It’s easy to watch the Houston Texans (+9.5)

Wager $10 on HOU

To Beat BAL:$44.00

Lose by less than 9.5:$19.09

To Lose:$12.27 this season and feel like everything is coming up Milhouse for the team. And in that respect, we as fans get to sit, fat, dumb, and happy, on the embarrassment of riches that this team has fallen into.

It’s kind of like being a Battle Red Smaug, but without all the setting people on fire with dragon breath stuff.

And since we’re a game away from the AFC championship game, let’s go really pie in the sky with our prop picks this week from DraftKings Sportsbook.

The 49ers’ need for another last second miracle deserves a deep rewind

It’s January 14th, 2012. We’re at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. With 14 seconds to play, down three, and facing a third down, the 49ers need a score to keep their playoff hopes alive – without needing to roll the dice in overtime. The Saints meanwhile can end this here with a takeaway and head to the NFC Championship Game themselves. To understand how we got here and to appreciate everything this moment represents, we need to rewind.

This one requires a bit of cooperation and releases me from the idea that the Baltimore Ravens (-9.5)

Wager $10 on BAL

To Beat HOU:$12.27

Win by 9.5:$19.09

To Lose:$44.00 scoring any points is bad. They’re the Ravens, they’re probably going to score points.

But will the Texans match them is the question? Well, the way this team is playing, you absolutely cannot count this out as a possibility.

Texans Total Team Points: Over 26.5 (+500; or 5-1 odds)

The Ravens are going to be without CB Marlon Humphrey on defense. There will be points available to the Texans through the air; meaning that the Stroud/Collins combination should have a pretty solid day. Or at least one can hope. Speaking of…

Hybrid Parlay: C.J. Stroud +325 Passing Yards and Nico Collins +100 Receiving Yards (+800; or 8-1 odds)

No Humphrey means Collins will probably get matched up with a lesser CB; and the way Collins is playing these days, that’s 100% an advantage for the Texans. Will Stroud be able to redeem himself from his first encounter with the Ravens to get 325+ yards? That is a much more intriguing story, and one that will keep you in suspense through most of the game.

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