Sun, Nov 24, 2024, 1:00 PM ESTWeek 12 · at Houston Texans · Division game
Closing spread
HOU -7.5
✓ TEN W
Total
40.5
▲ Over · 59 pts
Model before kickoff
TEN 18–26 HOU
✗ HOU (75%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenHOU -8.5
CloseHOU -7.5
Total41.5 → 40.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenHOU -8.5
1 → TEN
CloseHOU -7.5
1 pt toward Tennessee Titans
Total
Open41.5
▼ 1
Close40.5
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened HOU -8.5 · closed HOU -7.5 · moved 1 toward TENmodel HOU -8
model HOU -8
Opened 41.5 · closed 40.5 · moved 1 downmodel 44
model 44
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 6.5–8.5 since 2023: won 69%, covered 42% (55 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenHOU -8.5
CloseHOU -7.5
Total41.5 → 40.5
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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 7.5-point home favorite against TEN, the favorite won 7, covered 4, and 7 went over the total.
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This game: TEN won 32–27 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 59 points went over 40.5, as in 7 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 69%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 43%
Went over
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 52%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 4 against an average line of 7.7; 45.6 points a game (usually 46.2). Of the 7 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close |
2024 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & season form |
-6.5 | 3–19 | L | U37.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & season form |
-7.5 | 41–24 | W | O44.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & spread |
-7.5 | 16–14 | L | U41.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 6 · close · similar spread & total |
-8.5 | 20–16 | L | U42.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 8 · close · similar team ratings & rest |
-6.5 | 26–18 | W | O37.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & season form |
-7.5 | 28–23 | L | O46.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & team ratings |
-8.5 | 27–17 | W | O40.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 5 · close · similar season form & total |
-7.5 | 20–29 | L | O41.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 3 · close · similar spread & rest |
-7.5 | 33–38 | L | O46.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & total |
-9.5 | 34–10 | W | O41.5 |
History, not a prediction. Every NFL game from 2021 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 4 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Houston Texans ATS trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 117-99 (54%) 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.
Tennessee Titans ATS struggles (1-9)
Tennessee Titans have covered only 10% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 62-65 (49%)
Tennessee Titans away ATS weakness (1-4)
Weak against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 71-65 (52%)
Tennessee Titans 1-6 ATS as an underdog
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 69-56 (55%)
Market moved toward Tennessee Titans
1 pt (HOU -8.5 → HOU -7.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 200-205 (49%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q3. Of 86 earlier overs in games with totals 37.5–43.5, 21% had cashed by the end of Q3.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-8 20% | 1-9 10% | 5-5 50% | |
| 6-4 60% | 5-5 50% | 2-8 20% |
Recent meetings
Last 2 since 2023
TEN 24–25 HOU
HOU leads · 49 games since 2002 · HOU has won the last 4 meetings
All-time series from nflverse.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
TEN−1.5 →−2.8▼ 1.3#26
HOU+0.1 →+2.0▲ 1.9#10
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW11
Longer bar = better
#29
Offense
HOU better ▶#20
#12
Defense
HOU better ▶#6
−1.1 #30
Turnovers
HOU better ▶+0.7 #6
61 plays #25
Pace
HOU faster ▶66 plays #2
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| TEN off | HOU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 17.0 #28 | 21.5 #11 | HOU |
| Yards / play | 4.86 #27 | 4.92 #5 | HOU |
| EPA / play | −0.14 #29 | −0.11 #4 | HOU |
| Success rate | 38% #30 | 38% #2 | HOU |
| HOU off | TEN def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 23.5 #14 | 26.3 #26 | HOU |
| Yards / play | 5.22 #19 | 4.81 #3 | TEN |
| EPA / play | −0.03 #19 | −0.03 #11 | TEN |
| Success rate | 39% #29 | 40% #6 | TEN |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
TEN scoring against the HOU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.5 #8 | 3.9 #29 | 9.4 #20 | 4.4 #17 | 2.9 #32 | 7.3 #32 | |
4.3 #14 | 4.4 #3 | 8.6 #5 | 5.8 #26 | 7.0 #24 | 12.8 #23 |
HOU scoring against the TEN defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.7 #3 | 7.7 #11 | 14.5 #5 | 3.2 #25 | 5.8 #21 | 9.0 #24 | |
4.8 #24 | 6.9 #17 | 11.7 #20 | 7.5 #31 | 7.1 #25 | 14.6 #28 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
Indoors
Dome or closed roof
Rest
TEN7d
HOU6d
TEN +1 day
Tempo
Average 127 plays
slowavg 124fast
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