Joe Gavazzi
UNDERDOG PLAY OF THE WEEK
Washington Redskins at Houston Texans -3 1:00 ET
After the positive numbers authored by Houston in the 2012 season, much was expected of the Texans in 2013. They proceed to author a 2-14 SU, 4-12 ATS log, making them the biggest underachiever in the NFL last season. Paying the price was QB Schaub (now Oakland) and former HC Kubiak (now Washington) who is now replaced by HC O?Brien, who coached Penn State the last two seasons. At the signal caller spot will be QB Fitzpatrick (Tennessee LY). As you can imply from the above analysis, the improvement will not be immediate. Washington breaks in new HC Gruden, but there is stability at the signal caller spot with RG3, now healthier, after his ACL injury of two years ago. Aggressive Washington defense may cause some havoc against the still-developing Houston attack. From a technical perspective, know that in the last 4 years, teams who won 5 or fewer games the previous season are just 11-29 ATS in early season action. Make the Redskins your Dog of the Day!
