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.

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The Houston Texans (1-3) are 8.5-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. An over/under of 39.5 is set in the game.

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Odds for Patriots vs. Texans

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Over/under insights

• New England and its opponents have scored at least 39.5 points -- this matchup's point total -- just one time this year.
• So far this season, 75% of Houston's games (3/4) have had more combined points than Sunday's over/under of 39.5.
• Sunday's total is 4.9 points higher than the combined 34.6 PPG average of the two teams.
• The 46.5 points per game these two squads have allowed to opponents this season are 7.0 more than the 39.5 over/under in this contest.
• The average total in Patriots games this season is 44.9, 5.4 points more than Sunday's over/under of 39.5.
• The 39.5-point over/under for this game is 6.4 points below the 45.9 points per game average total in Texans games this season.

Patriots stats and trends

• New England has covered the spread two times this season.
• New England's games this year have yet to go over the total in four opportunities.
• This year, the Patriots average 11.2 fewer points per game (17.8) than the Texans give up (29.0).
• The Patriots rack up 311.8 yards per game, 90.0 fewer yards than the 401.8 the Texans give up per contest.
• This year, the Patriots have turned the ball over seven times, one more than the Texans' takeaways (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

• So far this year Houston has two wins against the spread.
• The Texans have covered the spread once this season when underdogs by 8.5 points or more (in three chances).
• Houston's games this season have hit the over two times in four opportunities (50%).
• The Texans score 16.8 points per game, comparable to the 17.5 the Patriots give up.
• When Houston scores more than 17.5 points, it is 2-0 against the spread and 1-1 overall.
• The Texans collect 43.5 fewer yards per game (263.3) than the Patriots give up (306.8).
• The Texans have turned the ball over seven times this season, two more turnovers than the Patriots have forced (5).

Home and road insights

• The average point total in Texans home games this season is 44.3 points, 4.8 more than this outing's over/under (39.5).
• Patriots away games this season average 43.0 total points, 3.5 more than this contest's over/under (39.5).

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