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<\/figure>\n There\u2019s no higher feeling on this planet than risking little or no cash and profitable a boatload of money. It\u2019s why parlays have change into so standard in the previous few years. Why make $100 on a $100 wager, when you can make $10,000 simply by choosing six extra video games accurately, proper?!<\/p>\n That hope that large cash might come from across the nook at any second is what makes a few of us sometimes put cash on probably the most insane outcomes. This week, it\u2019s the Houston Texans. Despite being a 17-point underdog, 60 p.c of bets positioned on the moneyline of their upcoming sport in opposition to the Dallas Cowboys have gone in favor of Houston. According to OddsChecker US<\/a><\/span>, the Cowboys have a 92.6 p.c probability of profitable this sport, but bettors appear inclined to succeed in for the huge Houston +1125 odds, that means a $100 wager would earn the bettor an extra $1125 on high of their unique funding. <\/p>\n Now, from strictly a historic standpoint, this doesn\u2019t look like a nasty wager on the floor. Houston gained its final assembly in opposition to Dallas. The Cowboys have by no means overwhelmed the Texans in Dallas, and simply final 12 months, the Texans gained two video games the place they had been double-digit underdogs. Furthermore, the Texans have solely misplaced one sport by greater than 17 all 12 months \u2014 Week 7 on the Las Vegas Raiders. Houston had 5 such video games in 2021, and though their file isn\u2019t nearly as good via 13 weeks, they’ve had much more \u201cclose\u201d video games (should you take into account two touchdowns and a discipline purpose shut) in 2022. <\/p>\n So, with that mentioned, don\u2019t you suppose it\u2019d be sensible to wager the unfold as a substitute of the moneyline? Huh? It\u2019s only a thought. The Texans couldn\u2019t beat the Broncos, Bears, or Colts (yeah, that was a tie), so what makes you suppose they may beat arguably probably the most full crew within the NFC? \u201cOh, well it\u2019s just a prayer,\u201d says the delusional bettor with cash burning a gap of their pocket. Yeah, and me praying for a ship has about the identical probability of coming true. Obviously, that\u2019s an exaggeration, but it surely\u2019s not too far off. <\/p>\n The final time a crew was favored by 17 or extra factors and misplaced was 2020, when the Sam Darnold-led New York Jets took down the Los Angeles Rams 23-20<\/a><\/span>, however even these Jets got higher odds for victory (+1100) than the Texans (+1125). Prior to that sport, groups favored by 17 or extra had been 101-10 straight up, and the proportion hasn\u2019t gotten a lot better since that eleventh loss.<\/p>\n