Houston started the season 3-1, but since then has dropped games to both the Raiders at home and the Ravens in Baltimore to fall to 3-3 (and 3-3 against the NFL odds at the Bodog Sportsbook).

To make matters worse, Texans linebacker Mario Williams was placed on injured reserve with a torn pectoral, and wide receiver Andre Johnson is out indefinitely after undergoing hamstring surgery.

That leaves Houston's fortunes in the hands of quarterback Matt Schaub and running back Arian Foster, neither of whom were particularly effective in their loss to the Ravens last week – Schaub threw for 220 yards with one TD, and Foster was held to just 49 yards on the ground.

Still, with the Jaguars and Colts a combined 1-11 after six weeks the Texans' only competition for the AFC South crown is Tennessee, which enters Week 7 at 3-2 (and 2-3 against the spread).

The Titans, a 3-point home favorite on the NFL lines for Sunday (with the total at 44.5), are coming off their bye week. In their last action back in Week 5 they had their three-game winning streak snapped in a 38-17 loss in Pittsburgh.

Tennessee's pass defense was no help to the club in that game, as Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger had five touchdown strikes in the contest. Matt Hasselbeck threw for 262 yards and a score in that loss, with one touchdown pass and one interception.

Looking for Super Bowl futures? Houston sits at 22/1 to win the championship this season, with Tennessee at 50/1.

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