The Texans are back home with a chance to make it three straight, and the matchup with the Giants has a clear betting shape to it. Houston comes in off consecutive road wins, while New York has steadied itself a bit despite the stumble out of its 3-1 start.
The Texans shook off an 0-4 opening by winning in Tennessee and then taking down the Jaguars in London last week. The Giants, meanwhile, tied in Washington before dropping their home game against the Saints. That leaves this one at an interesting crossroads: Houston has the better recent form, but New York has been better than a simple record check might suggest.
C.J. Stroud is a big reason the Texans have turned things around.
Over the last two games, he completed 76.5% of his passes against the Titans and 70.6% against Jacksonville. Through six games, he’s thrown for 1,714 yards, second in the NFL behind Matthew Stafford’s 1,794, and he’s done it with nine touchdowns and only one interception.
Still, this isn’t a clean runway for Houston. The Giants have been stingy against the pass, allowing 190.2 passing yards per game, fifth-fewest in the league. That could make this a tougher afternoon for Stroud than the recent numbers would suggest.
The spread is where things get tricky. Houston is favored by 9.5, and while the Texans have already covered as 6.5-point favorites in Tennessee, the Giants are a different kind of underdog than that Titans team that just got its first win.
The better angle looks to be New York against the number, while the strongest play is the OVER. The Giants have scored at least 27 points in each of their last three games, and they’ve allowed 24 or more in all three. Houston has been involved in shootouts lately too, falling 34-30 to Dallas in its last home game and beating Jacksonville 34-31.
The pick here is the Giants on the spread, with the OVER as the favorite play.
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