Houston Texans Head Coach Bill O’Brien NFL ATS and Over Under Coaching Angles 3/28/2020
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Houston Texans Head Coach Bill O’Brien NFL ATS and Over Under Coaching Angles 3/28/2020
The NFL offseason schedule will feature the draft in April. During these times we offer betting tips until all the leagues return to action then it will be free picks every day. Today a look at the against the spread with over under head coaching angles for Bill O’Brien in his time with the Houston Texans.
Bill O’Brien was hired as head coach of the Houston Texans for the 2014 season. He has four AFC South division titles in six seasons with 2-4 playoff record with no AFC Championship appearances. Prior to that he served as the head coach for Penn St in college football. He spent five seasons as an assistant coach with New England Patriots.
O’Brien’s teams won 52.9% of their games. They won 63.5% at home. His teams won straight up only 33.3% of the time as an underdog and 35.7% as a home dog. He struggled against NFC opponents winning 41.7%.
Under Bill O’Brien the Houston Texans have covered 48% of the time. Probably explains why O’Brien is not popular coach with bettors. He does cover 66.7% of the time off the bye week. A strong betting angle is 71.4% cover rate as a road favorite. Negative spread angles include covering only 43.1% following a win near the bottom of the league. Also, Texans were near the bottom as they covered 43.3% as an underdog. Awful as a home underdog at 35.7%. Team with rest disadvantage is 37.5% against the spread. That angle is defined by playing with no rest against a team coming off the bye. His teams cover only 33.3% in the playoffs.
Texans have played to under the total in 54.5% under O’Brien. Following a loss, the team went under 59.5%. At home under came in 57.7% and home favorite 63.2% under. Over angles include 66.7% as a road favorite and with rest advantage which is coming off the bye against an opponent that is not.
These angles are not recommended to bet blindly on and used for reference in the handicap. A good practice is to print out the Texans schedule and take notes on some strong angles to consider. With the major league sports leagues suspended we continue to offer betting tips. Must stay sharp minded during these times. Once the leagues return to action free picks as usual.