Seattle at Houston

The Texans just can't get over the hump. A season of promise as a potential playoff team has yet again failed to meet expectations. One of the reasons is a myriad of injuries with eight players on IR including Steve Slayton. Now QB Matt Schaub has a shoulder injury and will likely play, but how well? With a lot of dinged-up players and with playoff hopes down the tubes, you have to wonder if a team that was 5-3 with everything looking good, has any reason to put forth a big effort here. They needed to win the last two weeks and couldn't get it done, so what would make them interested in this one? The Seahawks have won two straight for the first time all season and are playing inspired football right now. Matt Hasselbeck is playing well and can keep the Hawks in this one. The Seahawks have not been up to the level of the good teams, as they have been blown out by the likes of Indy, Arizona, Dallas and Minnesota this year. But they have fared very well vs. losing teams including a perfect 5-0 ATS in their last five vs. such teams. The hobbling Texans have had just one game in their last six which would have beaten this number and at this point physically and emotionally, laying nearly a TD against anyone doesn't bode well for them. Houston is just 1-4 ATs at home this season and I like Seattle to make that 1-5.