Oakland Raiders at Houston Texans
Line: HOU (-4)
Pick Against the Spread: HOU (-4)
Who do you trust more? A rookie quarterback who was third on the depth chart a couple of weeks ago, or an overpaid quarterback who was benched a couple of weeks ago? Either way, once this one is over, either Connor Cook or Brock Osweiler will have won a real-life NFL playoff game, so that's fun. All jokes aside, in what is expected to be an ugly, low-scoring game (over/under 36.5), I have more faith in the team with the better defense. Houston ranks fifth in the NFL in yards per play allowed and seventh in Football Outsiders' defensive efficiency ratings, while Oakland is 32nd and 23rd in those categories, respectively. The Texans take this one at home. (Getty)
