Las Vegas at Houston

The Oakland Raiders' defense has been getting exposed lately. Two weeks ago they allowed 49 points to a Philadelphia team that had scored a grand total of 10 points in their previous two games. The Silver and Black were then burned for 24 vs. the Giants a week ago. The Raiders' offense, one which scored 20 or more points just once in their final seven games a year ago (in a meaningless week 17 game), has scored 20+ for three straight weeks. The 24 points Houston has scored in consecutive games is as many as they have scored in any game since week two. But, the state of the defense is such that they lost both of them anyway. I think the total is set too low here. All four of the Texans' last four home games have played OVER the total. Case Keenum is getting more comfortable, and Oakland is scoring a lot more consistently. Since Gary Kubiak took over this team, the Texans are 35-23 OVER following a loss. Take this one to exceed the total.