Bills Vs Texans Week 1 Odds: Defense Sets The Tone

• The Buffalo Bills are favored to beat the Houston Texans.
• A 45-point total is set between the Bills and Texans.

HOUSTON – Arguably the biggest matchup of the 1 p.m. slate, the Houston Texans host the Buffalo Bills and face a slight underdog line at home as well. This is tied for the closest line of all games on the Week 1 slate.

Super Bowl sportsbooks give the 1-point edge to the Bills in this one. There is also a 45-point over/under set for the game itself.

Buffalo Bills Vs. Houston Texans

• Moneyline: Bills (-115) vs. Texans (-105)
• Spread: Bills -1
• Total: 45

Defensive Takeover

A 45-point total on Texas sportsbooks is far too much for a game with this kind of defensive magnitude. The Texans are coming off one of the best defensive performances in recent seasons, allowing just 17.4 points to opponents, the second-lowest in the league. The Bills found themselves as a top-15 defense as well, allowing 21.5 points to opponents.

Both teams only seem to have gotten stronger on defense over the offseason. Houston kept all of their main contributors intact while adding Reed Blankenship at safety as well as depth to the defensive line. For Buffalo, they signed Bradley Chubb, CJ Gardner-Johnson, and Dee Alford.

Last season, Houston went under the point total in seven of 19 total games played while Buffalo did so in eight of 19 games. Expect this to be a defense-minded game, pushing the under in total points.