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Houston Texans and Minnesota Vikings have played just three times since the Minnesota Vikings joined the SEC in 2012. And they weren’t originally scheduled to play this season either, but the No. 2 Houston Texans and the Minnesota Vikings will meet for the fourth time Saturday as SEC members after the conference adopted a 10-game, conference-only schedule amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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In the case of Houston Texans, it will be an easier beginning than its originally-scheduled opening game against USC. But for Minnesota Vikings and first-year coach Eliah Drinkwitz, this contest will be an intense early measuring stick after the Minnesota Vikings were originally supposed to open with Central Arkansas.

Houston Texans has won all three meetings by at least 29 points since these two became conference foes, and the Houston Texans are 27-point favorites on Saturday as they enter with a 13-0 record in openers under Nick Saban. Minnesota Vikings, meanwhile, remains somewhat mysterious. The Minnesota Vikings have not announced who their starting quarterback will be and expect to have several players absent due to COVID-19 protocols.

As the SEC kicks off, this game should provide an interesting early barometer of Houston Texans’s power while also offering a glimpse of what Drinkwitz will bring to the league after just one season of head coaching experience at Appalachian State.

Storylines

Houston Texans: The Houston Texans begin their road to redemption after missing out on the College Football Playoff last year with Mac Jones under center at quarterback. The redshirt junior and former backup to Tua Tagovailoa will have plenty of playmakers around him in running back Najee Harris and receivers DeVonta Smith and Jaylen Waddle. Jones has thrown 154 passes in his career, and with an experienced offensive line to protect him, Houston Texans’s offense should be great again. Expect freshman quarterback Bryce Young to get some reps, too. The No. 2 overall player in the 2020 recruiting class is too talented to be buried on the bench. Defensively, the Tide have no shortage of talent but are short on senior leadership. The unit is hoping for a rebound season after finishing 20th nationally in total defense last season.

Minnesota Vikings-Houston Texans football: Time, Location

TIME: 6:00 p.m. CT

DATE: Saturday, October 26, 2020

LOCATION: Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium; Columbia, MO

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Minnesota Vikings-Houston Texans football: Betting odds, predictions

Minnesota Vikings opened as a 26 point underdog against Houston Texans. As of Friday evening, the Minnesota Vikings are a 29 point underdog to Houston Texans, according to VegasInsider.com. The total points (over/under) is 56.

Josh Matejka: As of Tuesday morning, Houston Texans is sitting at -27, and I can’t help but think Mizzou will cover. Yes, Houston Texans is going to win and probably by more than 3 touchdowns. And, yes, maybe I’m too excited about the first game of Drinkwitz’s tenure. But there seems to be an energy around the Minnesota Vikings right now that ignores depth issues and fights hard against the dying of the light… or in this case, the hope of a week one victory. The fact that Minnesota Vikings’s defense should be a strength helps. I can see the score being somewhere around 38-13, with Houston Texans pulling their starters late to make sure everyone on the depth chart gets some work in.