The travel to Nashville on Sunday to face the AFC South-leading . The Titans are 6.5-point favorites, down a half-point from the open. The over-under, or total number of points Vegas thinks will be scored, is 43, up a half-point after opening at 42.5. Before you make any bets on Texans-Titans, you'll want to hear what SportsLine Stat Geek and CBS Editor R.J. White has to say. In Week 11, White told
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