Deshaun Watson has helped make the Texans a Super Bowl contender, and they travel on Saturday afternoon take on Sam Darnold, a rookie signal caller the Jets are banking on to lift them to a similar level in the years to come. Kickoff is at 4:30 p.m. ET in East Rutherford and NFL playoff positioning is on the line for Houston as it looks to clinch the AFC South with a victory and a loss by the Colts and the Titans. Houston has a seven-point edge in the latest Texans vs. Jets odds, while the total number of points Vegas expects to be scored is 44. If you're looking to get in on the action for this Saturday afternoon start, be sure to first check out the top Texans vs. Jets picks and predictions from SportsLine's advanced computer model.

The model simulates every NFL game 10,000 times, and those who have followed it have seen massive returns. SportsLine's proprietary computer model went 176-80 last season and beat more than 95 percent of CBS Office Pool players in 2016 and '17. It also performed better than 98 percent of experts tracked by NFLPickWatch.com during that span. Additionally, it went 48-34 on A-rated picks against the spread last season, and $100 bettors who followed it the past two seasons are up nearly $4,000. 

The model has continued to nail its top-rated picks in 2018, entering Week 15 on a blistering 16-3 run. For the season, it is now 30-12 on all top-rated picks, extending its two-year run to a strong 78-46. And when it comes to all straight-up picks, the model finished Week 14 at 139-67 on the season, ranking in the top two on NFLPickWatch.com. Anyone who has followed it is way, way up. 

Now the model has dialed in on Jets vs. Texans, the second of 16 NFL games this week. We can tell you it's leaning Over, but it's also generated a point-spread pick that's hitting well over 50 percent of the time. You can only see that one at SportsLine. 

The model knows the Texans saw their stunning nine-game winning streak come to an end in Week 14 against the Colts, but that doesn't diminish what they've been able to do since starting the season in an 0-3 hole. 

Watson, who played through a broken rib and collapsed lung earlier in the year, is back closer to 100 percent and has put up eye-popping numbers throwing to wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins and trade deadline acquisition Demaryius Thomas in recent weeks. But Houston's defense has also gotten healthy and stepped up. The Texans enter this matchup in the top five in the NFL in scoring defense, Since Week 4, they've held six teams under 20 points, and a similar effort on Saturday could very well lead to a win and cover. 

But just because the Texans are getting healthier doesn't mean they'll cover on Saturday.

The Jets got Sam Darnold back under center last week and broke a six-game losing streak in a win over the Bills. Darnold hurt his foot in that matchup, but is expected to still be in the lineup Saturday, helping open up an offense that was largely dormant during the recent losing streak.

And even though the Jets have struggled against the spread this season (5-8), four of those five covers came with Darnold at the helm.

Who wins Texans vs. Jets? And which side covers in well over 50 percent of simulations? Visit SportsLine now to see which side you need to be all over on Saturday, all from the advanced computer model that has returned nearly $4,000 to $100 bettors.