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Tennessee @ Houston -4.5
Houston coming off a bye, still in the playoff picture. Tenn would probably need to win out to have a shot, probably not likely. Both teams have been playing well of late, Tenn winning 3 in a row and Hou coming off a tough loss at Indy. There's a natural dislike for Tenn amongst Houston fans due to the move several years ago, and Tenn is talked about as much on talk radio in Houston as the Texans are. I see a well rested team, in primetime, against a divisional rival, in a must-win game, giving only 4.5 to a team that has played better of late, albeit against teams that aren't very good. It's a pick the winner situation, and I think the Texans get it done here, mainly due to improved defensive play as of late.

I like this one. The Titans got smoked through the first six weeks because they couldn't defend the pass. The last three weeks (all of their wins ) they got teams in San Francisco, Jacksonville, and Buffalo that couldn't exploit their pass defense. Houston on the other hand is built to take advantage of this huge weakness. Matt Schaub and Andre Johnson will have a field day on this team in the air. Schaub threw for 357 yds and four touchdowns in their fist meeting and Andre johnson had 149 yds and two touchdowns at Tennessee. The Houston run defense has improved throughout the year and they will force the Titans to do a little more than hand the ball to Chris Johnson. Vince Young has yet to be forced into the position of playing from behind and having to throw the ball. Against the Texans he will be forced to throw if the Titans have a prayer of keeping pace with the high powered Houston offense.