NFL Week 13 Picks | New England Patriots vs Houston Texans

This AFC battle is set to kickoff Dec 1st at 8:20pm at the NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas. New England is currently a -3.5 point favorites with the over/under at 46.5 total points. The betting public has 74 percent of their money on the Patriots as road favorites.

This Patriots defense is still ranked #1 in the league only giving up a average of 10.6 points per game. On offense they are ranked in the top 5, scoring an average of 27.3 points per game. The Patriots are 5-2 against the spread in their last seven games overall.

Houston will have to establish their ground attack first to open things up for their passing game if they want any chance to beat New England. They be going up against this Patriots defense who on the road is giving up an average of 115.7 yards on the ground per game. At home, Houston scores an average of 24.6 points per game. Deshaun Watson has thrown for over 1,000 yards and 10 TDs in his last three games at home. Houston is 1-1 against the spread versus New England over the last 3 seasons.