Texans head to Patriots in Divisional Round; same-game parlay highlights Maye, Marks

Cbssports reports the Houston Texans travel to face the New England Patriots in the AFC Divisional Round, a matchup that pits Houston’s touted defense against a Patriots offense led by MVP candidate Drake Maye.

The Patriots are 15-3 and held the Los Angeles Chargers to a field goal in a 16-3 Wild Card win, while the Texans are 13-5 and needed two defensive touchdowns in the fourth quarter to turn their Wild Card game into a 30-6 rout of the Pittsburgh Steelers. New England finished the regular season winning 13 of its final 14 games; Houston entered the playoffs on a nine-game winning streak.

Cbssports’ same-game parlay for Sunday lists the Texans money line, Maye over 223.5 passing yards and Woody Marks under 57.5 rushing yards, with odds from DraftKings and recommendations from the SportsLine Projection Model. The SportsLine model gives the parlay a "B" grade, simulating a Texans win in 45% of outcomes; it projects Maye just over 270 passing yards (he had 268 last week and has topped 230 in 14 of 18 starts) and projects Marks for 43.6 rushing yards (he ran for 112 and a TD last week but has only eight games over 60 yards and averages 3.6 per carry). The winner will face either the Buffalo Bills or Denver Broncos in the AFC Championship Game.

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