Colts vs. Texans Best NFL Prop Betting Odds for NFL Week 8 (Fade Anthony Richardson, Back Joe

The AFC South heats up on Sunday with the Houston Texans (5-2) taking on the Indianapolis Colts (4-3).

The Colts have been pushing for a playoff spot for seven weeks, despite Anthony Richardson missing time and not playing very well in the first few weeks of the season.

Meanwhile, Houston is coming off a loss to the Green Bay Packers and is looking to bounce back at home.

These teams already played in Week 1, so we have some data to base on when it comes to betting on this matchup.

Here are three goals for Colts-Texans on Sunday.

Odds via DraftKings Sportsbook.

Joe Mixon OVER 76.5 rushing yards (-115)

Texans running back Joe Mixon dominated this Colts team in Week 1, rushing for 159 yards on 30 carries and finding the end zone.

Mixon was hurt in Week 2, but since returning he has rushed for over 100 yards in back-to-back games, carrying the ball 38 times during that two-game span.

So this feels like one to steal to get him to 76.5 rushing yards on Sunday.

The Colts have been better against the run since Week 1, but they are still allowing 4.6 yards per carry on the season. Mixon should have another big game in Week 8.

Anthony Richardson UNDER 16.5 completions (-130)

SI Betting’s NFL betting insider Iain MacMillan shares his favorite props every week in his Player Prop Countdownand his No. 1 prop this week is fading Richardson. This is why:

We’re dropping the Colts quarterback as my top player of the week. Anthony Richardson has been atrocious this season. Despite finding ways to win games, he is last among qualifying quarterbacks in the EPA+CPOE composite, having posted a completion percentage of just 48.51%.

He also has more than 10 wins just once this season, when he had 17 wins in Week 2 against the Packers.

The icing on the cake is the fact that the Texans lead the entire NFL in opponent completion percentage, allowing opposing quarterbacks to complete just 56.34% of their passes.

All these factors indicate that Richardson has once again failed to deliver a strong performance. Completions under 16.5 seem like a no-brainer to me.

Stefon Diggs Anytime TD (+115)

In Week 1 against the Colts, Stefon Diggs found the end zone twice on CJ Stroud’s six targets.

Since then, the veteran receiver has had just two touchdowns, but he has taken on the No. 1 receiver role on offense with Nico Collins (hamstring) on ​​injured reserve.

Diggs had six catches for 77 yards and a score in his first game without Collins before turning in a dud last week — five catches for 23 yards.

I expect him to bounce back against a Colts defense that he tormented in the red zone in Week 1.

The odds are updated periodically and are subject to change.

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