ATS form
60.0%
HOU last 10 against the number
HOU has covered consistently lately, backing market trust before kickoff today again.

CIN

HOU
Verdict
Pass · no edge tonight.
The model doesn't see daylight against the posted line on this game. We don't surface negative-EV picks; check the drill-down for sub-model context.
Why this matchup
1 signal · model + marketDrill down
Sub-model tables · ensemble breakdown · last meeting · book shop · player props
Model ensemble · how the prediction is built
Each sub-model uses a different rating substrate. Bayesian model averaging weights them by rolling Brier score so the ensemble inherits each model's strengths. Disagreement flags games where the sub-models don't see eye-to-eye — lower confidence, wider band.
50.0%
ensemble · HOU favored
Elo Static
fallback · inputs missing
50.0%
P(HOU win)
33%
weight
Qb Elo
fallback · inputs missing
50.0%
P(HOU win)
33%
weight
Dvoa Proxy
fallback · inputs missing
50.0%
P(HOU win)
33%
weight
Disagreement
0.00 pp
weighted σ across sub-models
Confidence
100% · high
maps from disagreement
Substrate count
0 / 3 active
ones with full inputs tonight
Weights recalibrated nightly on a 90-day rolling window with strict point-in-time correctness — no model gets credit for a game it hasn't seen. Headline % is Platt-scaled per league; sub-model rows show raw BMA inputs.
Team rate stats · season-to-date
nflverse · weekly aggregates
CIN
league avg
HOU
29.3
Pts / game
23.5
20.1
343
Yds / game
342
342
250
Pass yds / G
225
233
94
Rush yds / G
117
▶109
1.4
TO / G
0.9
▶0.6
Data via ESPN · nflverse · Next Gen Stats (via nflverse)
Preview · NFL
incinnati Bengals visit Houston Texans Sunday at 9/20 - 1:00 PM EDT.
Vegas opened HOU as a 2.5-point favorite with the total at 46.5. HOU's moneyline implies a 57% break-even, CIN the inverse.
For bettors: the HOU side carries the favorite-tax, the dog gets the points and a plus-money payout. The 46.5 total reads near the league average.
ByTheOnemodel/auto-generated · live odds + scouting data/refreshes with the page
Model & market
Vegas line center
DraftKings via ESPN · 21+
Spread
HOU -2.5
Half-pt below key 3
Total
46.5
Standard · -0.5 vs avg
Moneyline
Implied probabilities back-computed from American odds — break-even win % a moneyline bet needs to be +EV.
Line movement · 2 snapshots
ESPN-tracked · 21+
Spread
2.5
0.0 since open
Total
46.5
0.0 since open
Scouting report
CIN @ HOU
Model edge vs market
Lean onlyMarket
HOU -2.5
Model
On the roadmap
Edge
—
Market
46.5
Model
On the roadmap
Edge
—
Market
HOU -135
Model
On the roadmap
Edge
—
Model spread derived from 21-day power-rank delta · not a true point-spread model. Total + ML model wires roadmap. Bet responsibly · 21+
Offensive efficiency · 2025 season
17 / 17 weeks
343
+1.2 vs avg
Yards / game
342
-0.4 vs avg
250
+24.6 vs avg
Pass yds / game
233
+7.7 vs avg
94
-23.3 vs avg
Rush yds / game
109
-8.0 vs avg
29.3
+5.8 vs avg
Off TD pts / game
20.1
-3.4 vs avg
1.40
-0.5 vs avg
Turnovers / game
0.60
+0.3 vs avg
Tale of the tape
6-11
Record
12-5
#12
Conf rank
#5
-78.0
Pt diff
+109.0
L1
Streak
W9
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Last 10
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Composite signals from ESPN standings + 21-day power rolling. NBA pace / ORtg / DRtg from ESPN core team-stats; NFL yards-per-game from nflverse aggregation. Park factors, weather, KenPom-class metrics still on the roadmap.
Betting line
HOU -2.5·O/U 46.5·CIN +114/HOU -135