Sun, Nov 16, 2025, 1:00 PM ESTWeek 11 · at Tennessee Titans · Division game
Closing spread
HOU -5.5
✓ TEN W
Total
37.5
▼ Under · 29 pts
Model before kickoff
HOU 23–17 TEN
✓ HOU (71%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenHOU -7.5
CloseHOU -5.5
Total38.5 → 37.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenHOU -7.5
2 → TEN
CloseHOU -5.5
2 pts toward Tennessee Titans
Total
Open38.5
▼ 1
Close37.5
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened HOU -7.5 · closed HOU -5.5 · moved 2 toward TENmodel HOU -11
model HOU -11
Opened 38.5 · closed 37.5 · moved 1 downmodel 39.5
model 39.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 4.5–6.5 since 2023: won 72%, covered 55% (58 games)ⓘ
Crossed 7The team the line moved toward covered 30% (30 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenHOU -7.5
CloseHOU -5.5
Total38.5 → 37.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Similar games
The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out
In the 10 games most like
HOU as a 5.5-point road favorite at TEN, the favorite won 7, covered 6, and 7 went over the total.
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This game: HOU won 16–13; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 29 points stayed under 37.5, as in 3 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 69%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 51%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 7.1 against an average line of 6; 45.3 points a game (usually 45.5). Of the 7 overs, 3 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close |
2025 · Week 7 · close · similar season form |
-6.5 | 31–13 | W | O41.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 11 · loose · similar situation & season form |
-5.5 | 23–13 | W | U40.5 |
| Loose |
2025 · Week 4 · loose · similar season form |
-5.5 | 18–21 | L | U43.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 8 · loose · similar season form |
-8.5 | 27–20 | L | O42.5 |
| Loose |
2025 · Week 2 · loose |
-5.5 | 33–19 | W | O40.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 15 · loose · similar situation |
-3.5 | 21–7 | W | U41.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 6 · loose · similar situation & spread |
-6.5 | 41–21 | W | O39.5 |
| Loose |
2025 · Week 6 · loose · similar situation |
-7.5 | 17–34 | L | O41.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 12 · loose · similar season form & situation |
-5.5 | 29–19 | W | O41.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 14 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-5.5 | 22–24 | L | O37 |
History, not a prediction. Every NFL game from 2022 on is compared with this one as it looked before kickoff (team strength, the betting line, season form, situation, venue and rest), and only close matches are kept. How matches are found
Signals
The data signal, and 3 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Tennessee Titans ATS trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 294-309 (49%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
No clear signal on the total
None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.
Houston Texans away ATS weakness (1-3)
Weak against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 71-65 (52%)
Tennessee Titans home ATS weakness (1-3)
Weak against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 71-65 (52%)
Market moved toward Tennessee Titans
2 pts (HOU -7.5 → HOU -5.5), through the key number 7. · Backtest 2024–26: 200-205 (49%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 22 in the 4th quarter and got 13. 56% of games with totals 34.5–40.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4-6 40% | 5-5 50% | 3-7 30% | |
| 1-9 10% | 3-7 30% | 7-3 70% |
Recent meetings
Last 5 since 2023
HOU 25–24 TEN
HOU leads · 49 games since 2002 · HOU has won the last 4 meetings
All-time series from nflverse.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28 2025 | Tennessee Titans 0 @ Houston Texans 26 | HOU -7.5 | HOU W |
| Jan 5 2024 | Houston Texans 23 @ Tennessee Titans 14 | TEN -2.5 | HOU W |
| Nov 24 2024 | Tennessee Titans 32 @ Houston Texans 27 | HOU -7.5 | TEN W |
| Dec 31 2023 | Tennessee Titans 3 @ Houston Texans 26 | HOU -5.5 | HOU W |
| Dec 17 2023 | Houston Texans 19 @ Tennessee Titans 16 | TEN -3 | HOU W |
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
HOU+0.6 →+3.7▲ 3.1#4
TEN−1.8 →−6.3▼ 4.5#32
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW10
Longer bar = better
#22
Offense
◀ HOU better#32
#2
Defense
◀ HOU better#27
+0.7 #7
Turnovers
◀ HOU better−0.3 #20
64 plays #8
Pace
◀ HOU faster57 plays #27
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| HOU off | TEN def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 22.7 #19 | 28.6 #30 | HOU |
| Yards / play | 5.16 #23 | 5.84 #26 | Even |
| EPA / play | 0.00 #18 | +0.12 #29 | HOU |
| Success rate | 42% #26 | 46% #21 | TEN |
| TEN off | HOU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 14.4 #32 | 16.7 #1 | HOU |
| Yards / play | 4.26 #31 | 4.63 #2 | HOU |
| EPA / play | −0.21 #32 | −0.14 #1 | HOU |
| Success rate | 38% #31 | 39% #3 | HOU |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
HOU scoring against the TEN defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.2 #28 | 7.4 #12 | 10.7 #20 | 2.9 #27 | 9.1 #5 | 12.0 #14 | |
7.4 #31 | 7.1 #21 | 14.6 #27 | 6.9 #30 | 7.1 #19 | 14.0 #24 |
TEN scoring against the HOU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.7 #20 | 4.2 #29 | 7.9 #30 | 1.8 #32 | 4.8 #27 | 6.6 #31 | |
4.6 #17 | 4.2 #1 | 8.8 #4 | 5.2 #20 | 2.7 #1 | 7.9 #3 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
65° · 7 mph
gusts 20 mph · at kickoff
Rest
HOU7d
TEN14d bye
TEN +7 days
Tempo
Average 122 plays
slowavg 122fast
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