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

Dec 26, 2021

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

The Los Angeles Chargers (8-6) and Houston Texans (3-11) will meet in a Week 16 NFL matchup.

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Odds for Chargers vs. Texans

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Los Angeles and its opponents have gone over the current 45-point total in nine of 14 games (64.3%) this season.
In 42.9% of Houston's games this season (6/14), the teams combined to score more than Sunday's total of 45.
Sunday's over/under is 3.1 points higher than the combined 41.9 PPG average of the two teams.
The 53 points per game these two squads have allowed to opponents this season are 8.0 more than the 45 total in this contest.
Chargers games this season feature an average total of 50.0 points, a number 5.0 points higher than Sunday's over/under.
The 44.4 PPG average total in Texans games this season is 0.6 points fewer than this game's over/under.

Against the spread, Los Angeles is 7-7-0 this season.
Los Angeles' games this year have gone over the total in seven out of 14 opportunities (50%).
The Chargers put up 27.1 points per game, comparable to the 26.6 per contest the Texans give up.
When Los Angeles records more than 26.6 points, it is 6-2 against the spread and 7-1 overall.
The Chargers collect only 9.9 more yards per game (388.3), than the Texans give up per matchup (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 year.
The Texans have been underdogs by 12.5 points or more four times this season and have covered the spread twice.
Houston's games this year have hit the over in 42.9% of its opportunities (six times in 14 games with a set point total).
The Texans put up 11.6 fewer points per game (14.8) than the Chargers allow (26.4).
Houston is 2-0 against the spread and 2-0 overall when the team records more than 26.4 points.
The Texans average 93.2 fewer yards per game (265.4) than the Chargers give up (358.6).
In games that Houston totals more than 358.6 yards, the team is 2-1 against the spread and 1-2 overall.
The Texans have turned the ball over 21 times this season, one more turnover than the Chargers have forced (20).

At home this year, Houston is 1-6 overall and 3-4 against the spread.
This season, in seven home games, Houston has hit the over four times.
The average total in Texans home games this season is 43.6 points, 1.4 fewer than this outing's over/under (45).
This season on the road, Los Angeles is 4-2 against the spread and 4-2 overall.
This year, in six road games, Los Angeles has gone over the total twice.
The average point total in Chargers away games this season is 49.6 points, 4.6 more than this outing's over/under (45).