The Lions are coming into this game with a 7-1 record this season and they have been playing very well in their recent games. Their only loss this season came against the Buccaneers at home, but they have won their last 6 straight games and have been on fire with their offense. They are coming off of a 24-14 win against the Packers on the road in their last game and their offense has scored 30+ points in 4 of their last 5 games, scoring 40+ points in 3 of those as well. Their defense has also been great as they have allowed 14 points or less in each of their last 2 as well as 3 of their last 4 games. They are going up against a Texans team that is 6-3 this season and they are coming off of a loss against the Jets on the road in their last game. They have not been playing great recently as they have lost 2 of their last 3 games, and their offense has not been on fire either, scoring 24 points or less in each of their last 3 as well as 7 of their last 8 games. Their offense has not been bad in these, but that is not going to be enough to compete with the Lions who have been finding the endzone quite a bit. They have won all 4 games at home this season as they have been much better there, but 3 of their wins have come against weaker offensive teams like the Bears, the Jaguars, and the Colts. The Lions are the best team in the NFC right now and it is not even close. Nico Collins should be back for the Texans in this game, but they are still lacking some key pieces on offense and Stroud is coming off of an awful game against a better defense in their last game, completing 11 of his 30 passes. The Texans have also been struggling heavily to stop the run in their recent games and the Lions have the best running back duo in the league by far. The Lions have plenty of ways to score points in this game and the Texans offense will just not be able to compete here. The Lions will cover the spread in this game.