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

Dec 25, 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 and its opponents have gone over the current 45.5-point total in nine of 14 games (64.3%) this season.
So far this season, 42.9% of Houston's games (6/14) have had more combined points than Sunday's over/under of 45.5.
The combined points per game average of the two teams, 41.9, is 3.6 points fewer than Sunday's over/under.
This contest's over/under is 7.5 points under 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 44.4 PPG average total in Texans games this season is 1.1 points fewer than this game's over/under.

Los Angeles is 7-7-0 against the spread this season.
Los Angeles' games this year have eclipsed the over/under in 50% of its opportunities (seven times in 14 games with a set point total).
This year, the Chargers score 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 this season when the team scores more than 26.6 points.
The Chargers rack up only 9.9 more yards per game (388.3), than the Texans give up per contest (378.4).
In games that Los Angeles amasses 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 has played 14 games, with six wins against the spread.
The Texans have covered the spread twice this year when underdogs by 10.5 points or more (in five chances).
Houston's games this season have hit the over in 42.9% of its opportunities (six times in 14 games with a set point total).
The Texans average 14.8 points per game, 11.6 fewer than the Chargers allow (26.4).
Houston is 2-0 against the spread and 2-0 overall when the team scores more than 26.4 points.
The Texans average 93.2 fewer yards per game (265.4) than the Chargers give up per matchup (358.6).
Houston is 2-1 against the spread and 1-2 overall when the team churns out over 358.6 yards.
The Texans have turned the ball over one more time (21 total) than the Chargers have forced a turnover (20) this season.

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