Cantor Gaming, an oddsmaking company, has released their early, early, early lines for the 2012 season, at least for the first 16 weeks of the season (because assigning a line to a game played seventh months from now would be crazy, as opposed to six months and three weeks). The Houston Texans are favored in nine of Cantor's projections, and a pick 'em against Green Bay and Denver.
What's notable is that in the eyes of Vegas, Houston is expected to absolutely decimate the AFC South, save for what could be close games against the Titans. The Texans are favored in five of six games - the final week of the season put the Texans at Indy - and by such notable margins as 10-plus against Jacksonville and Indianapolis at home.
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(Games in which Houston is favored are bolded):
- Miami Dolphins at Houston Texans -6.5
- Houston Texans -5.5 at Jacksonville Jaguars
- Houston Texans at Denver Broncos pick ‘em
- Tennessee Titans at Houston Texans -7.5
- Houston Texans at New York Jets pick ‘em
- Green Bay Packers -1.5 at Houston Texans
- Baltimore Ravens at Houston Texans -3
- Buffalo Bills at Houston Texans -7
- Houston Texans at Chicago Bears -1
- Jacksonville Jaguars at Houston Texans -10.5
- Houston Texans at Detroit Lions -2.5
- Houston Texans -3 at Tennessee Titans
- Houston Texans at New England Patriots -6.5
- Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans -10.5
- Minnesota Vikings at Houston Texans -10
- Houston Texans at Indianapolis Colts
