With the point spread sitting at -3 in favor of the Texans, this week two pre-season matchup between the Giants and Texans is set to kick off at 1:00 ET on Saturday, August 17th. The Giants are 1-0 in the pre-season, and the point spread is currently at -3 in favor of the Texans. There is no TV coverage for this one, and the Texans are the favorite with money line odds of -167, while the Giants’ money line odds are +138.

• Date: Saturday, August 17th
• Time: 1:00 ET
• Location: NRG Stadium, Houston
• TV: None

Giants vs Texans

After a slow start, the Giants are now leading 14-3 at halftime in their week one pre-season matchup against the Lions. They came into this one as 3.5-point favorites, and with the point spread at 14-3 in their favor, they are on track to cover the spread.

With the over/under line sitting at 35.5 points, and the Giants and Lions combining for just 17 points at the half, they are well below the projected line.

Heading into this one, the Texans were 3-point favorites, and with the O/U line sitting at 38.5, we had the Texans winning 20-12 and covering the spread. Even though the Texans’ 20-12 win over the Steelers was below the O/U line, we had them coming out on top.

After a big 2nd quarter, the Texans took a 17-0 lead at halftime, and although the Steelers got on the board in the 2nd, Houston added a late field goal to take the lead for good. Ka’imi Fairbairn’s 36-yard field goal capped off the Texans’ scoring in this one.

Giants Injury Report

• Chase Cota – Collarbone (Out)
• Jalen Mills – Calf (Out)

Texans Injury Report

• LaDarius Henderson – Foot (Out)
• Jaylon Thomas – Undisclosed (Out)
• Dylan Horton – Personal (Out)
• Denico Autry – Suspended (Out)

Giants Offense Breakdown

In a 14-3 win over the Lions, the Giants’ offense struggled to get much going through the air, finishing with just 95 yards passing on 25 attempts. They capped off their passing performance with an interception and only 14 first downs.

The Giants’ running game was their best offensive aspect, finishing with 155 yards on 27 attempts. Dante Miller led the team with 63 yards rushing, averaging 5.2 yards per attempt and a long run of 19 yards. Tommy Devito was the leading passer with 92 yards and 53% completion. He didn’t throw any touchdowns but did have a passer rating of 72.

Texans Offense Breakdown

Robert Woods led the Texans with 42 yards receiving on four catches in their 20-12 win over the Steelers. Offensively, the Texans struggled to run the ball, finishing with just 80 yards on 27 attempts (3.0 yards per attempt). They were forced to rely on the passing game, finishing with 175 yards through the air on 31 attempts.

Quarterback Davis Mills finished with 89 yards passing and went 8/13 (61%). He finished with a passer rating of 81 and didn’t throw any touchdowns. The Texans’ offense picked up 17 first downs and converted 38.5% of their third down attempts.

Giants Team Defense

In their latest game vs. the Lions, the Giants’ defense was really good on third down, allowing just 29.4% conversions. They also held the Lions to just 110 yards passing and didn’t allow a passing touchdown.

Despite giving up 118 yards rushing, the Giants’ defense didn’t allow a lot of big plays on the ground, as the Lions finished with just 15 first downs and 4 rushing first downs. For the game, the Lions had just 3.9 yards per attempt on the ground. The Giants’ defense finished with 4 sacks and came away with one interception in their 14-3 win.

Texans Team Defense

In their most recent game, the Texans’ defense came up with three sacks and forced one interception. They defended the pass well, allowing just a 22/29 completion rate and holding the Steelers to 235 passing yards. Despite this, they did allow one touchdown through the air.

On the ground, the Texans held the Steelers to 109 rushing yards on 25 attempts, giving them a solid 4.4 yards per attempt. For the game, they allowed just 19 first downs and held Pittsburgh to 344 total yards. Houston’s defense was excellent on third down, allowing just a 22.2% conversion rate.

Giants vs Texans Trends

• Across their last three road contests, New York has a 2-1 record vs the spread. Their overall mark in these games was 1-2, while averaging 20 points per game.
• In their last three home games, Houston has averaged 17 points per game while allowing 23. The team’s record in this stretch was 2-1 while going 2-1 vs. the spread.
• Going back to their previous five games as the underdog, New York has an ATS mark of 4-1 while going 2-3 straight up.
• As the betting favorite, the Texans have an ATS mark of just 3-7 in their last ten games. Houston posted a straight up mark of 5-5 in these matchups.

Giants vs Texans Prediction

Our pick vs. the spread is to take the Texans to cover as home favorites in this week two pre-season matchup vs. the Giants. The point spread lines have the Giants at -3 favorites, and with a predicted score of 19-13 in favor of the Texans, we are going with Houston to cover and pull off the upset.

For the over/under line, we have a lean towards the under, with a projected combined score of 32 points, well below the O/U line of 39.5 points.

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