Houston Texans 2010 Super Bowl Odds - Texans 25-1 NFL Betting

*Updated 2010 Super Bowl Odds*

Is this final the year that the Houston Texans rise out of sports odds mediocrity and make the playoffs?

NFL betting odds makers sure think so as the Texas are only 25-1 to win Super Bowl odds and their over/under win total is 8.5 UNDER -135. If the Texans don’t make the playoffs it could be head coach Gary Kubiak’s last season.

Three coaches were fired after last season including the Texans defensive coordinator Richard Smith so Kubiak has all but run out of excuses.

Houston is led on offense by quarterback Matt Schaub. When healthy, Schaub is an excellent quarterback. The problem is that he has missed ten games in the last two years.

The Texans went and signed free agent Dan Orlovsky as a backup, but if Schaub goes down again the Texans are in trouble. The running game is led by Steve Slaton who had 1,659 yards from scrimmage last season and 10 TD’s. The backup job is between Ryan Moats and Chris Brown.

Houston has one of the best wide receivers in the game in Andre Johnson. It is scary how good Johnson can be. He led the league with 115 yards and 1,575 yards last season. Teammate Kevin Walter also had a solid season with 60 catches for 899 yards and eight touchdowns.

Houston has a Pro Bowl tight end in Owen Daniels who had 70 catches for 862 yards. The offensive line for Houston was solid last season led by left guard Chester Pitts and Eric Winston.

On defense, Kubiak is placing his faith in new defensive coordinator Frank Bush who was promoted from senior defensive assistant. The Texans are led on defense by right end Mario Williams who had 26 sacks the last two seasons.

The rest of the line is weak and needs to improve, especially right tackle Amobi Okoye. The linebackers are led by DeMeco Ryans in the middle but he doesn’t have a lot of help. Outside linebackers Zac Diles and Xavier Adibi were hurt last season. That could be one reason the team took USC Trojans linebacker Brian Cushing with their first pick in the draft. Cato June was picked up as a free agent and he could move into the starting lineup.

The secondary has Dunta Robinson and Jacques Reeves at cornerbacks. The problem for Houston is that they don’t have much beyond those two and the safeties are nothing special. Kris Brown is an excellent placekicker but Matt Turk did not have a very good season.

This is a make or break season for the Texans. Another 8-8 season in NFL betting is just not going to be enough but that is exactly where Houston could end up again in 2009.