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Texans at Titans

Sun, 11 Oct 2026 · 17:00 UTC
Houston Texans logo
Houston
Texans
0-4 · L4
26
@
Tennessee Titans logo
Tennessee
Titans
0-4 · L4
3
Houston Texans to win 70% win probability · projected 26–19 · Strong

Result & Grading

Published before kickoff, graded after. No edits, no quiet deletions.

Final score
26–3
HOU at TEN
Our pick
HOU ✓
Correct
Margin error
16.0
points from our projection

Pre-Game Win Probabilities

From the engine's power ratings, adjusted for home field and rest, then mapped through the margin distribution. Not a blend of the market — this is our own number.

HOU 70%
TEN 30%
Projected score
26–19
HOU at TEN
Projected margin
-7.0
home perspective
Projected total
44.4
combined points
Confidence
Strong
published before kickoff

Engine vs The Line

We agree with the market on the winner. The margins may still differ.

8th Day Engine
Houston Texans
by 7.0 points · total 44.4
Closing line
Houston Texans
by 7.0 points · total 39.5

Matchup Facts

Venue and rest come from the schedule feed and feed directly into the model; surface and weather are context we show but don't yet model.

Venue
Nissan Stadium
Roof
Outdoors
Rest · HOU
7 days
Rest · TEN
7 days
QB · HOU
C.J. Stroud
QB · TEN
Cam Ward

Recent Form

Last five completed games this season, most recent first.

Houston Texans

L vs DAL 30–34
L @ IND 17–19
L vs CIN 6–20
L vs BUF 31–36

Tennessee Titans

L @ BAL 18–24
L @ NYG 7–12
L vs PHI 20–24
L vs NYJ 10–23

Season Scoring

Points per game either side of the ball, 2026 season to date.

HOU · scored
21.0
per game · 4 played
HOU · allowed
27.3
per game
TEN · scored
13.8
per game · 4 played
TEN · allowed
20.8
per game

How The Model Sees It

Our rating has Houston Texans as the stronger side by 210 rating points, which on its own is worth about 8.4 points on the scoreboard (HOU 1,496, TEN 1,286).

Home field adds 1.4 points to TEN — a measured figure from our backtest, not the traditional three, because home advantage in the modern NFL is considerably smaller than it used to be.

That lands on a projected margin of -7.0, and running that through the historical spread of actual results against projections gives Houston Texans at 70%.

The closing line agrees on the winner, making Houston Texans favourite by 7.0 against our 7.0.

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