Date/Time: Sun, September 9 / 01:05:00 PM ET, Reliant Stadium, Houston, TexasExpectations for this year’s Miami Dolphins are insanely low. But that’s what happens when you suffer three straight losing seasons, something that hasn’t occurred since 1966 through 1969.
Lower expectations are never good, but for Ryan Tannehill, it might just take the pressure off. We don’t want to be in Tannehill’s cleats, that’s for sure. The rookie Miami quarterback will have to face off against Houston’s pass rush on Sunday, and given the fact that Matt Schaub is solidly efficient, we’re guessing Tannehill is going to grind himself down, throw after throw after throw.
Sports bettors might want to consider that fact before dropping money on Miami—not to mention the Dolphins’ sub-par week 1 performances.
Out of their last six season openers, the Dolphins have lost five of them. And most people who love to bet on football would peg them as last place finishers in this year’s AFC East.
On the other side of the field, the Texans head into 2012 as the favorite to win the AFC South.
Houston won their last two season openers, and they’ve emerged from their first playoff appearance with confidence. They lost to Baltimore last year in the AFC divisional round, and they’ve set their sites on making even bigger gains this year.
The Dolphins will likely have a difficult time catching Arian Foster. He led the league with an average 141.6 scrimmage yards per game. He also scored a dozen touchdowns last season—and he missed three games, for the record.
Miami does have Reggie Bush going for them. He ran a career-high 1086 yards last season with Miami. But wide receiver Brandon Marshall, a former Miami favorite, was traded to Chicago, and the rest of the receiving corps is anything but impressive.
Game Odds:
Miami Dolphins: +11.5-110, ML +600
Houston Texans: -11.5-110, ML -750
Game Total: 42.5, o/u -110
It’s clear to see why Houston is a huge favorite in the latest odds on NFL, and barring a couple dozen hail maries, Houston should lock up week 1—effortlessly.
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