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New England Patriots vs. Houston Texans NFL Week 5 Odds, Plays and Insights

Check out odds, plays and more for the New England Patriots vs. Houston Texans NFL Week 5 matchup on October 10, 2021.

Oct 3, 2021; Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA; New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones (10) walks off of the field after a loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Gillette Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brian Fluharty-USA TODAY Sports

The Houston Texans (1-3) are 8-point underdogs as they try to halt their three-game losing streak in a matchup against the New England Patriots (1-3) on Sunday, October 10, 2021 at NRG Stadium. The game's over/under is 39.

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Odds for Patriots vs. Texans

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Over/under insights

  • New England and its opponents have combined for 39 points -- this matchup's over/under -- only once this year.
  • So far this season, 75% of Houston's games (3/4) have had more combined points than Sunday's over/under of 39.
  • Sunday's total is 4.4 points higher than the combined 34.6 PPG average of the two teams.
  • This contest's total is 7.5 points fewer than the 46.5 these two squads combine to give up per game in 2020.
  • The average total in Patriots games this season is 44.9, 5.9 points above Sunday's total of 39.
  • The 39-point total for this game is 6.9 points below the 45.9 points per game average total in Texans games this season.

Patriots stats and trends

  • New England has two wins against the spread in four games this season.
  • New England's games this year have not hit the over yet in four opportunities.
  • This year, the Patriots average 11.2 fewer points per game (17.8) than the Texans allow (29).
  • The Patriots rack up 90 fewer yards per game (311.8), than the Texans give up per outing (401.8).
  • The Patriots have turned the ball over seven times this season, one more turnover than the Texans have forced (6).
  • Click over to SISportsbook and find the latest spread, moneyline and total for New England's matchup with the Texans.

Texans stats and trends

  • Thus far this year Houston has two wins against the spread.
  • The Texans have been underdogs by 8 points or more three times this season and covered the spread once.
  • Houston's games this year have eclipsed the over/under two times in four opportunities (50%).
  • This season the Texans score just 0.7 fewer points per game (16.8) than the Patriots give up (17.5).
  • Houston is 2-0 against the spread and 1-1 overall when the team notches more than 17.5 points.
  • The Texans rack up 43.7 fewer yards per game (263.3) than the Patriots give up (307).
  • This year the Texans have turned the ball over seven times, two more than the Patriots' takeaways (5).

Home and road insights

  • The average point total in Texans home games this season is 44.3 points, 5.3 more than this contest's over/under (39).
  • The average point total in Patriots away games this season is 43.0 points, 4.0 more than this outing's over/under (39).

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