Texans 2022 NFL futures odds: Bettors expecting another long season in Houston with no MVP options, potentially not favored in any game

Is there a more anonymous roster in the NFL than the Houston Texans? With Deshaun Watson on the sidelines all year (and now in Cleveland), the Texans finished 4-13 in 2021 and with a point differential of minus-172. Many around the NFL thought first-year coach David Culley did a fine job even coaxing four wins out of that team, but he was fired this offseason and replaced with defensive coordinator Lovie Smith. What should we expect from the 2022 Texans? According to bettors at Caesars Sportsbook, not much.

Houston opened at +20000 to win Super Bowl 57, which was tied for the worst odds with the Lions and Jets. The Texans have since risen +25000, where they sit with the Falcons for the longest odds. The Texans have received the least amount of money to win the Super Bowl at 0.4 percent as well as the fifth-fewest tickets at 1.1 percent – only ahead of the Falcons, Panthers, Jaguars and Commanders. Houston is one of two teams to not receive a single bet of at least $1,000 to win the Super Bowl, along with the Bears.

To win the AFC South, Houston is +4500 – the longest division odds in the NFL (even Jacksonville is only +750). The Texans have received just four percent of all money wagered to win the AFC South, second-lowest amount among all teams for their respective division futures (Atlanta has received three percent in the NFC South).

With Davis Mills set as the starting quarterback after a pretty solid rookie season, Houston has the lowest Over/Under win total in the league at 4.5. The Over has gotten 54 percent of the tickets, but the Under has taken about 79 percent of the money. That's eighth-most lopsided Under bet by dollars in the league.

Houston was favored once last season: -2.5 at home vs. the Jets in Week 12 but lost 21-14. Early lookahead lines don't have the Texans favored in a 2022 game. The closest is +1 Week 17 at home vs. the Jaguars.

This season likely will determine whether Mills, a 2021 third-round pick out of Stanford, is the future in Houston under center. He finished with a rating of 88.8 last year, which was 21st in the league and better than the likes of Jalen Hurts, Lamar Jackson, Ben Roethlisberger, Baker Mayfield and fellow 2021 rookies Justin Fields, Trevor Lawrence and Zach Wilson.

The Texans are the only team that does not have a player among Caesars Sportsbook's 99 players listed for NFL MVP futures, though. Mills at +12500 has taken the 15th-most money of all QBs to lead the NFL in passing yards. He hasn't gotten a single bet to lead the NFL in passing touchdowns at +5000.

Houston rookies report to training camp Sunday and veterans next Tuesday. The Texans are +8 at home for their season opener against Indianapolis. They are 10-10 SU and ATS all-time in season openers.

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