Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Houston Texans NFL Picks Week 3: AFC South rivals will collide at Reliant Stadium on Sunday afternoon, as the winless (0-2) Jacksonville Jaguars [+3½] visit the sports betting odds favorite (1-1) Houston Texans [-3½] at 1 PM ET (10 AM PT) on CBS. The last time these two teams met was last season on the NFL Picks Week 13, in the Lone Star State. The road Jaguars lost 30-17, as running back Steve Slaton rushed 130 yards and had two touchdowns to catapult the Texans to victory.
Houston has had the upper hand over the Jaguars, leading 8-6 at their overall series, and won the last four of 
their latest six match-ups. The OVER/UNDER for this, Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Houston Texans NFL Picks Week 3 game has been officially set at a combined total of 47 points scored.
Houston had a rough NFL Picks Week one against the New York Jets, but was able to rally and stun Tennessee at home, 34-31 last Sunday. They had a total of 420 yards on the strength of quarterback Matt Schaub and his career-high 4 touchdown passes. Texans wide receiver Andre Johnson also had a great day with 10 catches for 149 yards, contributing with two touchdowns of his own.
Although the Texans have had trouble throughout the years with inconsistency, they hope to prove many wrong this NFL Picks season. Through his career, Johnson has shown he can be unstoppable as we saw against Tennessee. Now, it’s just a matter of transferring last week’s success against the Titans to this NFL Picks Week versus Jacksonville.
The Jaguars have had two tough losses to start the NFL Picks Week season, their latest one being against quarterback Kurt Warner and the Arizona Cardinals. They lost 31-17, after coming off an 11-5, 2008 NFL Picks season. They definitely need to work on their defense, having no sacks and missed many tackle opportunities throughout the game against the Cards. Coach Jack Del Rio shared his thoughts on last weeks game, "Yards after the catch was a big point of emphasis leading into this week and we did not handle that very well," coach Jack Del Rio said. "We did not tackle the short pass game that we knew we would get.
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