Matchup analysis
Our model projects Texans 24, Colts 21 at Reliant Stadium in Week 11. That is a lean: Texans win about 60% of the time by our estimate, with a projected margin of 3 points and 45.2 combined points. Tags: upset alert.
The Colts are 2-5, scoring 22 and allowing 25.7 points per game (-3.7 per game). The Texans are 2-5, scoring 23.6 and allowing 24.3 points per game (-0.7 per game).
Colts' middle-of-the-pack offense (10th of 32, worth about 23.9 points against an average defense) meets Texans' strong defense (9th) — an even matchup on paper, so game script and turnovers will decide how many points Colts puts up. The most lopsided unit battle: Texans' middle-of-the-pack offense (15th of 32, worth about 23 points against an average defense) against Colts' struggling defense (28th).
The NFL is noisy: even a well-rated projection misses the final margin by about 10 points on average. Based on how real results have scattered around our numbers, the final margin should land somewhere between Colts by 14 and Texans by 20 about 80% of the time.
The Texans get about 2.6 points for playing at home. Even on a neutral field the ratings would still favour Texans by about 0.4. The game is on Prime Video.
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