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RDTrains
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Registered: Sep 2003
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Adding MNF Special
DISCLAIMER: This isn't a homer pick because I can just as easily bet against the Texans if I fell the situation warrants.
Houston +4 for 3 units
I know Tom Teriffic & the Pats have a fantastic home record in December. But, their OL had issues allowing 4 sacks at Miami last week. Pats have run up some big points lately against teams with weak defenses and/or TO problems. Texans, with JJ sWatt (15 1/2 sacks) and only 12 giveaways all season, fit neither category. Houston has covered L6 as Dogs and M. Shaub is an unreal 18-4 ATS when he starts.
On the injury front, Pats J. Edelman joins Rob Gronkowski on the sidelines with season ending foot injury. Texas get back their best corner Joseph and also ILB Bradie James.
From the Texans Website:
“It’s really big,” Kubiak said. “The biggest thing is his (Joseph's) confidence coming back. He felt good on Thursday, he’s even better yesterday and today even better. We were fortunate to get him the rest last week, and I think not taking those guys on the trip, as hard as that is as a coach – you want all your guys there with their teammates – we just knew that it would do them a lot of good to stay home. We just put them through the ringer from a rehab standpoint. Kap (Texans head athletic trainer Geoff Kaplan) has done a good job of getting these guys back on the field.”
James, a 10th-year veteran, is tied for third on the team with 55 tackles. His return gives the Texans strong depth at inside linebacker with the recent strong play of Tim Dobbins, Darryl Sharpton and Barrett Ruud.
“He’s very important to the team,” Kubiak said. “He’s a leader on our football team. He’s kind of a rock. He’s a class act and very successful in this business. He’s helped Sharp, he’s helped Dobbins, and the fact that he gets back in the mix frees some guys up for special teams and makes us just more solid. We went to the game last week with seven linebackers, so you’re sitting there hanging on. We’ll be back to full strength from that standpoint.”
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12-09-12 09:33 AM |
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mikeb104
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Registered: Sep 2006
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I tailed you on the cowgirls and the under.
Thanks, it helped my account out.
Looking forward to the Bowls coming up
"Not everything you read on the internet is accurate"- Abraham Lincoln
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12-10-12 01:13 AM |
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