Los Angeles Chargers vs. Houston Texans NFL Week 16 Odds, Plays and Insights

Dec 24, 2021

Check out odds, plays and more for the Los Angeles Chargers vs. Houston Texans NFL Week 16 matchup on December 26, 2021.

It'll be the Los Angeles Chargers (8-6) against the Houston Texans (3-11) in NFL Week 16 action.

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Odds for Chargers vs. Texans

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Los Angeles' games this season have gone over 45.5 points nine of 14 times.
So far this season, 42.9% of Houston's games (6/14) have had more combined points than Sunday's total of 45.5.
Sunday's over/under is 3.6 points higher than the combined 41.9 PPG average of the two teams.
This contest's over/under is 7.5 points lower than the 53 these two squads combine to give up per game in 2021.
The Chargers and their opponents have scored an average of 50.0 points per game in 2021, 4.5 more than Sunday's total.
The 45.5 total in this game is 1.1 points higher than the 44.4 average total in Texans games this season.

In Los Angeles' 14 games this season, it has seven wins against the spread.
Los Angeles' games this year have gone over the total in seven out of 14 opportunities (50%).
The Chargers rack up just 0.5 more points per game (27.1) than the Texans give up (26.6).
Los Angeles is 6-2 against the spread and 7-1 overall in games when it records more than 26.6 points.
The Chargers rack up only 9.9 more yards per game (388.3), than the Texans allow per contest (378.4).
When Los Angeles totals more than 378.4 yards, the team is 5-3 against the spread and 6-2 overall.
The Chargers have turned the ball over 17 times this season, four fewer than the Texans have forced (21).
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Houston is 6-8-0 against the spread this season.
The Texans have covered the spread twice this season when underdogs by 10.5 points or more (in five chances).
Houston's games this year have hit the over on six of 14 set point totals (42.9%).
The Texans put up 14.8 points per game, 11.6 fewer than the Chargers give up (26.4).
When Houston records more than 26.4 points, it is 2-0 against the spread and 2-0 overall.
The Texans average 93.2 fewer yards per game (265.4) than the Chargers give up per contest (358.6).
In games that Houston churns out more than 358.6 yards, the team is 2-1 against the spread and 1-2 overall.
This year the Texans have turned the ball over 21 times, one more than the Chargers' takeaways (20).

Houston is 3-4 against the spread, and 1-6 overall, at home.
This year, in seven games at home, Houston has hit the over four times.
This season, Texans home games average 43.6 points, 1.9 fewer than this matchup's over/under (45.5).
This season in away games, Los Angeles is 4-2 against the spread and 4-2 overall.
This season, in six road games, Los Angeles has hit the over twice.
Chargers away games this season average 49.6 total points, 4.1 more than this matchup's over/under (45.5).