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Houston Texans
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Jacksonville Jaguars
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Sunday, October 18 at 9:30 AM EDT

HOU

+2.5

+124

Total

42.5

JAX

-2.5

-148

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SpreadHOU +2.5+100
SpreadJAX -2.5-120
TotalOver 42.5-112
TotalUnder 42.5-108
MoneylineHOU to win+124
MoneylineJAX to win-148

How games at these numbers have gone

  • The key number. 2.5 sits half a point short of 3, one of the margins games actually land on. That hook is most of what you are paying for or getting here.
  • Spread 2.5 — the 0-3 point band. In 1,487 games since 1999 the favorite covered 49.8% of the time — a coin flip once the 95% range (47.3–52.4%) is taken into account.
  • Total 42.5 — spread in the 0-3 point band. Games with a spread this size went over 48.7% of the time across 1,480 of them.

Last three seasons

HOU

20-22-1 ATS · 25-18 SU · 16-26 O/U

went under in 26 of 42

JAX

25-15 ATS · 21-19 SU · 20-20 O/U

14-7 ATS home

Measured on 7,276 games with a closing line and a final score. Records cover three seasons and describe the team — they are not a signal, and every situational split we measured lands at a coin flip. Context, not a pick — see every band.

The Read

Jacksonville Jaguars open a 2.5-point favorite over Houston Texans — about 60% implied to win outright. The 42.5 total prices it near 23–20.

Houston Texans went 12–5 in 2025 — #5 of 32 by point differential (+6.4/g).

Jacksonville Jaguars went 13–4 in 2025 — #4 of 32 by point differential (+8.1/g).

2025 team profiles

Houston Texans

2025 record12-5Point diff / game+6.4Pythag wins (rank)11.5 (#5)2026 SOS rank#26

Jacksonville Jaguars

2025 record13-4Point diff / game+8.1Pythag wins (rank)11.8 (#4)2026 SOS rank#22

Props on the board — HOU @ JAX

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