Official Divisional Playoff Round - Texans @ Chiefs Game Thread, 1/12/2020

[Arky]

Some stats that probably don't mean much:

The Texans had 8 games this year that they went into as the underdog.

They went 4-4 straight up in those games.

They went 5-3 ATS in those games (the slight difference was the New Orleans game where they lost straight up 30-28, but covered the 7 pt spread).

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As an underdog of 3 pts. or more, they went 4-3 straight up but 5-2 ATS.

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So, a case can be made that they play slightly better when they enter the game as the underdog. The reciprocal of that is that they play slighty worse when they are the favorite. They are currently 8-8-1 ATS (including playoffs).

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Their largest spread as an underdog was 9½ pts. - the Week 17 game vs. Titans where they rested. They, of course, lost the game by 21 pts, 35-14. They are currently 10 pt dogs to the Chiefs.

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The Baltimore game, the pathetic Denver game and the Week 17 Tennessee game were the only games they lost by more than one score. They couldn't even get garbage time points vs. the Ravens......

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Like I said, all this probably doesn't mean much and it is why I tune in every Sunday to see how it plays out. What's behind door #3 this week?