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NFL · 2026 betting profile

Houston Texans

1-4 straight up · 1-4 ATS · 2-3 over-under · #19 of 32 in our ratings

Next gameSun Oct 18, 9:30 AMNFL NetworkESPN Unlimited
vsJacksonville Jaguars
SpreadHouston +2.5
Total42.5
Moneyline+120
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Upcoming lines

Open = the line when most books posted it for this week (Sunday night). A dash means we don't have that number.

Against the spread

SplitATSCover %Real or luck?Avg vs spread
All games1-420%Small sample-2.9
Home0-30%Small sample-9.2
Road1-150%Small sample+6.5
Favorite1-325%Small sample-2.8
Underdog0-10%Small sample-3.5
Non-conference1-420%Small sample-2.9
Last 51-420%Small sample-2.9

5 graded games. Under 20 games, every split here is a small sample. Avg vs spread is the average margin against the closing number.

Over-under

SplitO-UOver %Real or luck?Avg vs total
All games2-340%Small sample+0.7
Home2-167%Small sample+6.2
Road0-20%Small sample-7.5
Non-conference2-340%Small sample+0.7
Last 52-340%Small sample+0.7

Game log with closing lines

DateOpponentResultCloseATSTotalO-U
Oct 11at TennesseeW 26-3-6.5W +16.537.5U -8.5
Oct 4vs DallasL 30-34-3L -748.5O +15.5
Sep 27at IndianapolisL 17-19-1.5L -3.542.5U -6.5
Sep 20vs CincinnatiL 6-20-3L -1745.5U -19.5
Sep 13vs BuffaloL 31-36+1.5L -3.544.5O +22.5

Close is Houston's spread at kickoff, from ESPN's odds archive (DraftKings). ATS margin is how much they beat or missed the number by.

Season by season

SeasonSUATSCover %Real or luck?O-UOver %Avg vs spread
20261-41-420%Small sample2-340%-2.9
202513-610-953%Small sample7-1139%+4.3
202411-89-1047%Small sample7-1237%-0.3
202311-810-953%Small sample7-11-139%+2.8
20223-139-853%Small sample7-1041%-0.3
20214-138-947%Small sample8-947%PK
20204-126-1038%Small sample7-944%-3.5
201911-79-950%Small sample7-1139%-1.1

Regular season and postseason, graded against the closing line. "Could be luck" means a coin flip could have done the same thing.

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