NFL betting odds have the Cleveland Browns favored over the Houston Texans on Sunday.Although the Browns are favored in NFL odds Week 12 numbers, the Texans definitely have a chance in this game. Cleveland has underperformed all year and gamblers making football bets are very leery of taking the Browns.
NFL trends show that Cleveland has won three of the five all-time meetings against Houston. The Browns are also 3-2 against the NFL pointspread in those games. This only the third game between the two teams at Cleveland and the Browns have won both of the previous contests fairly easily. They won 27-17 in 2007 and 34-17 in 2002 according to NFL betting results. Houston has not been a very good road underdog in recent seasons, winning less than 50% of the time according to NFL betting statistics. The Browns have actually been a good home favorite since 2005, winning over 60% of the time according to NFL betting numbers.