiving touchdown.
Jordan Norwood chipped in with five grabs for 32 yards.
They allowed San Francisco 348 offensive yards with 174 yards coming on the ground on 39 carries.
Cleveland had one sack and allowed two San Francisco red zone touchdowns in their five trips inside the twenty.
The Houston Texans enter play with a record 5-3 this season. They are 3-1 at home.
The Texans average 25 points with 395 yards a game with 141 yards rushing for 4.2 yards a carry.
On defense the club surrenders 18 points and 286 yards per game. Opponents rush for 97 yards against Houston for 4.3 yards per rush against average.
Houston won their second straight game by earning a 24-14 home win last week against the Jacksonville Jaguars as a -10 point betting favorite.
The total came in at under the total of 41 points.
The Houston Texans were able to put up 358 offensive yards with 156 yards coming from their run game on 39 runs from scrimmage.
The team allowed two sacks and scored three times in their three trips inside the red zone.
The Texans owned over a 10 minute time of possession advantage.
The club had two turnovers and took two away from Jacksonville.
Quarterback Matt Schaub hit on 16 of 30 passes for 225 yards with a receiving touchdown.
Running back Arian Foster ran for 112 yards on 33 carries and a rushing touchdown.
Ben Tate rushed it five times for 42 yards.
Kevin Walter led Houston with five receptions for 70 yards.
Owen Daniels caught four balls for 60 yards.
Joel Dreessen had two grabs for 19 yards with a receiving touchdown.
Houston allowed Jacksonville just 174 yards of offense with 84 yards coming from their run game.
The Texans had one sack and allowed two Jaguars touchdowns in their two appearances inside the red zone.
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NFL Trend: Cleveland Browns are 0-4-1 ATS in their past five games.
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